Program

Keynote talks (Pre-recorded, available early)

• Communication after a disaster: from Fukushima to CoVID-19 pandemic — Sae Ochi (Lecturer, Jikei University)

• How to get support for your science — Hitoshi Murayama (Principal Investigator, IPMU/MacAdams Professor of Physics, University of California, Berkeley/Faculty Senior Staff, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

• Scientists' and Producers' Happy Marriage: How we can be Collaborators — Yuri Sudo (Senior producer, NHK)

• Making a Conference Inclusive — Kumiko Usuda-Sato (Outreach Scientist, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)

• Science for policy: from evidence to action — Chloe Hill (Policy Officer, European Geophysical Union)

• Levelling the playing field — Claudia Alves de Jesus-Rydin (Senior Programme Officer, European Research Council)

• Using poetry and games to develop dialogue between scientists and non-scientists — Sam Illingworth (Senior Lecturer, University of Western Australia)

• Science, media and storytelling — Jacopo Pasotti (Freelance science journalist)

• Science Education in the 21st Century — Sun Kwok (Honorary Professor, University of British Columbia)

• No Longer Optional: Why Scientists Must Engage With Political Society — Casey Dreier (Chief Advocate & Senior Space Policy Adviser, Planetary Society)

• Building a Purposefully Compassionate Science Community in Covid-times — Pamela Gay (Senior Education and Communication Specialist and Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute)

• Supporting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in STEM Fields — Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux (Chief Institutional Research Officer at the California Institute of Technology)

Mon. Jan. 25 (Day 1)

Asia-Pacific

• 1400 JST: Opening Agenda and Recap

• 1415 JST: Q&A featuring:

  • Sae Ochi (Associated talk: Communication after a disaster: from Fukushima to CoVID-19 pandemic)

  • Yuri Sudo (Associated talk: Scientists' and Producers' Happy Marriage: How we can be Collaborators)

  • Kumiko Usuda-Sato (Associated talk: Making a Conference Inclusive)

  • Hitoshi Murayama (Associated talk: How to get support for your science)

• 1515 JST: Break

• 1530-1630 JST: Mini Breakout Discussions

Europe/Africa

• 1400 CET: Opening Agenda and Recap

• 1415 CET: Q&A featuring:

  • Chloe Hill (Associated talk: Science for policy: from evidence to action)

  • Claudia Alves de Jesus-Rydin (Associated talk: Levelling the playing field)

  • Sam Illingworth (Associated talk: Using poetry and games to develop dialogue between scientists and non-scientists)

  • Jacopo Pasotti (Associated talk: Science, media and storytelling)

• 1515 CET: Break

• 1530-1630 CET: Mini Breakout Discussions

Americas

• 1400 EST: Opening Agenda and Recap

• 1415 EST: Q&A

  • Sun Kwok (Associated talk: Science Education in the 21st Century)

  • Casey Dreier (Associated talk: No Longer Optional: Why Scientists Must Engage With Political Society)

  • Pamela Gay (Associated talk: Building a Purposefully Compassionate Science Community in Covid-times)

  • Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux (Associated talk: Supporting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in STEM Fields)

• 1515 EST: Break

• 1530-1630 EST: Mini Breakout Discussions

Tues. Jan 26 (Day 2) and Wed. Jan 27 (Day 3)

Asia-Pacific

• 1400 JST: Opening Agenda and Recap

• 1415 JST: Breakout Discussions (1 of 2)

• 1515 JST: Break

• 1530-1630 JST: Breakout Discussions (2 of 2)

Europe/Africa

• 1400 CET: Opening Agenda and Recap

• 1415 CET: Breakout Discussions (1 of 2)

• 1515 CET: Break

• 1530-1630 CET: Breakout Discussions (2 of 2)

Americas

• 1400 EST: Opening Agenda and Recap

• 1415 EST: Breakout Discussions (1 of 2)

• 1515 EST: Break

• 1530-1630 EST: Breakout Discussions (2 of 2)

Thurs. Jan 28 (Day 4, Final Day)

Asia-Pacific

• 1400 JST: Opening Agenda and Recap

• 1415 JST: Panel Discussion, featuring:

  • David Kornhauser, Moderator (Director, Global Communication, Kyoto University)

  • Elizabeth Tasker (Associate Professor, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency)

  • Daishi Matsukura (Founder & CEO; wov, inc.)

  • Chaitanya Giri (Fellow of Space and Ocean Studies, Gateway House)

  • Rieko Takahashi (Curator, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), Tokyo)

• 1545-1600 JST: Closing and Future Agenda

Europe/Africa

• 1400 CET: Opening Agenda and Recap

• 1415 CET: Panel Discussion, featuring:

  • Alex Penn, Moderator (Senior Research Fellow, University of Surrey)

  • Mirjana Pović (Professor of Physics, Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute and Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía)

  • Simonetta Fraschetti (Professor in Ecology, University of Naples Frederico II)

  • Ana Arana Antelo (Advisor to the Deputy Director General, Directorate General "Research and Innovation", European Commission)

  • Pedro Russo (Assistant professor of Astronomy & Society, Leiden University)

• 1545-1600 CET: Closing and Future Agenda

Americas

• 1400 EST: Opening Agenda and Recap

• 1415 EST: Panel Discussion, featuring:

  • Caleb Scharf, Moderator (Director of Astrobiology, Columbia University)

  • Emily T. Cloyd (Director, Center for Public Engagement, American Association for the Advancement of Science)

  • Tony Baylis (Director, Office of Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Programs, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

  • Farah Qaiser (Science communicator)

  • Craig McClain (Executive Director, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium)

• 1545-1600 EST: Closing and Future Agenda