The full programme from 5-6 May (pre-AGM workshops) and from 7-10 May (AGM & Conference) is outlined below. Public Conference sessions are color-coded.
For guests: a condensed version of the programme of the International Conference of Young Scientists, from 8-9 May, is available here: “Transformative and Inclusive Science for a Sustainable Future” – 2024 Conference Programme – Annual General Meeting and International Conference (globalyoungacademy.net)
Unless otherwise stated, all rooms mentioned as locations below refer to the National Academy of Sciences Building.
Sunday, 5 May 2024 Pre-AGM / New Members
08:00 – 08:45
Breakfast
Breakfast is available at the venue for New GYA members and workshop participants (facilitators, mentors)
Location: West Court
09.00 – 17.00
(Lunch break 12:30 – 13:30)
Science Leadership Workshop for New Members – Day 1
Internal Workshop (registration required). This 2-day workshop aims to give new GYA members space to reflect together on how to be leaders in diverse contexts: in their research contexts, in the institutions and communities where they live and work, and in the GYA. The workshop will cover topics like effective and creative problem solving, collective leadership tools, personality differences and preferences in teams and cultural dexterity. It will give new GYA members confidence as they begin their tenure with the GYA and attend their first Annual General Meeting.
Location: NAS 120 (Lunch in West Court)
17:30 – 19:00
Dinner
Dinner is available for New GYA members and workshop participants (facilitators, mentors)
Location: West Court
Monday, 6 May 2024 Pre-AGM
08:00 – 08:45
Breakfast
Breakfast is available at the venue for New GYA members and workshop participants (facilitators, mentors)
Location: West Court
09.00 – 17.00
(Lunch break 12:00 – 13:00)
Science Leadership Workshop for New Members – Day 2
Internal Workshop (registration required). This 2-day workshop aims to give new GYA members space to reflect together on how to be leaders in diverse contexts: in their research contexts, in the institutions and communities where they live and work, and in the GYA. The workshop will cover topics like effective and creative problem solving, collective leadership tools, personality differences and preferences in teams and cultural dexterity. It will give new GYA members confidence as they begin their tenure with the GYA and attend their first Annual General Meeting.
Location: NAS 120 (with Lunch at West Court)
08.30 – 10.00
LOC & GYA Office meeting
Internal Meeting
Location: NAS 118
10.00 – 12.00
EC-in-person Meeting
Internal Meeting – This session is for GYA Executive Committee members and GYA Office Team only.
Location: Board Room
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
Lunch on 6 May is available only to participants of the New Member Science Leadership Workshop. All other arriving GYA members are welcome to join the afternoon workshops, and Networking Dinner at 18:30.
Location: West Court
13.00 – 15.00
parallel sessions
parallel sessions
13.00 – 15.00
Reforming Research Assessment to Foster an Open and Socially Responsive Research Culture: a GYA-CoARA event
Workshop descriptions and registration (required for participation) here: AGM Workshops
Location: Lecture Room
Advancing Biosecurity: Promoting Responsible Research through the Tianjin Biosecurity Guidelines
Workshop descriptions and registration (required for participation) here: AGM Workshops
Location: NAS 125
15.00 – 15.30
Break
15.30 – 17.30
parallel sessions
parallel sessions
15.30 – 17.00
Science Diplomacy Forum
Workshop descriptions and registration (required for participation) here: AGM Workshops
Location: Members Room
Science Advice Masterclass: A Global Transdisciplinary Approach
Workshop descriptions and registration (required for participation) here: AGM Workshops
Location: NAS 125
17:00 – 18:00
Arrival and Registration GYA Members
Location: Lobby on Const.
18:00 – 20:30
Networking Dinner
A chance to network for GYA and New Voices members.
Location: Great Hall
Tuesday, 7 May 2024Internal GYA Day
07:45 – 08:45
Breakfast
Location: West Court
08:30 – 09:00
Registration New Arrivals – GYA Members
Location: Lobby on Const.
09:00 – 10:30
parallel sessions
parallel sessions
09.00 – 10.30
Official AGM Opening
AGM Session
Moderators: GYA Co-Chairs Priscilla Kolibea Mante and Felix Moronta Barrios
Welcome
Introduction to GYA
Inauguration of new GYA Members
EC & Financial Reporting
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
09:00 – 12:30
parallel sessions
parallel sessions
09.00 – 12.30
New Voices internal meeting
Internal Meeting – This session is for members of the New Voices only.
