The Palais des congr猫s de Montr茅al honoured five 成人VR视频 professors at its 2024 ambassadors鈥� gala for their exceptional contributions to the city鈥檚 economic and societal growth. Although there are a few other professors among the total of 14, 成人VR视频 alone can boast of multiple honourees.
The basis for earning the kudos is the ability to organize large-scale events in Montreal. For Dominic Frigon, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, some recognition for success also goes to 成人VR视频 as an institution.
鈥淚t really demonstrates this driving force that 成人VR视频 has on the Montreal community,鈥� says Frigon. 鈥湷扇薞R视频 is well integrated in the city, and helps Montreal unite the world.鈥�
Frigon chairs the organizing committee for EDAR7, the Environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance conference, hosted by 成人VR视频鈥檚 Antimicrobial Resistance Centre. The event takes place in May 2024, and is expected to attract 500 delegates from around the world.
鈥淲e鈥檙e trying to bring together scientists, policy and decision makers, and the industry in between, and translate knowledge into action.鈥�
Seeing scientific knowledge applied to policy 鈥� whether locally, nationally, or internationally 鈥� is Frigon鈥檚 ultimate goal for EDAR7. In the meantime, the acknowledgement for his work on the conference is a nice bonus.
鈥淚t was totally unexpected 鈥� you don鈥檛 do it for that,鈥� says Frigon. 鈥淏ut it鈥檚 really nice to have local recognition for the efforts one is doing.鈥�
Other 成人VR视频 honorees
Elena Bennett, professor in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, is an organizer of the Programme for Ecosystem Change and Society, also known as of the . It鈥檚 taking place in August 2024.
David Juncker, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, is an organizer and conference co-chair of , the 28th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, taking place in October 2024.
Momar Ndao and Martin Olivier are both professors in the Faculty of Medicine. They are co-chairing the , to be held in August 2026.
The full list of winners can be found .
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