2026 RQR Symposium

Code of conduct

All RQR members and RQR's invited speakers should be conscious of their surroundings. They are expected to be respectful in their speech and actions, and to avoid humiliating, discriminatory, or harassing conduct/communication.

1. Report

Any victim of harassment is encouraged to immediately inform the alleged harasser that his or her behavior is unwelcome. If the person is unaware that their behavior is inappropriate, simply informing them may be enough to prevent it from happening again. If discussion is not possible or does not resolve the problem, the person is encouraged to refer the matter to the meeting organizers.

 2. Sanctions

Occasionally, a member's behavior may warrant sanction by the RQR Executive Committee (EC). The RQR EC may suspend or exclude a member for a period of time.

Note 1: This code of conduct is partly inspired by that of the American Society Of Andrology (ASA).

Note 2: The RQR prohibits intolerable behavior (consult the RQR's resources here: https://rqr-repro.org/en/diversity-committee/).

The 19^th RQR Symposium will be held on October 19-21, 2026 at Hotel Hilton Garden Inn Montreal Midtown in Montreal.

Note: The participant's booklet is coming soon.

Pre-Symposium (October 19^th, starts at 1:00 PM)

Theme: Industry and research: a fruitful partnership!

Invited speakers:

• Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo (Université du Québec à Montréal, QC, Canada)

• Debbie Montjean (Fertilys, Laval, QC, Canada)

• José Denis-Robichaud (Université de Montréal, QC, Canada)

• Débora Santschi (Lactanet, Valacta, Montréal, QC, Canada)

• Coming soon

Registration deadline: September 11^th, 2026.

Symposium (October 20-21, starts at 8:30 AM)

Invited speakers:

• Stephen Leblanc (University of Guelph, ON, Canada)

• Pascale Chavatte-Palmer (INRAE, France)

• Lyse Langlois (Université Laval, QC, Canada)

• Nicolas Gévry (Université de Sherbrooke, QC, Canada)

• Coming soon

• Patrick Blondin (Génome Québec)

Registration deadline: September 11^th, 2026

Abstract submission deadline (250 words maximum): September 6^th, 2026.

Registration fees

The pre-symposium and symposium are free for: regular members, collaborators, students, and non-members of the RQR. However, registration is required.

Accommodation

A block of rooms is reserved for the RQR at Hotel Hilton Garden Inn Montreal Midtown in Montréal city according to the following terms and conditions:

• Single or double occupancy: $211 + taxes; an additional fee of $20 per day applies for each extra person (maximum of 4 people per room), + taxes.

• Online booking links are the following: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/symposium-reseau-quebecois/

• Telephone reservations are made by indicating the group's name "Reseau Quebecois en Reproduction". 

The deadline for accommodation bookings is September 19^th, 2026.

Organizing committee

• Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo

• Clémence Belleannée

• Cristian O'Flaherty

• Dina Irsenco

• Eve Bouchard

• Fanny Morin

• Géraldine Delbès

• Gustavo Zamberlam

• Marc-André Sirard

• Natalia Jakuc

• Robert Bernard