Location: Lecture Room
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
Location: West Court
11:00 – 12:30
Plenary – Internal Reports: GYA in the past year
GYA Activities Group Highlights – This session will highlight specific outcomes and finished projects by four GYA Activities groups from the past year, to acknowledge the work they have done and what they have achieved.
Four short presentations will focus on best practices and lessons learned; this will be followed by Q&As from the plenary.
- Interdisciplinary Grant 2021/22 – “Young Researchers and the COVID-19 Pandemic” (Paulina Carmona-Mora)
- Global Migration WG – “Study Trip to Bangladesh” (Goran Bandov)
- Women in Science WG – Booklet on “Challenges faced by women researchers: Stories from all around the globe” (tbd)
- Scientific Excellence WG – Study on “Promotion Criteria” (tbd)
General Assembly
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
Location: West Court, Members Room
13:00 – 14:00 is reserved for internal meetings of Working Groups. Groups are encouraged to plan accordingly.
Location: NAS 120, NAS 114, Board Room, NAS 119, NAS 123
14:00 – 15:30
GYA Activities Fair
AGM Session – GYA Working Groups, Incubators, Projects & Committees
Location: Lecture Room
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
Location: West Court
16:00 – 19:00
parallel sessions
parallel sessions
16.00 – 19.00
Excursion – Walking Tour of the National Mall
Please bring walking shoes. The tour will cover approx. 3.5 km walking distance. Please inform the organizers ahead of time if you have mobility issues. We will meet in front of the building.
16:00 – 18:30
parallel sessions
parallel sessions
16.00 – 18.30
New Voices Project Collaboration
Open collaboration time for New Voices Cohort 3 members and interested alumni to develop project ideas and next steps.
Location: NAS 120
19:00 – 21:00
Networking Dinner
Location: If weather permits, West Lawn. Alternatively West Court, Members Room
Wednesday, 8 May 2024Public Conference Day
07:45 – 08:45
AGM Session – Pitches by candidates for Co-Chair or Executive Committee
Location: West Court
08:15 – 09:00
Conference Registration
09:00 – 09:05
Public Session
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
09:05 – 10:05
Opening Panel
Public Session
This session will discuss the role of regional and global socio-political and socio-economic environments and the tension between competition and collaboration in reaching a sustainable and inclusive future for all.
Moderator:
- Hussam Mahmoud (Colorado State University, USA; Co-Chair New Voices)
Speakers:
- Marcia McNutt (President, National Academy of Sciences, United States)
- Vint Cerf (VP, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google; Honorary Fellow and Inaugural Patron of the ISC)
- Patricia Gruber (Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State)
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
10:05 – 10:20
Coffee Break
Location: Great Hall
10:20 – 11:20
Plenary Panel I – Bridging the Gap and Paving the Way for Future Leaders
Public Session
This panel will focus on how different programs and initiatives are structured to promote new scientists at various national and international venues and the benefits and challenges associated with such initiatives.
Moderator:
- Meghana Gadgil (Associate Professor, University of California San Francisco; New Voices Member)
Speakers:
- Gregory Weiss (Professor, University of California Irvine; Founding GYA Member)
- Kimberly Montgomery (Director, International Affairs and Science Diplomacy at AAAS)
- Ponpang Kaewtatip (Vice President, Thailand Research and Innovation)
- Priscilla Kolibea Mante (Professor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ghana; GYA Co-Chair)
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
11:20 – 11:35
Break
Location: Great Hall
11:35 – 12:35
Plenary Panel II – In a Challenging World, No One Should be Left Behind
Public Session
This panel will focus on how science should benefit everyone in society and new approaches that integrate vulnerable populations and marginalized communities to understand how complex challenges impact our society holistically and how to develop effective policies to lower this impact.
