It’s not every year that a Québec university gets the chance to host an international event. It is even rarer when the event is organized by and for the students. This was nonetheless the case for the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières which hosted the 23rd international conference of the world convention of chiropractics students in October 2003. Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the undergraduate doctorate programme in chiropractics at UQTR, the event brought together 33 chiropractic schools from around the world and was a voice for 19,000 students from 12 countries. The convention, which aims at developing the profession through work sessions, which last year led to the discussion and adoption of over 30 proposals, is also the stage for numerous lectures given by leading international experts in the field of health. The first French-language establishment to host the event, the UQTR is also the first Québec university to have received, as guest lecturer, the famous Dr. Patch Adams. Open to the public, this lecture attracted almost 1,200 people.