Frank, Audrey, Ana, Isabelle, me, Nicole and Igor (L-R) at the lovely McGill Faculty Club for dinner.
I took a flying trip back to Quebec yesterday to attend the annual meeting of the RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Over a day and a half we have had excellent discussions about ‘inclusive excellence’, one of the pillars of the college, breakout groups for the interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs) and working groups, and interactions with young academies from Japan, Germany and Israel. The breakout group I led for ‘Ask Canada‘ generated a rich discussion, including new angles around the need to integrate geopolitics and AI into the IRG. While I balked initially at another trip to Montreal so soon after last month, it has been enjoyable and a productive use of my time (and Aeroplan points). Thanks to Russ, Amelia, Audrey and others for the organization and hosting.