Moderator:
- Hiba Baroud (Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University, GYA Member)
Speakers:
- Sudip Parikh (Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher, Science Journals, AAAS)
- Asmeret Asefaw Berhe (Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry, University of California, Merced; Past Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science; NVs member)
- Nishal Mohan (Founder of mohuman, USA)
Flavio Carvalhaes (Assistant Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; GYA Member)
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
12:35 – 14:45
parallel sessions
parallel sessions
12:35 – 14:45
Lunch
GYA, New Voices, and Mirzayan Members & Alumni and invited guests only
Location: West Court, Members Room
AI Horizons: Empowering Sustainable Science for a Better Tomorrow
Lunchtime workshop (13:00 – 14:30)
Workshop descriptions and registration (required for participation) here: AGM Workshops
Location: NAS 120
How Might Diverse Minds Come Together to Build a Future People Want?
Lunchtime workshop (13:00 – 14:30)
Workshop descriptions and registration (required for participation) here: AGM Workshops
Location: Board Room
14:45 – 16:15
parallel sessions
parallel sessions
14:45 – 16:15
Lightning Talks
Public Session
Lightning Talks showcase the multiplicity of research being done by early- to mid-career researchers, making space for individuals to communicate to each other about their research and work. Lightning Talks by GYA and NVs members will be presented in 3 parallel sessions.
Locations: Lightning Talks I: Lecture Room | Lightning Talks II: Members Room | Lightning Talks III: NAS 125
16:30 – 17:30
Working Group Meetings
Internal Session – Parallel meetings: Working Groups come together to discuss, plan and outline the coming year.
Location: NAS 114, NAS 119, NAS 123
18:00 – 22:00
Gala Dinner
GYA members and alumni, New Voices members, and invited guests only
External location: French Embassy
Thursday, 9 May 2024Public Conference Day
08:00 – 10:00
Breakfast with the Science Diplomats Club
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
10:00 – 10:15
Break
Location: Great Hall
10:15 – 11:15
Keynote
Frances Colon (Senior Director, International Climate Policy at American Progress)
Public Session
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
11:15 – 11:30
Break
Location: Great Hall
11:30 – 12:30
Plenary Panel III – Science Innovation, Transformation, or Both
Public Session
This session will discuss the basic difference between science innovation and transformation and the intricate process needed, through multi-stakeholder partnerships (such as university-industry collaborations and public-private partnerships), to establish innovative and transformative science and how to deal with challenges that hinder such progress.
Moderator:
- Alison Sheets-Singer (Biomechanics, Nike Sport Research Lab; former New Voices Co-Chair)
Speakers:
- Derya Baran (Professor, KAUST, Saudia Arabia; GYA Member)
- Timothy Jones (Founder and Managing Principal, TBJ Investments)
- Mohamed Abdel-Kader (Chief Innovation Officer, USAID)
- Ourania Kosti (Executive Director, InterAcademy Partnership)
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
12:30 – 14:30
parallel sessions
parallel sessions
12:30 – 14:30
Lunch
GYA Members & Alumni and invited VIP guests only
Location: West Court
Lunch with the Editors
The GYA Open Science working group invites GYA members to join their lunch with journal editors Jianhong Zhou (Senior Editor at PLoS ONE) and Yamini Dalal (ELife’s Deputy Editor), to discuss in an informal setting matters relating to Open Science.
The Open Science Working Group’s card-board Fair poster will be displayed on the table for members to find the group. No registration needed.
Location: West Court
Women in Science for Peace
Lunchtime workshop (13:00 – 14:30)
Workshop descriptions and registration (required for participation) here: AGM Workshops
Location: Members Room
14:30 – 16:30
US Partnership Expo
This networking event brings together stakeholders from science and research institutions, science policy organisations, foundations, academies and other organisations from across the United States.
Location: Lecture Room, East Court
16:30 – 18:20
Reception and Musical Performance
All expo attendees and presenters are invited to join an open reception with refreshments to be followed by a musical performance in the Kavli Auditorium.
Location: West Court, Fred Kavli Auditorium
18:45 – 19:45
EC Elections
Internal Session
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
Friday, 10 May 2024Internal GYA Day
08:00 – 08:45
Breakfast
Location: West Court
09:00 – 10:30
Plenary – Future of the GYA
AGM session
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
10:30 – 11:00
Break
Location: Great Hall
11:00 – 13:00
Plenary – Future of the GYA
AGM session
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
Location: West Court
14:00 – 16:00
End-of-AGM GYA Business
EC-EC business transition meeting
Location to be added.