{"id":6386,"date":"2026-01-20T13:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rqmp.ca\/event\/rqmp-grand-conference-2026-edition\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:35:43","slug":"rqmp-grand-conference-2026-edition","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/rqmp.ca\/en\/event\/rqmp-grand-conference-2026-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"RQMP Grand Conference (2026 edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The <span style=\"color: #043e61;\"><strong>RQMP Grand Conference<\/strong><\/span> is the annual gathering of all our members and collaborators. It&#8217;s an opportunity to discuss materials science, foster collaborations, and celebrate the achievements of our members.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 edition will take place on <span style=\"color: #043e61;\"><strong>June 12<\/strong> <\/span>at the <span style=\"color: #043e61;\"><strong>University of Sherbrooke&#8217;s cultural centre.<\/strong><\/span> The theme of this edition was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8220;At the Frontiers of Materials Engineering.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0075b6;\"><strong>On the program:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Two major conferences\n<ul>\n<li>Lecture by <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.princeton.edu\/faculty-research\/faculty\/leslie-schoop\/\" data-outlook-id=\"addeca50-8d64-410c-ba8f-62a72de4f03a\">Leslie Schoop <\/a><\/u><\/strong>(Professor of Chemistry, Princeton University)<\/li>\n<li>Guest lecture by <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/macgillivray.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/\" data-outlook-id=\"01689b03-af7b-4af1-8eab-19bd59550953\">Leonard R. MacGillivray <\/a><\/u><\/strong>(Professor of Chemistry at the University of Sherbrooke)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Local Conferences\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Juanita Bocquel <\/strong>(Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oussama Moutanabbir <\/strong>(Polytechnique)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peter Gr\u00fctter <\/strong>(McGill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Poster<\/strong>\u00a0session<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cocktail<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0075b6;\"><strong>Posters:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All participants are welcome to present their work through posters.\u00a0To present a poster, please select \u201cI present a poster\u201d when\u00a0registering. You will also be asked for the title of your poster.\u00a0Don\u2019t hesitate to participate, the top three posters will receive prizes ($$).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0075b6;\"><strong>Transport:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bus is scheduled to depart from the Montreal bus station (Berri-UQAM) at 7:30\u00a0a.m. on the morning of the conference. It will leave Sherbrooke at 6\u00a0p.m. for a return to Montreal, estimated at 8\u00a0p.m. To use this service, simply answer the question, \u201cI use bus transport\u2026\u201d\u00a0when you register for the event.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0075b6;\"><strong>Registration:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can now <strong>register for free<\/strong>\u00a0for the RQMP Grand Conference, until Friday, May 29 at 5\u00a0p.m., with the following link:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/67XU4KNLW8\" data-outlook-id=\"8b48a818-bedf-4918-81c8-217d79238bf4\">Inscriptions \u00e0 la Grande conf\u00e9rence du RQMP RQMP Grande Conference registration \u2013 Remplir le formulaire<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>T<\/strong><strong style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hanks to our <span style=\"color: #0075b6;\">sponsors<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0who fund the poster presentation awards: <u style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prima.ca\/\" data-outlook-id=\"919d471d-d3f4-4eb1-ae74-be355577cc8b\">PRIMA Quebec<\/a><\/u>, <u style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sfr.ca\/\" data-outlook-id=\"8e18e01b-6d3a-49d4-a7bd-942b022ad7de\">System for Research<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1414\" height=\"2000\" title=\"FR Save the date\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ENG-Save-the-date.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-6574\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are still seeking sponsors to fund student prizes for the best poster presentations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1330,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[124],"class_list":["post-6386","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-conferences-workshops","cat_conferences-workshops"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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