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2020 BIST Conference: Building a Sustainable World Together

Symposium From 26/10/2020 at 16:30 to 29/10/2020 at 18:00 | Online Event

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Once more, the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) invites its entire community and its various stakeholders and partners to meet at its annual conference to discuss the latest developments in an area of priority for BIST research, this year focusing on sustainability.

Under the title Buiding a sustainable world together, the 2020 BIST Conference programme includes two round-tables with BIST researchers working on nano-bioengineering for pollution remediation and on clean energy, and a debate with representatives from all BIST centres on how to turn research institutes into more sustainable organisations themselves.

One of the keynote speakers is Philip Ball, renowned scientific writer —chemist and physicist by training — who has written several books and many articles on how science should and can confront big social challenges.

The 2020 BIST Conference programme also includes three satellite sessions on closing the gender gap in research, the future of science communication, and engaging institutes in sustainable research.

Conference attendees will also get the chance to hear the directors of the BIST centres discuss key questions in research and sustainability throughout day.

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 BIST Conference will be held online.

Programme

Note that you will have to register to each day separately.

October 26 Register for Oct 26 session

16.30h – 18.00h

Roundtable: Closing the Gender Gap in Research: Collective Challenges Ahead

Moderator: Toni Pou (Journalist)

Speakers:

Isabelle Vernos (CRG)
Núria Montserrat (IBEC)
María García-Parajo (ICFO)
Mónica H. Pérez-Temprano (ICIQ)
Néus Domingo (ICN2)
Neus Prats (IRB Barcelona)
Nuria Bayó (BIST)

BIST and its centres have undertaken several activities and built programmes for closing the gender gap, with some encouraging results. Some of these accomplishments and remaining challenges will be discussed. [+]

October 27 Register for Oct 27 session

16.30h – 18.00h

Roundtable: The Future of Science Communication

Moderator: Àlex Argemí, Head of Marketing and Communication, ICN2

Speakers:

New formats, new audiences, by Jorge Cham, Cartoonist
What about brands? by Berta Roca, Founder and CEO of BertaRoca&Co
How to handle uncertainty from scientific communication, by Frank Kupper, Associate Professor Science Communication & Public Engagement (Athena Institute – VU Amsterdam)

New target audiences and new delivery formats, branding tendencies and how to deal with uncertainty as science communicators and researchers will be discussed. [+]

October 28 Register for Oct 28 session

16.30h – 18.00h

Roundtable: How to Engage Research Institutes in Sustainable Research

Moderator: Xavier Gabarrell (ICTA-UAB)

Speakers:

Donate Weghorn (CRG)
Teresa Sanchís (IBEC)
Marta Ventosa (ICIQ)
Andrea Bonaccini (ICN2)
Gonzalo Merino (IFAE)
Tiago Bothelo (IRB Barcelona)

Sustainability in the day-to-day activity and management of research institutes will be discussed. Challenges and best practices will be shared along with examples of solutions from within and outside the BIST Community. [+]

October 29 Register for Conference – Oct 29

9.30h	Presentation – Elisabet Romero (ICIQ), Conference Technical Programme Chair
9.45h	Welcome – Gabby Silberman, Director General of BIST
10.00h – 11.00h	Keynote speech Dr. Esther Alarcón Lladó, 3D-Photovoltaics Group Leader at AMOLF (The Netherlands)
11.00h – 12.15h	Roundtable I:*MOFs, a Powerful Framework for Pollution Remediation*