«Science pour tous»
Spring 2017
All programs in French unless otherwise indicated.
QUEBEC FEDERATION OF CAMPING AND CARAVANING
Sunday May 21 – 2:30 pm: The birds of our regions
Speaker: Jacques Kirouac
Village Vacances Valcartier
1860 Boulevard Valcartier, Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
MONTREAL COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL
Saturday – May 27 – Montreal Comic Arts Festival – Espace and Parc La Fontaine – Science and Comic Arts Panel – 11 am with Jacques Goldstyn (Les Débrouillards), David Chaillou (UQAR), Moderator: Jacques Kirouac (Science pour tous)
PRE-FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT
Thursday – June 8, 7pm – Espace La Fontaine, Parc La Fontaine
Fall 2017
VIRÉES SCIENTIFIQUES
The Virées scientifiques are lectures, held on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8 pm, about a science VENUE, with the option of visiting the venue on the following weekend (usually on Saturday).
The lecture is held at the Maison culturelle et communautaire de Montréal-Nord (Maison Brignon-dit-Lapierre – 4251 Gouin Boulevard East).
September 2017 (Lecture – Wednesday the 27th/ visit Saturday the 30th) UQROP – Union québécoise de réhabilitation des oiseaux de proie [Quebec birds of prey rehabilitation union]( Speaker: TBC
October 2017 (lecture – Wednesday the 11th/ visit Saturday the 14th): Le Parc de la Visitation – Speaker: Jacques Kirouac
November 2017 (lecture – Wednesday the 8th/ visit Saturday the 11th): The Montreal Planetarium – Speaker: Pierre Lacombe, Director of the Planetarium
December 2017 (lecture Wednesday, November 29 / visit Saturday, December 2): Le Club de minéralogie de Montréal – Speaker: TBC
SCIENCE CABARETS
The Science Cabarets are meetings held Thursday evenings (7 pm), with a 1-hour lecture preceded by several 8-minute science presentations (max. 3). The meetings are held at the Maison de la culture Maisonneuve (4200 Ontario East).
Tuesday – September 26, 2017: Video recording/Live streaming of the lecture: The Olympic Park with Maurice Landry for the lecture and Michel Langlois for the tour of the facilities.
Thursday – October 19, 2017: Iceland – Michel Leboeuf – email 14.03.2017
Thursday – November 23, 2017: How do we manage birds? in a Department like Environment Canada – Hélène Gaulin – Environment Canada
Thursday – December 14, 2017: Cold, flu and antibiotics – Valérie Borde
Winter 2017–2018
SCIENCE CABARETS
Thursday – January 25, 2018: Geology – Michel Gauthier – Geological Survey of Canada –
Thursday – 15/22 February, 2018: Coffee – Françoise Randon-Emmell
Thursday – March 22, 2018: Sociologist of human sexuality – Professor Michel Dorais (Université Laval)
Thursday – 12/26 April 2018: Oceanography – Gwenaelle Chaillou, Université du Québec à Rimouski