Diversity at Evolution 2020
In service to the goals of our three sponsoring societies (ASN, SSB, and SSE), the conference organizers and the Joint Meeting Committee are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our attendees. This commitment starts with our choice of the conference location as we will not schedule conferences in states with laws that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression at the time we sign contracts with the convention center and hotels. During the conference we strive to schedule social events that focus on inclusivity and networking. Following is a list of events that we plan to offer during Evolution 2020 in Cleveland, OH. If you have ideas for additional events or ways to improve existing ones please contact us.
Story Collider
The ASN/SSB/SSE are partnering with The Story Collider, a nonprofit that is dedicated to sharing true, personal stories about science. Story Collider works with storytellers from both inside and outside science to develop these stories and share them through their weekly podcast and live shows around the world. Since 2010, The Story Collider has produced 200+ shows and published 350+ episodes which now averages 130,000 monthly listens and has been download over nine million times! Stories from Outside the Distribution features personal accounts from a diverse group of evolutionary biologists.
The ASN/SSB/SSE are partnering with The Story Collider, a nonprofit that is dedicated to sharing true, personal stories about science. Story Collider works with storytellers from both inside and outside science to develop these stories and share them through their weekly podcast and live shows around the world. Since 2010, The Story Collider has produced 200+ shows and published 350+ episodes which now averages 130,000 monthly listens and has been download over nine million times! Stories from Outside the Distribution features personal accounts from a diverse group of evolutionary biologists.
'Flying solo' coffee mixer
The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council will organize a coffee break for people who attend the Evolution meeting without their lab group or advisor. The event is intended to provide networking for people who are "flying solo" at Evolution 2020.
The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council will organize a coffee break for people who attend the Evolution meeting without their lab group or advisor. The event is intended to provide networking for people who are "flying solo" at Evolution 2020.
LGBTQ and allies mixer and happy hour
This event will provide an opportunity to meet up with colleagues who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and otherwise queer, and to discuss LGBTQ experiences and representation in evolutionary biology. Allies supporting LGBTQ members are welcome to attend.
This event will provide an opportunity to meet up with colleagues who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and otherwise queer, and to discuss LGBTQ experiences and representation in evolutionary biology. Allies supporting LGBTQ members are welcome to attend.
Work-life balance mini workshop
We often feel like we need to fit a particular mold to succeed as scientists, but this attitude can limit both our personal and professional fulfillment. Thriving in graduate school and beyond requires orienting toward our deeper goals, developing strategies for effectiveness at work, and balancing personal and professional growth. This mini-workshop aimes to provide some strategies for breaking the mold and a forum for discussing challenges and opportunities in cultivating work-life balance.
We often feel like we need to fit a particular mold to succeed as scientists, but this attitude can limit both our personal and professional fulfillment. Thriving in graduate school and beyond requires orienting toward our deeper goals, developing strategies for effectiveness at work, and balancing personal and professional growth. This mini-workshop aimes to provide some strategies for breaking the mold and a forum for discussing challenges and opportunities in cultivating work-life balance.
Coffee mixer for parents with kids @ Evolution
This coffee break will be offered for parents with kids of any age at Evolution 2020. This is an opportunity meet and to network with other parents and chat about everything from science to things to do with kids in Cleveland. During Evolution 2020 we plan to offer childcare free of charge just as we did in 2019.
This coffee break will be offered for parents with kids of any age at Evolution 2020. This is an opportunity meet and to network with other parents and chat about everything from science to things to do with kids in Cleveland. During Evolution 2020 we plan to offer childcare free of charge just as we did in 2019.
Evolutionary biologists with disabilities coffee mixer
Interested in meeting fellow evolutionary biologists with disabilities and interested allies? Want to discuss increasing the inclusion and representation of disabled students and staff in our diverse field? This is a chance to meet informally with others interested in these topics, share experiences of disability in evolutionary biology, and increase inclusion around issues of disability as a community. Anyone at any career stage and level of ability (including allies) is welcome to come join.
Interested in meeting fellow evolutionary biologists with disabilities and interested allies? Want to discuss increasing the inclusion and representation of disabled students and staff in our diverse field? This is a chance to meet informally with others interested in these topics, share experiences of disability in evolutionary biology, and increase inclusion around issues of disability as a community. Anyone at any career stage and level of ability (including allies) is welcome to come join.
SSE GSAC undergraduate day at Evolution
The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council will sponsor 10 local undergraduate students to attend Evolution. This will be the first conference for these students and each will be partnered with a volunteer mentor to help answer questions before and during the conference.
The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council will sponsor 10 local undergraduate students to attend Evolution. This will be the first conference for these students and each will be partnered with a volunteer mentor to help answer questions before and during the conference.
Faculty-student networking lunch
The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council will organize small group networking lunches to facilitate interactions between students and faculty.Groups will be responsible for finding their own lunch venues and are capped at 5 students per faculty member, so student attendance may be limited to a first-come, first-serve basis.
The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council will organize small group networking lunches to facilitate interactions between students and faculty.Groups will be responsible for finding their own lunch venues and are capped at 5 students per faculty member, so student attendance may be limited to a first-come, first-serve basis.
Postdoc networking lunch
The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council will organize small group networking lunches to facilitate interactions among postdocs. Surveys will be sent to set up groups. Groups were responsible for finding their own lunch venues.
The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council will organize small group networking lunches to facilitate interactions among postdocs. Surveys will be sent to set up groups. Groups were responsible for finding their own lunch venues.