Wondering how best to become involved in RSC activities domestically and internationally? This is the breakfast for you! 

For 2025 Award Winners only. The session will prepare Award Winners for the Ceremony, to receive boutonnieres, to organize the group in order and to take a group photo.

Each year the RSC presents a series of prestigious awards and medals to honour individuals selected for their exceptional contributions.

For Class of 2025 College Members only. The session will prepare the incoming College members for the Ceremony, to receive boutonnieres, to organize the group in order and to take a group photo.

This ceremony welcomes new Members of the College in a format that showcases the interdisciplinary character of the College.

Join us to celebrate the Class of 2025!

For Class of 2025 Fellows only. The session will prepare the incoming Fellows for the Ceremony, to receive boutonnieres, to organize the group in order and to take a group photo.

This ceremony welcomes new RSC Fellows into the RSC. During this event, new Fellows sign their names into RSC’s original and historic Charter Book and are presented with a Diploma and RSC lapel pin.

RSC AGM Breakfast

Breakfast 7:00am – 8:00am

Annual General Meeting 8:00am – 9:00am

At the Annual General Meeting (AGM), the membership elects RSC Board of Directors, reviews the RSC’s financial statements, and considers proposed amendments to the bylaws.

The Festival of Ideas provides an arena where RSC Members can showcase their work – whether through a visual display, a multimedia presentation, or a book display (or other formats: use your imagination!). Friends and partners of the RSC also have space in the festival to promote engagement opportunities.

Lightning talks aim to share deep insights within six minutes each. They are opportunities for new and current Members to introduce their work and to share areas of ongoing and emerging focus. More details to come.

The Romanowski lecture features a discussion of some of the greatest challenges facing the environment, and research that is contributing to addressing these challenges.

Professor Catherine Mulligan FRSC, the 2024 recipient of the RSC’sMiroslaw RomanowskiMedalfor scientific work relating to environmental problemswill deliver this year’s luncheon lecture titled, “The geoenvironment: Why it is important and what can we do to protect it.“

Catherine Mulligan is an internationally recognized expert in the decontamination of water, soils, and sediments, and a pioneer of green remediation technologies. She is the founding Director of the Concordia Institute of Water, Energy and Sustainable Systems. Her fundamental and applied contributions to research and her service to the engineering profession have been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada.

The RSC is proud to serve as Canada’s National Representative Body (NRB) for The Frontiers Planet Prize.  

The ambition of the Frontiers Planet Prize is to “directly address the planetary crisis, by mobilizing scientists engaged in breakthrough research, with the greatest potential to stabilize the planet’s ecosystem.” 

Learn about the role of Canadian universities and research institutions as National Nominating Bodies (NNBs), the process for nominating top scientists, and the journey from national selection to the international stage.

The session also provides insights into the nomination cycle and offers guidance for institutions interested in participating. Whether you’re a researcher or an academic administrator, this webinar is an essential resource for you.

More details to come!

Cocktails – Dinner - Dance |Dress Code: Formal

Timeline of the Evening

Doors Open 5:45 pm

Networking & Cocktail Hour 6:00pm – 7:00pm

​​Start of Gala 7:00 pm

​Dance 9:00pm

End of the Gala 11:30pm