International Conference of Young Scientists and GYA Annual General Meeting 2021

Overview

The 2021 GYA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists will be held online from 1 – 4 June.

The public Conference on 2 June 2021 will address the topic ‘Trust in Science’. Programme, panel and speaker information can be found here: Annual International Conference of Young Scientists (globalyoungacademy.net)

The GYA internal Annual General Meeting from 1 – 4 June invites members and alumni to interact, network and work together on various platforms. Links, scheduling and more information will be sent directly to participants in the coming months.

The GYA 2021 virtual International Conference of Young Scientists will focus attention on these issues and on the important thematic areas of climate science and transforming food systems, for which public trust in science are central to future global developments.

Program

Transforming Food Systems: Public Trust and Engagement to Reach the UN SDGs

How can we increase public trust, understanding and engagement in a common effort to shift towards sustainable food production and consumption?

10:00 – 11:30 UTC, 02 June 2021

Science Policy Advice – Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic

How do we maintain a trusted scientist-to-public relationship for advising on public policy?

12:00 – 13:30 UTC, 02 June 2021

Improving Trust in Science through Communication

What is trustworthy, and how does trust depend on communication?

14:00 – 15:30 UTC, 02 June 2021

Building Trust with Open Science

What requirements does building trust place on the pursuit of science?

16:00 – 17:30 UTC, 02 June 2021