APS-IDEA Town Hall
Date and Time
Thursday, May 19, 2022, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or
Thursday, May 19, 2022, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
The meeting will take place on Zoom.
Introduction and Overview
The APS Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (APS-IDEA) is an APS Innovation Fund initiative with a mission of empowering the physics community to enact strategies for improving equity, diversity, and inclusion. View the APS-IDEA page.
Come share your thoughts and ideas on the direction of APS-IDEA over the next three to five years. This virtual Town Hall is limited to APS-IDEA network teams.
All APS-IDEA participants are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct for APS Meetings.
Agenda
APS-IDEA Town Hall Meeting
Both meetings will take place on Zoom and Slido.
Teams can join the zoom meeting starting at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET, respectively.
Town Hall Goals:
- Get clear feedback on what our program design should look like for the next academic year, prioritizing input from the teams about their needs.
- Identify resources needed to implement and explore possible sources of funding and other in-kind resources.
Town Hall I
Thursday, May 19, 2022 • 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
| times | event schedule coming soon |
| 10:00 - 10:10 a.m. | Welcome and Framing of the Day Speaker: Erika Brown Moderator: Ed Bertschinger |
| 10:10 - 10:20 a.m. | APS-IDEA Facilitators: Insight and Ideas from the Network Speaker: Michelle Lollie Moderator: Tassia Ferriera |
| 10:20 - 10:30 a.m. | Project Design Ideas from the APS-IDEA Steering Committee Speaker: Monica Plisch Moderator: Crystal Bedley |
| 10:30 - 11:05 a.m. | Breakout: Reactions to Project Design Ideas |
| 11:05 - 11:15 a.m. | Break |
| 11:15 - 11:35 a.m. | Report Out on Breakout Discussion Moderators: Geoff Potvin & Chandra Turpen |
| 11:35 - 11:55 a.m. | Open Discussion Moderators: Geoff Potvin & Chandra Turpen |
| 11:55 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks Speaker: Erin Scanlon |
Town Hall II
Thursday, May 19, 2022 • 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET
| times | event schedule coming soon |
| 6:00 - 6:10 p.m. | Welcome and Framing of the Day Speaker: Ed Bertschinger Moderator: Erika Brown |
| 6:10 - 6:20 p.m. | APS-IDEA Facilitators: Insight and Ideas from the Network Speakers: Dessie Clark Moderator: Margaret Bailey |
| 6:20 - 6:30 p.m. | Project Design Ideas from the APS-IDEA Steering Committee Speaker: Jessica Esquivel Moderator: Courtney Ngai |
| 6:30 - 7:05 p.m. | Breakout: Reactions to Project Design Ideas |
| 7:05 - 7:15 p.m. | Break |
| 7:15 - 7:35 p.m. | Report Out on Ideas Moderator: Jesús Pando & TBD |
| 7:35 - 7:55 p.m. | Open Discussion Moderator: Jesús Pando & TBD |
| 7:55 - 8:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks Speaker: Michelle Lollie |
This project is sponsored by the APS Innovation Fund, AIP Diversity Action Fund, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and private donations.
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