Scientific Calendar Event



Description
An ICTP Online Meeting

Communications skills, professional inter- and intra-personal skills, and career management are all much easier to learn and benefit from when taught explicitly rather than picked up casually in the course of technical training. This workshop is designed for scientists of all ages interested in being more successful scientists, colleagues, and mentors.
 
Topics
  • Scientific Presenting
  • Scientific Writing & Editing
  • Communications Barriers
  • Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
  • Mentoring
  • Decision Making & Leadership
  • Career Planning & Advancement
  • Networking
  • Cross-Cultural Collaboration
  • Social Mediafor Scientists
  • Getting & Giving Feedback
  • Building Effective Work Cultures
  • Customizing Messaging for Audiences
  • Conflict Management
  • Science Diplomacy & Policy
  • Science Outreach & Engagement

Call for participants: Scientists of all ages are welcome to apply. This workshop is suitable for PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, early career scientists, and senior scientists looking to become better managers and mentors, and teach professional skills to their mentees.

Registration: There is no registration fee.
 

Go to day
  • Monday, 23 May 2022
    • 13:00 - 16:30
      • 13:00 Opening Remarks 5'
        Speaker: Atish DABHOLKAR (Director, ICTP, Italy)
      • 13:05 Introduction to the Training 5'
        Speaker: Stephane KENMOE (Duisberg Essen University, Germany)
      • 13:10 Communications Basics & Feedback Basics 1h20'
        Speaker: Kelsey CALHOUN (ICTP, Italy)
        Material: Slides
      • 14:30 Coffee Break 30'
        Optional discussion on Wonder.Me
      • 15:00 Self-Assessing and Skill Development 1h30'
        If you already have specific questions regarding communications and professional skill development, please bring them to this session so they can be gathered and distributed to the appropriate speakers to be addressed during their sessions.
        Speaker: Kelsey CALHOUN (ICTP, Italy)
        Material: Slides
  • Tuesday, 24 May 2022
    • 13:00 - 16:30
      • 13:00 Career Advancement through Effective Communication and Negotiation 1h30'
        Speaker: Pushpalatha MURTHY (Michigan Technological University, USA)
      • 14:30 Coffee Break 30'
        Optional discussion on Wonder.Me
      • 15:00 Five Things Scientists Should Know About Scientific Outreach 1h30'
        Speaker: Luc ALLEMAND (Afriscitech, France)
  • Wednesday, 25 May 2022
    • 13:00 - 16:30
      • 13:00 Inclusive Leadership and Networking for Career Advancement 1h30'
        Speaker: Pushpalatha MURTHY (Michigan Technological University, USA)
      • 14:30 Coffee Break 30'
        Optional discussion on Wonder.Me
      • 15:00 How to Tell a Story in a Scientific Paper 1h30'
        Speaker: Shobhana NARASIMHAN (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India)
        Material: Slides
  • Thursday, 26 May 2022
    • 13:00 - 16:30
      • 13:00 Uncovering Bias in Science - Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matters for Good Science 1h30'
        Speaker: Aditi RAGHURAM (Act for Work, Germany)
      • 14:30 Coffee Break 30'
        Optional discussion on Wonder.Me
      • 15:00 Effective Communication in Science Collaborations: Diverse Forms of Teamwork 1h30'
        Speaker: Darko DONEVSKI (SISSA, Italy)
  • Friday, 27 May 2022
    • 13:00 - 16:30
      • 13:00 Taking Science to Education, Policy, and Politicians 1h30'
        Speaker: Taking Science to Education, Policy, and Politicians (Raïssa MALU, Investing In People, Democratic Republic of Congo)
      • 14:30 Coffee Break 30'
        Optional discussion on Wonder.Me
      • 15:00 How to Prepare and Give Memorable and Effective Scientific Presentations 1h30'
        Speaker: Milka KOSTIC (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA)