News

Presentation of the Gold Medal from IEEE Montreal

November 2019

Anader Benyamin-Seeyar and Saida Maaroufi, from IEEE Montreal, congratulate Robert Boily as the 2019 laureate of the Gold Medal during a ceremony held at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal.  

Investiture Ceremony of the National Order of Quebec

June 2019

The Premier of Quebec, François Legault, invested Robert Boily as a Knight of the National Order of Quebec during a ceremony held at the Parliament House.  

Induction Ceremony of the Royal Society of Canada

November 2017

Mr. Chad Gaffield, president of the Royal Society of Canada, welcomes Robert Boily as a new Fellow of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada during a ceremony held in Winnipeg.  

Presentation Ceremony for the Order of Academic Palms

June 2014

Mr. Bruno Clerc, Consul General of France in Montreal, decorated Robert Boily as a Knight of the Order of Academic Palms during a private ceremony held at the Consul's residence.

Presentation Ceremony for the Order of Francophones of America

September 2013

Mrs Diane De Courcy, minister of the Quebec Government, presents the medal and certificate of the Order of Francophones of America to Robert Boily during a ceremony held in the Red Room of the National Assembly of Quebec.

Presentation Ceremony for the Medal of the National Assembly of Quebec

June 2013

Mrs Suzanne Proulx, member of the National Assembly of Quebec, presents the Medal of the National Assembly to Robert Boily during a ceremony held in Quebec City.

Presentation Ceremony for the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

August 2012

Mr. François Pilon, Member of Parliament representing the Governor General of Canada, presents the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to Robert Boily during a ceremony held in Laval.

Presentation Ceremony for the McGovern Medal

November 2008

Mrs Ann Williams, president of the Sigma Xi Scientific Society, presents the McGovern Medal to Robert Boily during a ceremony held in Washington, D.C.

Presentation Ceremony for the Order of the Pleiade

July 2008

His Excellency Mr. Guy Nzouba-Ndama, president of the National Assembly of Gabon and president of the Parliamentary Association of Francophonie, decorated Robert Boily as a Knight of the Order of the Pleiade during a ceremony held at the Frontenac Castle, in Quebec City.

Publishing of the book «Canada and the Society of Knowledge»

Decembre 2007

The University of Ottawa has published a new book titled " Canada and the Society of Knowledge " (Le Canada et la société des savoirs). Mr. Robert Boily had been invited by the " Canada Research Chair on Social and Cultural Challenges in a Knowledge-Based Society " (directed by professor Patrick Imbert) to participate in the production of this book. He wrote a chapter about science and technology knowledge and, more especially, on the problems and challenges facing S&T knowledge at the dawn of the 21st century. This text was the theme of the 25th McGovern Conference on Science and Society (Washington, DC, 2008).