Day 1: October 14, 2019 | |
8:30am | Alessandra Aloisi, Welcome to STScI |
8:45am | Dara Norman, Importance of Participating in the Decadal Process: How to be Heard |
9:15am | TBD, Overview of the Astro2020 APC Process, State of the Profession Review |
9:30am | Ivelina Momcheva, Long-term Trends in the Astronomical Workforce |
10:00am | Nicolle Zellner, the CSWA White Papers |
10:30am | Break |
11:00am | Bryan Mendez, Full Spectrum |
11:30am | Karen Knierman, Accessible Astronomy: Highlights from the Astro2020 APC White Paper on the Status and Retention of Astronomers with Disabilities. |
12:00pm | Jane Rigby, LGBTQIA+ inclusion in astronomy: a status report |
12:30pm | Lunch |
2:00pm | Lyndele von Schill, A Model Policy for Supporting Gender Transition in the Workplace |
2:30pm | Kristin Shahady, Creating Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) Forums to Engage Young Professionals and Graduate Students into AAS for Future Space Science Policy |
3:00pm | Kelle Cruz, Lessons from Astropy Code of Conduct |
3:30pm | Break |
4:00pm | Aparna Venkatesan, Collaboration with Integrity: Indigenous Knowledge in 21st Century Astronomy |
4:30pm | Ellen Bechtol, The Multimessenger Diversity Network: Creating diverse and inclusive science collaborations |
5:00pm | Daniella Gagliuffi, Training Teachers in rural areas in Peru |
5:30pm | End of Day 1 |
7:00pm | Dinner at R House, Baltimore, MD |
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Day 2: October 15, 2019 | |
| 8:00am | Brandon Hilliard, The Value of Minority-Specific Fellowship Programs in Astronomy |
| 8:30am | Laura Lopez, Demographic Effects of Removing the Physics GRE Requirement for Graduate Admission |
9:00am | Marcel Agüeros and Angela Speck, The AAS Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion in Astronomy Graduate Education |
9:15am | Panel on Undergraduate Education and Bridge-to-masters/phd programs , Amy Steele, Joseph Ribaudo, Marcel Agüeros, and Angela Speck |
10:00am | Break |
10:30am | Jason Nordhaus, Removing Barriers for Deaf Participation in Astronomy |
11:00am | Garry Foran, The Power of Listening to your Data: Opening doors and enhancing discovery using sonification |
11:30am | Noreen Grice, Touch the Stars, Touch the Universe: Reflections on Making Astronomy Accessible to Blind and Visually Impaired Learners |
12:00pm | Mia Bovill, Universal Design for Neurodiversity |
12:30pm | Lunch |
2:00pm | Adam Burgasser, Baltimore recommendations; Framing the discussion for renewing the Nashville recommendations |
3:30pm | End of Day 2 |
4:00-7:00pm | Workshop: Making Inclusive Workspaces |
