2018 Major Science Initiatives Workshop

Overview and objectives of the workshop

The 2018  Major Science Initiatives (MSI) workshop entitled Giving Canada’s national research facilities a competitive edge will be held at the Delta Ottawa City Centre Hotel on November 29 and 30, 2018. It is a great opportunity for representatives from all 17 of the national research facilities funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) MSI Fund to network and share good practices and challenges of governing, managing and sustaining the operations of large research facilities.

Key goals of the workshop are:

  • Sharing insights and experiences from the first five years of MSI funding;
  • Informing the community about the MSI midterm review process (to take place in 2019);
  • Sharing experiences and good practices for common challenges of MSI facilities;
  • Building relationships across the MSI community; and
  • Looking ahead to future opportunities and directions for the MSI Fund and the national research facilities (beyond Budget 2018).