Are you a student or early-career professional interested in science diplomacy? Are you part of a science diplomacy student group, club or course? Want to experience science diplomacy in action?
As a part of the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy’s ongoing Science Diplomacy Education Network (SciDipEd) initiative, please join us, along with the Science and Education Policy Association (SEPA), on September 13 for a stimulating pre-conference workshop to share practices and exchange perspectives on science diplomacy education and training and participate in a hands-on climate diplomacy negotiation simulation.
About SciDipEd
The Science Diplomacy Education Network (SciDipEd) is the platform bringing together educators and students at universities in the United States and around the world interested in formal and informal science diplomacy education. SciDipEd aims to advance the intellectual and practical foundations of educating about science diplomacy, support its expansion in formal and informal education settings, and serve as a hub to institutional and individual partners to stimulate the exchange of resources and ideas.
2018 Science Diplomacy & Leadership Workshop participants playing The Mercury Game, a negotiation simulation to learn about the role of science in international enviornmental policy making | Credit: Marga Gual Soler
About the World Climate Simulation
The World Climate simulation game is a role-play exercise that provides a unique opportunity to debate a real world science diplomacy concern by mimicking the UN climate change negotiations. During gameplay, participants will be immersed in negotiations requiring them to advocate for their own position while also taking into account the many competing interests that come into play during diplomacy and policy making. Alongside these collaborative negotiations, participants will have a chance to meet and network with peers while learning the science behind global climate change. Climate Interactive developed the World Climate simulation in partnership with Professor John Sterman at MIT.
About SEPA
The Science and Education Policy Association (SEPA) is a graduate student and postdoc-led organization among Weill Cornell, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and the Rockefeller University in New York City. The group educates scientists on the intersection of science and policy, explores science or education policy as a career path, and trains scientists to communicate to non-scientific audiences for advocacy and general public outreach.
SEPA, part of the National Science Policy Network, will be hosting its Annual Science Policy Symposium in New York City on November 10, 2018. Registration is open.
Agenda
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9:00 |
Welcome and Program Overview
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9:15 |
Introductions from science diplomacy student groups
Moderated by Marga Gual Soler, Senior Project Director, Center for Science Diplomacy, AAAS |
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10:30 |
Coffee break |
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10:45 |
Panel: "What Future for Young Science Diplomats?" This session aims to highlight how young practitioners from academia, government and the UN system can participate in science diplomacy in their respective fields:
Panelists:
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11:45 |
World Climate Simulation: Climate Science Presentation and Assignment of Groups Led by John Sterman (MIT) and the Science and Education Policy Association (SEPA) |
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12:15 |
Lunch (on your own) |
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13:30 |
Simulation: Recap of game and first round negotiations |
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14:15 |
Simulation: Speeches, C-roads, and results |
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14:45 |
Coffee break |
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15:15 |
Simulation: second round negotiations |
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15:45 |
Simulation: Speeches, C-roads, results |
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16:30 |
Simulation: Debrief |
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17:30 |
Closing
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Registration for the pre-conference workshop is complimentary and does not include access to the Science Diplomacy 2018 conference. To attend the main conference on September 14 you must register separately.
By registering, you agree to participate for the full day and take part in the World Climate simulation and review the materials sent to you by the organizers in advance.