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Last updated: November 1, 2019

Day 1: October 14, 2019

8:30am

Alessandra Aloisi, Welcome to STScI

8:45am

Dara Norman, [.pptx], Importance of Participating in the Decadal Process: How to be Heard

9:15am

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Overview of the Astro2020 APC Process, State of the Profession Review

9:30am

Ivelina Momcheva, Long-term Trends in the Astronomical Workforce 

10:00am

Break

10:30amNicolle Zellner, the CSWA White Papers 

11:00am

Karen Knierman, Accessible Astronomy: Highlights from the Astro2020 APC White Paper on the Status and Retention of Astronomers with Disabilities.

11:30am

Lunch

1:00pm

 Bryan Mendez, Full Spectrum

1:30pm

Jane Rigby, LGBTQIA+ inclusion in astronomy: a status report

2:00pm

Lyndele von Schill and Jessica Harris, 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

3:00pmBreak

3:30pm

Aparna Venkatesan, [PDF], Collaboration with Integrity: Indigenous Knowledge in 21st Century Astronomy 

4:00pmJason Nordhaus, Removing Barriers for Deaf Participation in Astronomy

4:30pm

Ellen Bechtol, The Multimessenger Diversity Network: Creating diverse and inclusive science collaborations 

5:00pm

Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi, Training Teachers in rural areas in Peru

5:30pm

End of Day 1

7:00pm

Dinner at R House, Baltimore, MD


Day 2: October 15, 2019

8:00amBrandon HilliardThe Value of Minority-Specific Fellowship Programs in Astronomy
8:30amLaura LopezDemographic Effects of Removing the Physics GRE Requirement for Graduate Admission

9:00am

Marcel Agüeros, Angela Speck, and Rachel Ivie, 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

10:00amBreak

10:30am

Kelle Cruz, Lessons from Astropy Code of Conduct

11:00am

Garry Foran, The Power of Listening to your Data: Opening doors and enhancing discovery using sonification

11:30amLunch

1:00pm

Noreen Grice, Touch the Stars, Touch the Universe: Reflections on Making Astronomy Accessible to Blind and Visually Impaired Learners

1:30pm

Mia Bovill, Universal Design for Neurodiversity

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