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Hi GAPS Graduate community,</div>
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Please see below this graduate science communication workshop opportunity.</div>
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Happy Friday!</div>
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<b>From: </b>Alex Innanen <ainnanen@yorku.ca><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, February 13, 2026 at 08:50<br>
<b>To: </b>Gaps <gaps@triumf.ca><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Graduate Science Communication Workshop Opportunity: ComSciConCAN!<br>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">I’m writing on behalf of the organizing committee of
</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="http://www.comsciconcanada.org/" originalsrc="http://www.comsciconcanada.org/" data-outlook-id="eb9b3e7d-41d2-4a7b-b7fe-653337d562fb" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ComSciConCAN</a></span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">.
This workshop is the only Canada-wide science communication training opportunity for graduate students, with a focus on facilitating open and inclusive dialog between scientific researchers and the broader public.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">Can you please forward this exciting opportunity to all of your graduate students? Thank you very much, and feel free to let us know if you have any questions.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">Best,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">Alex Innanen</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">Organizer | ComSciConCAN</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">Are you interested in strengthening your ability to
</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-weight: 700;">communicate your science</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"> to non-specialist
audiences?</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">Would you like to meet other graduate students across the country who are passionate about science communication?</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">Do you want to network with professionals to explore science communication in all its facets?</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">This is your opportunity!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">ComSciCon is a series of workshops focused on enhancing communication skills and fostering an inclusive community that can effectively communicate scientific information
to academic and non-academic audiences. Founded in 2013 by graduate students at Harvard University and MIT, ComSciCon has since supported over 2000 graduate students in developing the skills needed to communicate complex ideas in science, engineering, and
other STEM+ fields to broader and more diverse audiences. ComSciConCAN offers this same training to empower the next generation of Canadian STEM+ leaders across the country.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">This year, ComSciCon Canada will host its National Workshop (</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(180, 5, 11);"><a href="http://www.comsciconcanada.org/" originalsrc="http://www.comsciconcanada.org/" data-outlook-id="cc4b57cc-164f-4e6d-bae6-48c70b78f5b6" style="color: rgb(180, 5, 11); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ComSciConCAN</a></span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">)
from </span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-weight: 700;">June 19th to 21st, 2026, at the University of Waterloo</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">.
The conference is offered at a low cost for selected attendees to promote accessibility and participation. We are also excited to announce that Dr. Donna Strickland, Nobel Prize winning physicist, will be the keynote speaker at this year's event! </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">The application deadline has been EXTENDED to
</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-weight: 700;">February 16th at 11:59 PM EST</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);"> and the
application form is available here:<br>
</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://forms.gle/TyzkhukFidkCbzvJ8" originalsrc="https://forms.gle/TyzkhukFidkCbzvJ8" data-outlook-id="93de9d17-0e0e-44e2-9801-7b34ce91035a" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://forms.gle/TyzkhukFidkCbzvJ8</a></span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(180, 5, 11);"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">For more information, please refer to our website (</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(180, 5, 11);"><a href="http://www.comsciconcanada.org/" originalsrc="http://www.comsciconcanada.org/" data-outlook-id="30d6f379-c46c-4345-9b8e-6bef300bd7ee" style="color: rgb(180, 5, 11); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">http://www.comsciconcanada.org/</a></span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">)
or contact us directly at our email address below.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">ComSciConCAN Organizing Committee</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">X (<i>formerly Twitter</i>):
</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(180, 5, 11);"><a href="https://twitter.com/ComSciConCAN" originalsrc="https://twitter.com/ComSciConCAN" data-outlook-id="89676a5d-f27e-4b71-a090-c01480c784f4" style="color: rgb(180, 5, 11); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">@ComSciConCAN</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">Instagram:
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<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Alex Innanen (they/them) | PhD Candidate</span></p>
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