The first ever Black in Geoscience Week will be taking place from Sunday 6th September–Saturday 12th September. Most activities will take place on social media (follow along on the hashtags #BlackInGeoscience and #BiG). We also have a number of live events happening which you can join in with on Zoom or YouTube – registration links below! We’ll be adding to this document throughout the week, so keep checking back.
Sunday 6th September: Diversity in #BiG
Monday 7th September: Geosphere (register for all panels here: https://bit.ly/3jKIdKm)
- 11:00 AM EDT (UTC-4:00): Pursuing an education and career in geoscience live panel (Zoom)
- 2:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): We rock! Highlighting research areas in geoscience live panel (Zoom)
- 4:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): #Georacism live panel (Zoom)
Tuesday 8th September: Atmosphere
- 11:00 AM EDT (UTC-4:00): Barriers faced in atmospheric careers live panel (Zoom)
- 4:00 PM-6:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): Hangout for atmospheric scientists live chat (Zoom invited chat)
Wednesday 9th September: Biosphere
- 11:00 AM EDT (UTC-4:00); #BlackInBiosphereIsEverywhere discussion (YouTube)
- 7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): #BlackInTheMud live roundtable discussion (Zoom; register here)
Thursday 10th September: Hydrosphere
- 10:00 AM EDT (UTC-4:00): Decolonising geoscience live panel (Zoom)
Friday 11th September: Exosphere
Saturday 12th September: #BiG Global
- 4:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): Experiences of Africans and the Diaspora in the geosciences live panel (Zoom)