November 18 and 19, 2022
Hosted by
Charles Macdonald, Dean of Science, Dalhousie University,
Robert van den Hoogen, Chair of Science Atlantic and Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, StFX, and
Lois Whitehead, Executive Director, Science Atlantic
This event is free to attend and open to all!
Meeting Schedule and Resources
All sessions will be held in the Steele Ocean Sciences Building, as well as accessible through virtual platforms. All times are listed in AST.
Friday, November 18
Note: Saint Mary’s University is hosting a gathering for Deans of Arts, Science, and Social Sciences, 1:00-2:30 pm. For details, please contact Mary I. Ingraham, SMU Dean of Arts. Saint Mary’s is about a 20 minute walk from Dal’s Ocean Sciences Building (map).
3:00-4:00 pm: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Panel (open to all)
Advocacy in STEM Spaces: A Fireside Chat
4:00-6:00 pm: Reception and Annual Business Meeting (open to all)
6:30-8:00 pm: Dinner and separate meetings for Institutional Reps (Deans/equivalent) and Division Chairs
8:00-9:00 pm: Joint meeting of IRs and Chairs
9:00 pm: Social Event
Saturday, November 19
9:30-11:30 am: Strategic Planning workshop, facilitated by Lisa Tilley, Uprise Consulting
Participants: Institutional Reps (Deans or equivalent), Division Chairs, Board and Strategic Planning Committee members. If you are interested in participating but are not involved in one of the groups listed, please email Lois Whitehead.
11:45 am-1:15 pm: Lunch and Science Communication Panel (open to all)
Science Communication as a Core Competency for the Next Generation of Scientists and Change Makers
- In-person seats filled
- Panelist and topic information
- Virtual Meeting Link
1:15-1:30 pm: Closing
Proxy Form (for Institutional Representatives):
Accommodations:
1515 South Park Street
Halifax, NS B3J 2L2
Tel: (902) 423-6331
www.lordnelsonhotel.ca
Thursday, November 25
Friday, November 26
In this session, members of Science Atlantic’s new EDI Action Committee will meet with SA Division Committee Chairs and conference organizers to highlight some upcoming events and initiatives, and to engage attendees in discussion about how the EDI Action Committee can support the Divisions and conference organizers in looking at their activities through an EDI lens.
Meeting room:
- Access the EDI Meeting Room (https://sciatl.org/2021-AMM-private).
30 minute break.
Access the celebrations:
- Join in Gather.town (http://sciatl.org/SA60th-Gather)
- Watch livestream on Facebook
30 minute break.
In summer 2020, we spoke with Atlantic Canadian faculty about their experiences in the post-secondary STEM community with the goal of learning how Science Atlantic might be able to both broaden and enhance community engagement.
To understand how the new faculty experience could be enhanced, we asked participants to think in retrospect about what they would have benefitted from as new faculty. From their responses, we’ve developed four key areas in which supports for new faculty could be strengthened.
This workshop will include a brief presentation of the findings, followed by breakout discussions to brainstorm ways the
Atlantic post-secondary STEM community can support new faculty.
Meeting room:
- Access the Broadening Horizons Workshop (https://sciatl.org/2021-AMM-private).
Materials:
Tentative Schedule (all times AST)
Thursday, November 25 | |
3:00-4:00 pm | Annual Members Meeting
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4:00-5:00 pm | Institutional Representatives Session (Deans and IRs only) |
4:00-5:00 pm | Division Chairs Session (Committee Chairs only) |
5:00-5:30 pm | Joint IRs and Chairs Session |
Friday, November 26 | |
8:00 am-8:00 pm | Gather.town open
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10:00-11:15 am | Embedding EDI in Science Atlantic Conferences (for Committee Chairs, IRs, and conference organizers) |
11:45-12:30 pm | 60th Anniversary Celebration in Gather.town (all welcome) |
12:30-1:00 pm | Lunch |
1:00-2:30 pm | Broadening Horizons Workshop: Enhancing the New Faculty Experience (all welcome) |