In addition to our core programming, Summit 2025 will include a variety of ancillary events, meetings, and consultations hosted by partner organizations. These events are open to all conference participants; however, separate registration is required.
Community Consultations on 2SLGBTQ+ Poverty in Canada
Thursday, November 20
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (English session)
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (French session)
Join us for one of two community consultations (one in English and one in French) to discuss the social and economic wellbeing of 2SLGBTQ+ communities. Canada’s first national study on how economic challenges and poverty are affecting 2SLGBTQ+ people is seeking your input on matters such as access to education, housing, food security, health and social services, among others.
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Levelling Up HIV PrEP in 2S/GBTQ Communities: A Symposium on How Expanding Choices and Updated Guidelines Can Help Address Inequities
Presented by Gilead Sciences Canada and ViiV Healthcare
Thursday, November 20
12:00–3:00 PM EST
In the nearly ten years since Health Canada’s approval of the first HIV PrEP option, community, clinical, and public health mobilization efforts have greatly expanded access to PrEP across 2S/GBTQ communities. However, inequities in access persist, especially among 2S/GBTQ communities who face intersecting barriers. Join us as we share key clinical and research findings, discuss educational challenges and opportunities, and refine PrEP access priorities for our communities.
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Workshop Invitation: Building Bridges for 2S/LGBTQI+ Health Research
Thursday, November 20
1:00–4:00 PM EST
Hosted by CIHR’s Institute of Gender and Health, this session will bring together researchers, trainees, community organizations, practitioners, and people with lived/living experience to identify shared priorities and sketch early-stage concepts for future collaboration. Space is limited to ensure a diversity of attendees. Those interested should apply to attend.
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Setting a Community-Based Research Agenda By, With, and For 2S/LBTQ+ Women and Gender-Diverse People
Sunday, November 23
10 AM-2:15 PM EST
In collaboration with Dr. Celeste Pang, Assistant Professor at Mount Royal University, CBRC is co-organizing an agenda-setting gathering on issues facing 2S/LBTQ+ women and gender-diverse communities. The meeting will include two main activities: a gathering for 2S/LBTQ+ women and gender-diverse participants, and a public panel open to everyone.
In-person gathering: 10 AM-2:15 PM EST
Online & in-person public panel: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM EST
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Queering Pandemic Preparedness: Addressing the Mpox Response and Where We Go from Here
Sunday, November 23
12:00-2:00 PM EST
This event will be hosted by research teams from the University of British Columbia, the Université de Montréal, and University of Toronto to gather inter-provincial, cross-sectoral collaborators to discuss experiences, learnings, and study findings from two CIHR-funded team grants researching the learnings from mpox.
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