Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia and is Canada’s main seaport on the Pacific Coast. Perched between the Salish Sea and the Coast Mountains, it is known world-wide for its natural beauty and limitless opportunity for outdoor recreation. It is also home to the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, a world-leading research centre pushing the boundaries of quantum materials discovery and innovation at the University of British Columbia. 

Although young, Vancouver is a vibrant multicultural city, owing to its location on the Pacific Rim, and the deep connection to the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations who have long cared for this, their traditional, ancestral and unceded land. The conference will take place in the Vancouver Convention Centre, with its breathtaking backdrop of the city’s harbour and surrounding mountains.

The M2S Conference 2022 abides by the IUPAP Policies on Conferences. 

Free Circulation of Scientists: The principle of the Universality of Science is fundamental to scientific progress.

This principle embodies freedom of movement, association, expression and communication for scientists, as well as equitable access to data, information and research materials. In pursuing its objectives with respect to the rights and responsibilities of scientists, the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) actively upholds this principle, and, in so doing, opposes any discrimination on the basis of such factors as ethnic origin, religion, citizenship, language, political stance, gender, or age. IUPAP should only sponsor conferences and events at institutions and in countries that uphold this principle. If scientists are excluded from attending IUPAP-sponsored international conferences by a host institution or country on the basis of any of these factors, IUPAP should register its concern at the highest level of that institution or country, and should not sponsor any future events in that country until such exclusions have been eliminated.

Harassment at Conferences

It is the policy of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) that all participants at an IUPAP-supported Conference will enjoy a comfortable experience, and that they will treat each other with respect at all times. The conference organisers will appoint two advisors at the conference who will consult with those who have suffered from harassment and who will suggest ways of redressing their problems, and an advisor who will counsel those accused of harassment.