Social media
Media contacts
List of media-friendly research papers and sessions
Congress 2024 media releases & advisories*
Facts and figures
Events, activities and panels
About us
Key information
Media room location & hours
Location: McGill University, McLennan Library – third floor: Room M3-37A
Hours: Wednesday, June 12 to Thursday, June 20, 2024
See campus and Congress hub maps.
Arrival instructions
Upon arrival at the McGill University campus, check in at the Media room to collect your access badge and media kit.
Internet
- Network name: guest.mcgill.ca.
Follow the instructions here to access McGill's guest wifi network.
Social media
Federation handles
- Instagram @federation_hss
- Twitter @federation_hss
- Facebook @federationhss
- Linkedin Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
McGill University handles
Hashtags
Tag all Congress related posts with: #Congressh
Media contacts
Brody Rodgers
Manager, Marketing & Communications
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
brodgers@federationhss.ca
List of media-friendly research papers and sessions
The listed researchers have agreed to media interviews. Please communicate your request to the Federation and we will put you in touch.
Access it via Google Drive.
Congress 2024 media releases & advisories
Access it via Google Drive.
Facts and figures
- About Congress: Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences is the largest academic gathering in Canada, and one of the largest in the world. It convenes scholars, students and the public to discuss the big ideas that can transform our future.
- Organization: Congress 2024 is organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences in partnership with McGill University. It is now in its 93rd year.
- Theme: This year’s theme is Sustaining shared futures
- Participants: 7,000 researchers, graduate students, and members of the public are expected, and 68 academic associations from across Canada.
Events, activities and panels
Main activities include:
- Public lecture series (called Big Thinking): federationhss.ca/en/congress/programming
- Sustainable AI: Thursday, June 13 - 17:15 to 18:15
- Panelists: Dr. Jocelyn Maclure, Céline Castets-Renard
- Sustaining culture: Sunday, June 16 - 12:15 to 13:15
- Panelists: Dr. Janine Elizabeth Metallic, Ryan DeCaire, Mskwaankwad Rice
- Sustaining nature: Monday, June 17 - 12:15 to 13:15
- Panelists: Dr. Ingrid Waldron, Dr. Sébastien Jodoin
- Sustaining political community: Wednesday, June 19 - 12:15 to 13:15
- Panelists: Omayra Issa, Dr. Colette Brin
- Sustainable AI: Thursday, June 13 - 17:15 to 18:15
- All Big Thinking lectures take place in the Leacock Building
- Career workshops (Career Corner): https://www.federationhss.ca/en/congress/programming#CareerCorner
- Public keynote addresses and panels on critical issues
See the calendar of events for the complete listing: federationhss.ca/en/congress/events-calendar
About us
About Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Congress is the largest academic gathering in Canada, and one of the largest in the world. Now in its 93rd year, Congress brings together approximately 70 academic associations that represent a rich spectrum of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including literature, history, theatre, film studies, education, music, sociology, geography, social work and many others.
Congress 2024 theme: Sustaining shared futures
While alarming images of a warming planet infuse the concept with a critical sense of urgency, ‘sustainability’ transcends even the immense challenges posed by climate change, urging recognition of the interconnectedness of human existence and global action on the overlapping social, economic, environmental, and technological issues that threaten our future.
As members of the global community, we share the responsibility to take on this multi-faceted challenge of a lifetime by way of concerted action across disciplines, bringing into focus its unequal impact, the bounds of our planet, and in turn, our solutions.
For this 2024 edition, enmeshing the knowledges of diverse contexts, and amplifying Black and Indigenous perspectives, Congress invites scholars, students, policymakers and community members to reflect on what remains collectively attainable – and what must be done – in the face of this vast and complex imperative in order to bring forth solutions for today, and sustain systems of tomorrow.
About the Federation
The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences promotes research and teaching for the advancement of an inclusive, democratic and prosperous society. With a membership now comprising over 160 universities, colleges and scholarly associations, the Federation represents a diverse community of 91,000 researchers and graduate students across Canada. The Federation organizes Canada’s largest academic gathering, the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, bringing together more than 7,000 participants each year. The Federation office is located on the traditional, unceded Algonquin territory in Ottawa.
About McGill University
McGill University is a community of people inspired by challenge and committed to shaping a better future. For over 200 years, the McGill experience has encouraged creative minds to take risks and push the boundaries of knowledge. Our trailblazing faculty and researchers make lasting contributions across hundreds of fields, with impacts seen around the world.
Consistently ranked among the top universities in Canada and the world, we attract the brightest and boldest scholars. With the most international student body in the country, our diverse campus environment fuels a free exchange of transformative ideas. This is where global perspectives are born. Over 300,000 McGill alumni are working, teaching and sparking brave ways of thinking across the globe.