EDIG Conference Programme

Session 1: Where have we come from?

The schedule of talks for Session 1 are listed below (times are shown in GMT).

12.00 pm. Launch of the EDIG conference (Prof. Murray Hitzman).
12.05 pm. Background to EDIG: Who we are (Aileen Doran).
12.15 pm. EDIG survey results summary (Dr. Jess Franklin).
12.30 pm. Introduction to session 1 (Dr. Fergus McAuliffe)
12.40 pm. Geoscience and the questions of inclusivity: A historical perspective (Prof. Pratik Chakrabarti).
12.55 pm. 50 years in geo. How far we’ve come & how far we need to go (Prof. Suzanne O’Connell).
1.10 pm. Under-represented, not rare: We are here (Dr. Hendratta Ali).
1.25 pm. Translating lived experiences and why this matters (Nicole Doucette).
1.40 pm. Stronger together (title to be confirmed) (Dr. Rocío Caballero-Gill).
1.55 pm. Panel discussion.
2.30 pm. End of session 1.

Session 2: Where are we now?

The schedule of talks for Session 2 are listed below (times are shown in GMT).

3.00 pm. Introduction to session 2 (Hazel Gibson).
3.10 pm. Challenging inappropriate workplace behaviours as allies & bystanders for a safe, respectful & inclusive workplaces (Susan Lomas).
3.20 pm. Race and racism: underrepresented groups in geoscience (Dr. Kuheli Dutt).
3.30 pm. Disability/ableism including mental health (Martin Griffen).
3.40 pm. Navigating and succeeding in rocky spaces with a brown face (Dr. Anjana Khatwa).
3.50 pm. Socio-economic status & mental health (title to be confirmed) (Dr. Brooke Johnson).
4.00 pm. LGBTQ+ (to be confirmed)
4.10 pm. Intersectionality of challenges (title to be confirmed) (Alejandra Gomez Correa).
4.20 pm. Panel discussion.
5.00 pm. End of session 2.

Session 3: Where are we going?

The schedule of talks for Session 3 are listed below (times are shown in GMT).

12.00 pm. EDIG Day 2 introduction (Dr. Anna Bidgood).
12.10 pm. Introduction by session chair (Dr. Sarah Gordon).
12.20 pm. Early career professional: Shaping the future of geoscience (Lucy Crane).
12.30 pm. Inclusive academia: A pipeline to industry (Prof. Ben Mapani).
12.40 pm. Accountability in reporting (to be confirmed).
12.50 pm. An audit for action: BAME representation in the geosciences (Ben Fernando).
1.00 pm. Six simple steps to make fieldwork more accessible and inclusive (Anya Lawrence).
1.10 pm. Panel discussion.
2.00 pm. End of conference wrap up and future steps closing remarks (Aileen Doran).

Workshop: Unconscious Bias

This will be an interactive workshop and is being tailored for our event using our recent survey data. This workshop will be run by Yasmin Sheikh, founder of Diverse Matters (www.diversematters.org).

Topics included in the workshop are:

What is unconscious bias?
Inclusive language and behaviour.
Microaggressions - what are these?
How to create inclusive and accessible spaces.

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