Consulate General of France in Vancouver

#ILoveScience #FundamentalResearch 🇫🇷🇨🇦 Unlike applied research, fundamental research often yields findings that may not have immediate practical applications but are essential for driving long-term innovation. Motivated by curiosity and the desire to expand knowledge, fundamental research seeks to answer questions of why, what, and how. However, there is an increasing emphasis on research with immediate practical applications, often driven by political and economic pressures. This round table will discuss the pivotal role of fundamental research in advancing our understanding of mosquito-borne viruses and mosquito biology, bringing together Dr. Selina Sagan, Dr. Ben Mathews and the French Scientist in Residence at Green College, UBC, Dr. Roenick P. Olmo, to explore how factors influencing viral evolution, mosquito behavior, and antiviral resistance mechanisms can inspire and support the development of innovative technologies to disrupt transmission of mosquito-borne viruses. The French Scientist in Residence at Green College, UBC, Vancouver is a scientific residency programme launched by the Cultural and Scientific Office of the Ambassade de France au Canada, in partnership with Green College of the University of British Columbia (UBC) for researchers based in France. The aim of this programme is to facilitate and strengthen collaboration with academic researchers at UBC in scientific fields that are priorities for France and Canada, as defined at the first Joint Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation between France and Canada in 2023. ⁣ 📅 5-6:30 pm, Wednesday, November 27⁣ 📍 Green College Coach House and livestreamed⁣ More information and Zoom link : https://lnkd.in/gTq4WtjN

📺 On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25), a day to raise awareness and advocate for an end to gender-based violence, meet Friba Rezayee, an Afghan women’s rights activist and the first woman to represent her country at the Olympic Games. Now living in Vancouver, Canada, Friba Rezayee founded the organization Women Leaders of Tomorrow, which fights against the deprivation of freedoms imposed on Afghan women by the Taliban regime, through education and sports. In June 2024, she was invited to Paris for the International Day of Olympism, and to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony. In this video, Friba Rezayee discusses her commitment to women’s rights, shares her experience at the Olympic Games in France, and highlights the role that France and INSEP - Institut National du Sport, de l'Expertise et de la Performance played in the bronze medal of Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi in taekwondo at the Paralympic Games. Friba also underlines France’s commitment to Afghan women and girls, whose human rights are severely and systematically violated by the Taliban, and France’s continuous support for human rights advocates. https://lnkd.in/gU5ZU3Zp [Version française : https://lnkd.in/gZ6zW4SH] Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères Paris 2024 - Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024 International Paralympic Committee Anne Hidalgo Tony Estanguet Ambassade de France au Canada #InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen #EducationIsMyRight #LetHerLearn #ToutesEtTousEgaux #ArretonsLesViolences

🌲🔥🚒 Strengthening France-BC cooperation in wildfire management Early November, a firefighter from BC Wildfire Service (Ministry of Forests) took part in a training course in France on forest fire doctrine assimilation at public safety training center École d’application de Sécurité Civile (ECASC). ✅Participants received presentations on satellite monitoring, intervention area analysis, France’s national wildfire preparedness and response strategy, including the command chain process. ✅They were able to use forest fire simulators and virtual reality tools developed by the ECASC. ✅They also took part in practical exercises through simulated interventions and had multiple opportunities to exchange best practices. 🇫🇷🇨🇦🤝 France and Canada are working together to address the growing global threat posed by wildfires. In April 2024, during the official visit of French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, France and Canada signed a Declaration of Intent to collaborate on the fight against wildfires. This includes mobilizing assistance during emergencies, as well as cooperation in areas like innovation, data and information sharing, and fire-fighting personnel training, such as this one. [🇫🇷 https://lnkd.in/gfkqJdKT]

🎥Art meets quantum science: rethinking creativity, research and communication in a unique residency The 2024 Vancouver #Quantum studio residency, a partnership between our culture and science services at the Embassy of France based at the Consulate General, the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery and the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), just came to a close. In this video, dive into the intersection of art and quantum science as we explore how these two fields challenge and inspire each other. Join Dr. James Day from the Blusson QMI, Shelly Rosenblum from the Belkin Art Gallery, and artist Caroline Delétoille for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how this residency fosters groundbreaking ideas and sparks creativity, both scientific and cultural. “What has been most fascinating looking at Caroline’s work is that she really things very hard about the paradox of the #quantum, and to think about the relationship between the seen and the unseen, and making the connections.” — Shelly Rosenblum, Curator of Academic Programs, Belkin Art Gallery “Collaboration is extremely important. There is great potential in scientists speaking with artists who really can jostle and force you to think about ideas in directions they may never have considered before.” — James Day, Research Associate, Blusson QMI 💡🇫🇷🇨🇦Watch the video to discover how this unique residency opens new avenues for understanding quantum science and fosters innovative ways to communicate complex ideas amongst experts and to the public. https://lnkd.in/gc7Rp538 Embassy of France in Canada UBC Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI) Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery Caroline Delétoille Geraldine Dantelle-Le Scornet Vincent Zonca Charlotte MONTEL Nicolas Baudouin James Day Shahrzad (Zad) A. Jana Tyner Ministère des Affaires étrangères français @universityofbc Enora Le Seach 🎬 G. Daum

