ISIS International Women’s Day Symposium 8th- 9th March 2022

Venue: Milton Hill House Hotel (near Didcot, Oxfordshire) or online via Zoom
Theme: Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

​This event will be a celebration of International Women's Day and the role of ISIS in sustainability-focused research. We invite members of our user community to contribute talks about work within the broad theme of sustainability, including research that is carried out by, led by and/or inspired by women. We aim to put together a diverse program of science-focused talks and will have a session of short “flash presentations" targeted towards giving students an opportunity to share their work with a wider audience. There will also be a panel discussion around the central theme of the meeting, highlighting the contributions of and challenges facing women in our community. A celebration dinner will be held on the evening of the 8th March.

Confirmed speakers include:

KEYNOTE: Professor Emma Kendrick (University of Birmingham)

Dr Asel Sartbaeva (University of Bath)
Dr Alisyn Nedoma (University of Sheffield)
Dr Emily Draper (University of Glasgow)
Dr Eve Wildman (University of Aberdeen)
Dr Genoveva Burca (ISIS)

​Panellists include:
Dr Victoria Garcia Sakai (ISIS) [Discussion Facilitator]
Dr Sarah Rogers (ISIS)
Dr Silvia Imberti (ACS Publishing)
Dr Emily Reynolds (ISIS/Faraday Institution)
​Hayley Cavanagh (ISIS)
Prof. Roger Eccleston (Director - ISIS)

Please note that this meeting is open to everyone, and we particularly encourage participation from students and early career researchers.

Please register by completing the short form here: https://forms.office.com/r/HRRMNGXiLr. Registration will close on Sunday 13thFebruary 2022.

More information can be found on the website: https://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/International-Women%27s-Day-Symposium.aspx