Meetings

The largest ever independent gathering of interest groups, thought-leaders, science advisors to governments and global institutions, researchers, academics, communicators and diplomats is taking place in Montreal and online. Organized by Prof Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist of Québec, speakers from over 50 countries from Brazil to Burkina Faso and from Ireland to Indonesia, plus over 2000 delegates from over 130 countries.

Cutting-edge technologies including more comfortable radiation therapy, ultrasonic aerospace testing, and advancements in hydrogen fuel cells were among 13 presentations to investors made by Laboratory scientists as part of the 2021 DisrupTECH event.

he 2021 Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC2021) will take place as a virtual meeting from 13-24 September 2021. The EPSC2021 programme covers the full spectrum of planetary science and technology across 43 sessions. More than 840 oral and poster presentations have been submitted by planetary scientists from Europe, the US and around the world.

Today the virtual WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2021 will open with more than 6600 delegates from some 60 countries. The Congress will present new research and clinical advances in the prevention and management of osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal diseases. The key annual CME-accredited event is hosted by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO).

In 2021, the Refugee Convention of 1951 marks its 70th anniversary, at the same time, global displacement reached an all-time high. Over the past year, we have seen the Moria camp burn to the ground, sparking the EU to launch a new Pact on Migration and Asylum. We have seen how Covid-19 has negatively affected the most vulnerable refugees and migrants, forcing humanitarian organizations to shut down their work, and causing a standstill in asylum procedures. Lockdowns have turned recenters into detention centers – and last but not least, once again our TV screens are filling up with images of Afghans fleeing a country in deep crisis. How can the international community meet these challenges?