This morning workshop aims to explore the links between Quebec and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in terms of shared languages and heritage. The event focuses on interactions between historical and recent communities, highlighting educational, professional, and cultural practices that strengthen the place of French language in minority communities. It will also analyze the participation of these communities in transnational and institutional networks, and the role of the educational and cultural sectors in their evolution. Researchers, professionals, associations, and engaged citizens will discuss concrete projects carried out in Lyon and Quebec. The goal is to create a network between associations, training programs, and laboratories in order to better articulate cultural inclusion and urban resilience. By making language and heritage bridges between citizens, this meeting aims to highlight the contributions of both territories to the public sphere and open up avenues for shared innovation.

Program

9:00 a.m. ― Welcome and introduction

• Véronique Lacoste, Associate Professor, Université Lumière Lyon 2
• Adeline Vasquez-Parra, Senior Lecturer,  Université Lumière Lyon 2
• Jim Walker, Professor, Université Lumière Lyon 2 

9:00–9:15 a.m.: Welcome and introduction, Léonie Villard Room, Palais Hirsch, Université Lumière Lyon 2, 4bis rue de l’Université

Language and hospitality in the city: challenges facing linguistic communities in urban areas

9:15 a.m. ― Challenges facing associations

• Adeline Vasquez-Parra, Senior Lecturer, Université Lumière Lyon 2
• Eric Pellaton, Director of MJC Vieux-Lyon, Lyon-Québec
• Suzanne Page, Association Volunteer, Association Lyon-Québec

9:15-10:15 a.m.: This round table will focus on the long-term challenges facing associations and how to work to promote the shared heritage of France and Quebec, particularly through the Association Lyon-Québec.

10:30 a.m. ― The challenges of vocational training

• Adeline Vasquez-Parra, Senior Lecturer, Université Lumière Lyon 2
• Isabelle Seux, Continuing Education, Université Lumière Lyon 2
• Corina Veleanu, Senior Lecturer, Université Lumière Lyon 2

10:30-11:30 a.m.: This round table will focus on the challenges of professional integration in French-speaking communities for migrants, using the example of the Dialogues-Mediation, Interpreting and Migration degree program set up by the Faculty of Languages at Université Lumière Lyon 2, the Orspere Samdarra Observatory (Vinatier Hospital), and jurilinguistics.

1:00 p.m. ― The challenges facing the next generation

• Véronique Lacoste, Associate Professor, Université Lumière Lyon 2
• Annick Nkoulou, Student, University of Alberta
• Celeste Fraiese, Research Assistant, ENS de Lyon

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: This round table will focus on the challenges facing the next generation of students in academic research in French-speaking countries and professional integration between the European Union and Canada.

2:45 p.m. ― The challenges of academic research

• Véronique Lacoste, Associate Professor, Université Lumière Lyon 2
• Jeff Tennant, Professor, University of Western Ontario
• Elena Choquette, Professor, Université du Québec en Outaouais
• Gynette Tremblay, Research Associate, CEFAN Université Laval
• Anne-José Villeneuve, Associate Professor, University of Alberta

2:45–3:45 p.m.: This round table will focus on the challenges of academic research (new research, intersecting paths, etc.) in Francophone communities in France, Quebec, and outside Quebec, particularly in Alberta and Ontario.

3:45 p.m. ― Conclusions

• Véronique Lacoste, Associate Professor, Université Lumière Lyon 2
• Adeline Vasquez-Parra, Senior Lecturer, Université Lumière Lyon 2
• Jim Walker, Professor, Université Lumière Lyon 2

3:45–4:45 p.m.: Conclusions and new perspectives