[For former French and Canadian FCRF laureates - 2001-2023] You have already received a grant from the #FCRF France-Canada Research Fund? You would like to pursue your collaboration and apply to a bigger funding opportunity ? Here is a new program #FCRF+ launched by the French Embassy in Canada. Applications are now accepted on a rolling basis, until to April 11, 2025. Consulate General of France in Vancouver Jan Matas Fabien A. Laura Gonçalves de Souza

#ICYMI French artist Caroline Delétoille, the 2024 #quantum studio residency laureate, was in Vancouver as part of the program which just wrapped up last week. Stay tuned this week for a video on the-behind-the-scene showing her creative process and how this residency advances both science and the arts. Conversations betweens physicists, chemists or engineers and artists allow these experts in their fields to imagine new ways of doing their work, in terms of method, and how they communicate. “It’s almost always disruption that leads to the best outcomes” James Day, Research Associate at the QMI. This month-long “Quantum Studio” residency is a partnership between the Ambassade de France au Canada services based at the Consulate general, the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute and the Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Zara Durrani's interview will also be available soon, on the Novus TV channel. #QuantumBC #Research #Collaboration Shahrzad (Zad) A. James Day Jana Tyner Geraldine Dantelle-Le Scornet Vincent Zonca Charlotte MONTEL Nicolas Baudouin Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères @universityofbc

📢 La plus grande entreprise du monde en #IA a choisi Paris ! OpenAI Avec ➕ de 10 000 projets d'investissements et ➕ de 307 000 emplois créés ou maintenus depuis 2017, la 🇫🇷 est le pays d'🇪🇺 le ➕ attractif pour les investissements étrangers. 💪 [EN] The world's largest #AI company has chosen Paris! OpenAI With ➕ of 10,000 investment projects and ➕ of 307,000 jobs created or maintained since 2017, 🇫🇷 is 🇪🇺's ➕ most attractive country for foreign investment. #ChooseFrance

Are you in interested in VR ? Do you want to learn more about #aquaticVR ? Join us on November 14 for a talk with artist in residence Pierre "Pyaré" Friquet at Emily Carr University of Art and Design at 5:30 pm. PYARé has been developing immersive experiences (XR / VR, virtual mapping, film domes) since 2010. His latest project SPACE OUT has notably been selected for the Sundance 2020 festival and featured in the cultural program of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Founder of NiGHT company, PYARé creates immersive journeys through aquatic installations and virtual reality. In Vancouver, he is developing his XR Captain Némo project based on the character from Jules Verne’s novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , to raise public awareness of marine ecosystems and ocean protection. This conference will be an opportunity to present his project and his work as part of his residency. He will also take part in the #VUnframed exhibition at Alliance française Vancouver on November 16 and 17. 👉 https://lnkd.in/esHYwBYH Nicolas Baudouin Vincent Zonca Forum des Projets Urbains Alliance Française Vancouver

Are you at the head of a #company in Alberta ? Do you want to learn more about doing business in France ? Join us on November 19 in Calgary for an engaging presentation and roundtable discussion on how to expand to the French market. Register here 👇 #ABbiz Service économique régional au Canada Nicolas Baudouin Business France Calgary Economic Development

🇫🇷✨ Retour sur une semaine fructueuse à #Vancouver de Mme Charlotte MONTEL, Conseillère de Coopération et d’Action Culturelle, qui a permis de constater la vitalité de nos actions de coopération culturelle, éducative et scientifique ! 🎉 Les thèmes abordés du 4 au 10 novembre ont été : 🎨 Les résidences d’artistes et de scientifiques grâce au programme de résidence Ouest-Ouest qui permettent de créer des coopération interdisciplinaires de long terme en IA, quantique, curation muséale, danse … 🧬 L’ouverture d’un laboratoire CNRS à TRIUMF pour avancer sur des projets #HorizonsEurope sur les thèmes prioritaires identifiés par le #Comixte. 🇨🇦 Le soutien à la francophonie via les conseils scolaires, l’Alliance Française Vancouver, Cousteau, l'école française internationale de Vancouver et le département de français de l’UBC (The University of British Columbia). 🎓 La promotion des échanges universitaires avec le Vancouver Community College (VCC), #UBC et Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Pour une coopération franco-canadienne plus dynamique que jamais ! 🌍 [EN] 🇫🇷✨ Recap of a productive week in Vancouver with Charlotte Montel, Cultural and Cooperation Counselor, showcasing the vitality of our cultural, educational, and scientific cooperation efforts! 🎉 Key topics covered between Nov 4 to 10 included: 🎨 Artist and scientist residencies through the West-West Residency Program, fostering long-term interdisciplinary cooperation in #AI, #quantum #science, museum curation, #dance, and more. 🧬 Launch of a CNRS laboratory at TRIUMF to advance #HorizonsEurope projects on priority themes identified by the #Comixte. 🇨🇦 Support for Francophonie through school boards, the Alliance Française of Vancouver, Cousteau School, and UBC’s French Department. 🎓 Promotion of university exchanges with Vancouver Community College, UBC, and Emily Carr University for Art and Design. For a Franco-Canadian cooperation more dynamic than ever! 🌍 #FranceCanada #Culture #Science #Francophonie #Education Consulate General of France in Vancouver