Event Type: Conference

The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) is pleased to announce news about the 2024 annual Summit.  Learn more.

On April 5-6, 2023, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center hosted the inaugural Science for All Summit at the Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill, NC. We look forward to hosting the second annual Science for All Summit on February 28-29, 2024. The Summit is a community convening to advance inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) in the fields … Read more

The Museum Computer Network (MCN) is thrilled to host their first in-person conference since 2019! This year, the conference will be testing some new models while recalling their past. Join MCN in Philadelphia for conference sessions, networking, and open spaces for conversation and collaboration. The conference features two days of sessions and our signature evening … Read more

The Women of Color Summit (WOCS) recognizes that, while critical to STEM fields, Women of Color are often underserved, under-resourced, and undervalued in their respective fields. The WOCS continues to raise awareness of both the common and the unique experiences of Women of Color as they navigate STEM careers while emphasizing the need to disaggregate WoC identities … Read more

For more than 100 years, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) has been opening science—opening pathways to discovery, opening greater awareness to address climate change, opening greater collaborations to lead to solutions and opening the fields and professions of science to a whole new age of justice equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. This year’s theme is: Wide. Open. … Read more

The 2023 Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA) Conference theme is Sankofa, which is a Ghanaian principle that means “to go back and get it.” It translates to san – to return, ko – to go, fa – to get/seek and represents the importance of learning from the past to improve the future. It was chosen as this year’s theme … Read more

“Coexistence” between humans and nature is no longer just an idyllic goal – it is now an imperative. Clearly, we have pushed the natural world onto a decidedly unnatural and perilous path. Focused on collective survival, global regeneration solutions need innovative collaborations – deploying revolutionary technological advances alongside traditional knowledge systems. This year’s Jackson Wild … Read more

As gathering places for conversation and exploration within our communities, museums are an important part of America’s cultural fabric. As part of its Our Shared Future: Reckoning with our Racial Past initiative, the Smithsonian Institution has partnered with the Science Museum of Minnesota to host and facilitate Museums Advancing Racial Justice, a three-day convening for professionals … Read more

The 2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting will be held in Denver Colorado, February 15-17, 2024.  The Annual Meeting theme, Toward Science Without Walls, will explore the consequences of barriers that currently fragment our community, separating us by discipline, approach, institution, nation, access, wealth, seniority, race, and gender. We will consider solutions, … Read more

For more than 50 years, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Annual Conference has been the premier meeting of the park and recreation community. Annual Conference attendees get an inside look at the latest products and services at the interactive Exhibit Hall, have the chance to connect with colleagues and experts in the field, … Read more