Conferences and Events

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Conferences

Science Atlantic hosts annual academic student conferences in a number of disciplines.
Approximately 1,000 undergraduates, graduate students and faculty members attend these events each year.

Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science (MSCS) Conference

Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, 2020
Hosted by Saint Mary’s University
This was a virtual event

Atlantic Universities Geoscience Conference (AUGC)

Nov. 21, 2020
Hosted by University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
This was a virtual event

Atlantic Universities Physics and Astronomy Conference (AUPAC)

February 5 to 7, 2021
Host: Dalhousie University
This was a virtual event

Science Atlantic Environment Conference (SAEC)

March 13, 2021
This was a virtual event

Aquaculture & Fisheries, and Biology (AFB) Conference

March 12-14, 2021
Host: Cape Breton University
This was a virtual event

Science Atlantic Nutrition and Foods Conference (SANFC)

April 26-27, 2021
Host: St. Francis Xavier
This is a virtual event

Psychology Conference

May 6-7, 2021
Host: MUN - Grenfell
This is a virtual event

Click here to register

ChemCon

May 20-21, 2021
Host: MtA
This is a virtual event

Click here to register

Speaker Tours

Several of our science committees partner with other organizations to host annual speaker tours of notable scientists. Each tour visits a minimum of three different post-secondary institutions in Atlantic Canada. Lectures are free and open to all interested.

Please note, due to COVID-19, all in-person speaker tours have been cancelled for the remainder of 2020-2021 season. Updates will be posted when available.

Chemistry Speaker Tour

Co-sponsored by the
Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC)

2021 tour is cancelled due to COVID-19

Physics Speaker Tour

co-sponsored by the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)

2021 virtual tour details

Women in Science Tour

co-sponsored by the Women in Science and Engineering-Atlantic Region

2021 tour is cancelled due to COVID-19

Geology Speaker Tour

Co-sponsored by the
Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS)

2021 virtual tour details