CSPC 2011 will provide a unique opportunity for various science policy stakeholders to get together at the national level to network and discuss the present and the future of science policy in Canada, a future based on a strong and dynamic science policy community that projects an innovative Canada for all Canadians. Building upon this mandate and the immense success of last fall's CSPC 2010 in Montreal and CSPC 2009 in Toronto, which was hailed by Nature Magazine as "the hope for Canadian science policy", we are pleased to introduce CSPC 2011. This year's themes will include:

- Science, Politics and Culture in Canada
- Enabling Private Sector Innovation
- Exploring the True North, Reflections on Northern Science Policy
- Special Focus: International Year of Chemistry
- Major Issues In Canadian Science Policy

The two and a half day bilingual event will also feature more than 60 expert speakers on 15 panels across these five themes.