{"id":6341,"date":"2024-11-27T22:22:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T03:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iai.int\/step-conferences\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:45:15","slug":"step-conferences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iai.int\/en\/step-fellowship\/step-conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"STeP Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/administrador\/assets\/images\/ckfinder\/files\/ok%202024%20STeP%20CONFERENICA%20PARA%20WEB(1).jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>Registration is closed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Registration closes on January 31, 2024<\/p>\n\n<p>*This conference is only open to current IAI STeP Fellows.\u00a0 For more information on the IAI STeP Fellowship Program, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/en\/step\">https:\/\/iai.int\/en\/step\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>The 2024 IAI Science Technology and Policy (STeP) Leadership Conference brings together current Fellows (Generation 2 &amp; 3) to the UNESCO World Heritage Site: Antigua, Guatemala, under this year\u2019s theme: Consensus and inclusion for informed decision-making!\u00a0 This is a unique Inter-American conference for emerging leaders (early career researchers and policymakers) from diverse disciplines to deepen knowledge and skills in science diplomacy, transdisciplinary leadership, and science\/policy communication.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect at the 2024 STeP Leadership Conference &#8211; Consensus and inclusion for informed decision-making<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Mock Climate Change Negotiation:<\/strong>\u00a0Previous online sessions on negotiation and consensus-building theory bring us to this point where Fellows will participate over the course of the conference in a mock negotiation on a topic from COP28.\u00a0 We will also take the time to critique the experience and identify opportunities to make negotiation spaces more inclusive and effective.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Science Diplomacy Training and Project Forum:<\/strong>\u00a0Fellows will have time each day to work with their groups in preparation for the project forum on the final day of the conference.\u00a0 The Forum will be open to local stakeholders invited by the IAI.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Evidence-Based Mentorship Training:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cTo do things differently, we need strategic support.\u201d Each fellow will build their own professional ecosystem support map to aid in 1) Career Advancement 2) Getting Your Work Done and 3) Well-Being and strategize how to take advantage of their network and get the work\/life balance we deserve.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Moving Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach:<\/strong>\u00a0Includes various sessions deepening on decolonization, participatory processes, and how Fellows would like to implement the STeP Leadership Statement.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Action STePs:<\/strong>\u00a0Daily opportunity to share\/learn what each Fellow is doing in their country\/host institution.\u00a0 This session is also communication training not just for the Fellow presenting but also for the Fellows in the audience to synthesize and draft social media posts based on flash talks from each Fellow.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past conferences<\/h2>\n\n<p>pending link to past conferences****************<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration is closed Registration closes on January 31, 2024 *This conference is only open to current IAI STeP Fellows.\u00a0 For more information on the IAI STeP Fellowship Program, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/iai.int\/en\/step\u00a0 The 2024 IAI Science Technology and Policy (STeP) Leadership Conference brings together current Fellows (Generation 2 &amp; 3) to the UNESCO World Heritage Site: Antigua, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8536,"parent":1733,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6341","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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