GEODES workshop: Engaging in diverse teams
Event details
| Date | 18.11.2022 |
| Hour | 09:30 › 12:30 |
| Speaker | Workshop by Siara Isaac Talk + Discussion by Christopher Jackson |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Workshop aim:
To raise awareness of the benefits that diversity, equality and inclusion bring for scientific advancement and research culture. This workshop will explore the challenges, statistics and strategies for improving and engaging in diverse teams in the Swiss (Geo)science community.
Who is the workshop for?
Geoscientists of all backgrounds, groups and career stages are welcome and encouraged to attend. Only with inclusion and understanding from everyone can we guide our community to true diversity and better science.
Workshop Schedule
9:30 – 9:40 Welcome and introduction from the GEODES committee
9:40 – 9:45 Questions from the audience
9:45 – 10:30 Christopher Jackson – Talk + Discussion: Can Geology Save the World?
“Geology is important, with the application of geological principles providing the energy that powers economic development, and keeping people safe from a wide range of geohazards. However, student numbers in geology are falling, at least inthe UK, with geology being one of the least diverse subjects in more-or-less every sense. In this talk I will look at how making geology more diverse can help the disciplinemaximize its positive impact on global society.”
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break / catch-up time
11:00 – 12:15 Siara Isaac – Workshop: Tools for equitable collaboration and decision making
“There is good evidence that diverse teams can be more productive and effective than homogeneous teams, but diverse teams generate more issues around ethical interaction. This workshop will provide you with tools to be more aware of when/how issues arise and strategies to work more productively and fairly in across cultures, disciplines and languages. These tools will be immediately applicable in your current projects, and also form a solid basis of intercultural communication for working in international and multinational contexts.”
12:15 – 12:25 Answers from the audience
12:25 – 12:30 Conclusions and Outlook
Free registration for the workshop: at https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2022/geodes-workshop/
On-site registration deadline: 31th October.
Online participation: until 18th November.
Note: SGM 2022 conference registration is not required to attend the workshop
Hybrid workshop:
On-site participation: Palais de Rumine, Place de la Riponne 6, 1005 Lausanne (Directions)
Online participation: Online link to be communicated
To raise awareness of the benefits that diversity, equality and inclusion bring for scientific advancement and research culture. This workshop will explore the challenges, statistics and strategies for improving and engaging in diverse teams in the Swiss (Geo)science community.
Who is the workshop for?
Geoscientists of all backgrounds, groups and career stages are welcome and encouraged to attend. Only with inclusion and understanding from everyone can we guide our community to true diversity and better science.
Workshop Schedule
9:30 – 9:40 Welcome and introduction from the GEODES committee
9:40 – 9:45 Questions from the audience
9:45 – 10:30 Christopher Jackson – Talk + Discussion: Can Geology Save the World?
“Geology is important, with the application of geological principles providing the energy that powers economic development, and keeping people safe from a wide range of geohazards. However, student numbers in geology are falling, at least inthe UK, with geology being one of the least diverse subjects in more-or-less every sense. In this talk I will look at how making geology more diverse can help the disciplinemaximize its positive impact on global society.”
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break / catch-up time
11:00 – 12:15 Siara Isaac – Workshop: Tools for equitable collaboration and decision making
“There is good evidence that diverse teams can be more productive and effective than homogeneous teams, but diverse teams generate more issues around ethical interaction. This workshop will provide you with tools to be more aware of when/how issues arise and strategies to work more productively and fairly in across cultures, disciplines and languages. These tools will be immediately applicable in your current projects, and also form a solid basis of intercultural communication for working in international and multinational contexts.”
12:15 – 12:25 Answers from the audience
12:25 – 12:30 Conclusions and Outlook
Free registration for the workshop: at https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2022/geodes-workshop/
On-site registration deadline: 31th October.
Online participation: until 18th November.
Note: SGM 2022 conference registration is not required to attend the workshop
Hybrid workshop:
On-site participation: Palais de Rumine, Place de la Riponne 6, 1005 Lausanne (Directions)
Online participation: Online link to be communicated
Practical information
- Informed public
- Registration required
Organizer
- Hosted by the GEODES Committee – GEOscience Diversity & Equality Switzerland
With support from the Swiss Geological Society & SCNAT