The International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI) brings together experts from different fields to discuss challenges and trends for research infrastructures around the world. ICRI 2021 will take place virtually and will be hosted by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council,  with support from the National Research Council of Canada and funding from the European Union.

The overall topic of ICRI 2021, “The role of research infrastructures in building bridges to a sustainable world.”, will be addressed  through four parallel themes:

• International research infrastructures: the way forward
• Practical steps toward effective global research infrastructure governance
• Assessing and communicating societal impact of research infrastructures
• Enabling collaboration between curiosity-driven and mission-driven research

Visit ICRI2021 webpage for more information.