Venues

SIC 2024 will be hosted by Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation. Most of the sessions will take place at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, which was completely rebuilt in 2017. There will be excursions to the other campuses of Ingenium such as the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, and the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. There will also be special tours and workshops hosted at the Ingenium Centre, our new state-of the art research and storage facility. The Ingenium Research Institute is located in this Centre bringing together a community of researchers, the artifact collection, Library and Archives, Digital Innovation Lab, and conservation labs. We invite SIC participants to search and browse Ingenium’s collections online to discover our holdings across many subject areas.

Ottawa is a city of science with headquarters for the National Research Council, Natural Resources Canada and the Historic Dominion Observatory.

Ottawa is a city of culture and home to several national cultural institutions such as the National Gallery, Library and Archives Canada, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian War Museum and Canadian Museum of History, as well as excellent local museums such as the Bytown Museum and Ottawa Art Gallery.

Ottawa is a city surrounded by nature with the Historic Central Experimental Farm, Gatineau Park, and vast bike trails all within the National Capital Region. The historic Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, runs through the city.

Ottawa is on the unceded territory of the Algonquin First Nation. The Cultural Centre in Kitigan Zibi is a beautiful two-hour drive from the city.