The 93rd Acfas Congress will bring together the French‑speaking scientific community at the Université du Québec à Trois‑Rivières (UQTR) and online, under the theme Sciences sans frontières. Among the many presentations on the program, two colloquia are led by members of the Hexagram Network as part of this major gathering of Francophone science.
At a time of major social, technological, and environmental transformations, the 2026 Congress encourages participants to cross disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries in order to strengthen ties within francophone research and open new perspectives for collective understanding and action.
Colloquium 617 — Esthétique de la rencontre : Installations interactives et immersives dans l’espace public
Thursday, May 14, 2026
In a context in which digital technologies can weaken collective experiences, SYNTHÈSE, in collaboration with NAD‑UQAC School, propose a colloquium to rethink interactive artistic devices as spaces for encounter, co‑creation, and knowledge sharing.
Interactive installations are examined as levers of social cohesion, capable of restoring connections and supporting meaningful collective experiences.
View the colloquium 617 program
Participating members
- Shirin Abu Shaqra, Student member, NAD‑UQAC
- Yan Breuleux, Co‑investigator member, NAD‑UQAC
- Jean‑Philippe Côté, Student member, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Jean Dubois, Co‑investigator member, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Manuelle A. Freire, Collaborator member, NAD‑UQAC
- Marie‑Ève Morissette, Student member, NAD‑UQAC
- Stéphane Nepton, Student member, NAD‑UQAC
- Danny Perreault, Co‑investigator member, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Louis‑Philippe Rondeau, Co‑investigator member, NAD‑UQAC
Colloque 601 — La recherche‑création, acteur de la transition socio‑écologique : matières, milieux et publics
Friday, May 15, 2026
Bringing together researchers and students from the Chaire de recherche municipale pour les villes durables (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, UQTR), Symbiose—Laboratoire intersectoriel en art, environnement et technologie (UQTR), and the Hexagram Network’s Chantier Ecotechnologies, this colloquium explores the potential of ecotechnological approaches through the case study of the Beaudet Reservoir in Victoriaville.
Research‑creation is considered here as a space for debate, experimentation, and the co‑construction of imaginaries and sociotechnical practices that support a just, sensitive, and inclusive ecological transition. The day, presented as part of the 2026 Interdisciplinary Encounters, will feature case studies, demonstrations, and roundtables addressing the ecological, social, and cultural dynamics of the site.
View the colloquium 601 program
Participating members
- Martin Beauregard, Co‑investigator member, Université du Québec en Abitibi‑Témiscamingue
- Jean‑François Côté, Collaborator member, Université du Québec à Trois‑Rivières
- Natalie Doonan, Collaborator member, Université de Montréal
- Sarra Helaoui, Student member, Université du Québec en Abitibi‑Témiscamingue
- Jonathan Hope, Collaborator member, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Alice Jarry, Co‑investigator member, Concordia University
- Marie‑Christiane Mathieu, Co‑investigator member, Université Laval
- Francis Ouellette, Student member, Concordia University
- Zeineb Siala, Student member, Université du Québec en Abitibi‑Témiscamingue
- Gisèle Trudel, Co‑investigator member, Université du Québec à Montréal
The community is warmly invited to take part in person or online in the activities of the 93rd ACFAS Congress and to discover the richness of the research carried out by our members, at the intersection of the arts and sciences, addressing today’s pressing challenges.
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