2025 GRIL Annual Symposium

Welcome to the 34^th GRIL Annual Symposium website which will take place at Hotel Chéribourg in Orford!

On this page:

• Guest speaker

• Important information

• Provisional schedule of the symposium

• Types of presentations

• Symposium registration

To see the short promotional video, click here! Thanks to Mathilde Bélair and Lucile Cosyn Wexsteen.

Do you have any questions about the information below? Please contact Frédérique.

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Guest speaker

Meredith Holgerson, Professor, Cornell University (Ithaca, USA)

Title: Why are ponds biogeochemical hotspots? Examining how ecosystem structure and function scale with waterbody size

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Important information

Photo contest: the GRIL would like to see the best pictures related to research work in limnology, whether in the field or in the lab! See the section on this subject.

Accomodation: see the section on this subject.

Language of presentations: the Symposium Organizing Committee encourages speakers to present in one official language and to provide the visual support in the other official language, in order to facilitate the understanding of all attendees, including unilingual French and unilingual English.

Final program: will be available in February.

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Provisional schedule

Writing activity (March 18, 2025)

Organized in collaboration with the organization Thèsez-vous?. To register, see the section on this subject.

Colloque annuel du GRIL (March 19, 2025)

Colloque sur la réussite des études graduées et le potentiel d'emploi au Québec 2025. The workshops will be given in French and the discussion with the invited speakers will be in French. Interventions can be given in the language of your choice (French or English). To register, see the section on this subject.

Pre-symposium evening (March 19, 2025)

5:00 pm: Participant arrival and dinner

7:00 pm: Student Committee activity and general assembly of members

8:30 pm: Group activity

GRIL Symposium (March 20 and 21, 2025)

Thursday, March 20

• Word of welcome - by GRIL codirectors: Beatrix Beisner and Jean-François Lapierre

• Guest speaker: Meredith Holgerson, Professor, Cornell University (Ithaca, USA)

• Presentations by new GRIL Researcher Members

• Conference sessions

• Coordination conference

• Group photo

• Lunch

• Scientific workshops

• Poster presentations

• Dinner with entertainment

• Dance party!

Friday, March 21

• Word of welcome - by GRIL codirectors: Beatrix Beisner and Jean-François LapierreConference sessions

• Conference sessions

• EDI Workshop

• Lunch

• Conference sessions

• GRIL awards and closing remarks

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Types of presentations

Important note: to submit an abstract, you must first register and then use the same email address to submit an abstract.

Long presentations (12 minutes)

• 12 minute oral presentation (including questions).

• MSc and PhD students must be in their second year to be eligible to present.

• Confirmations for accepted long presentations will be sent no later than mid-February, 2025.

Best long presentations (12 minutes) : prizes will be awarded to GRIL MSc and PhD members who indicate they want to be evaluated when they register.

Abstract submission deadline: January 24, 2025

Short presentations (5 minutes)

• 5 minutes of oral presentation.

• The question period will take place after a block of short presentations.

• Confirmations for accepted short presentations (5 minutes) will be sent no later than mid-February, 2025.

Best short presentations (5 minutes): prizes will be awarded to GRIL MSc and PhD members who indicate they want to be evaluated when they register.

Abstract submission deadline: January 24, 2025

Speedtalks (60 seconds) + poster presentations

• 60 second oral presentation to encourage the audience to come to see your poster.

• Maximum size of your poster 122 cm x 122 cm (4'x4').

Best speedtalks: prizes will be awarded to GRIL MSc and PhD members who indicate they want to be evaluated when they register.

Abstract submission deadline: January 24, 2025

Poster presentations

• Maximum size of your poster: 122 cm x 122 cm (4'x4').

Best Posters : prizes will be awarded to GRIL MSc and PhD members who indicate they want to be evaluated when they register.

Abstract submission deadline: January 24, 2025

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Symposium registration

Registration fees for members

Registration for the symposium includes coffee breaks, breakfasts and lunches on March 20 and 21 as well as dinners on March 19 and 20. When registering, please indicate the days corresponding to your presence so as not to incur unnecessary costs:

• Regular members: $120

• Collaborating members: $180

To register, please go to the Registration page.

*Photo credit:
Marie-Andrée Fallu, 2024 Annual Symposium, Hotel Chéribourg, Orford