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.

APS-IDEA logo

Speakers & Committees

Past Events

APS-IDEA Virtual Meeting (February/March 2022)

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.