{"id":8652,"date":"2025-10-26T18:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T23:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iai.int\/?page_id=8652"},"modified":"2025-10-26T21:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T02:36:16","slug":"step-conference-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iai.int\/en\/step-fellowship\/step-conferencias-step\/step-conference-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"STeP Conference 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022 STeP Leadership in Science Diplomacy Workshop<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step2022-1024x641.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step2022-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step2022-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step2022-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step2022.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The first face-to-face meeting of the Inter-American network of Fellows from the IAI\u00a0 Science, Technology and Policy\u00a0 (STeP) Fellowship Program took place from November 12 to 15, 2022 in Punta del Este and Montevideo, Uruguay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AGENDA &amp; OUTCOMES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Leadership in Science Diplomacy Workshop was a welcome break from virtual professional development since the program&#8217;s inception in 2020. 30 fellows from 14 nationalities in the Americas were invited to learn and interact with each other alongside global experts from the new Advisory Board of IAI Science Diplomacy Center (SDC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the experience of this workshop, Fellows drafted a leadership statement later presented at the IAI Meeting of the Conference of the Parties in June 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop addressed the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Transdisciplinary Leadership<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The key principles of the TD Approach in the context of the IAI&#8217;s 30 years of global change research. A discussion on methodologies and stories\u00a0 from fellows\u00a0 highlighting their TD skills and experiences.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership Redefined: Using the ground rules created by Fellows in the previous sessions, Fellows worked together to challenge the current definition and examples of leadership. This experience then resulted in a draft leadership statement that embodies their vision of science diplomacy in the Americas, presented to members of the Global Research Council, also meeting in Montevideo. Fellows then shared the final version of the statement with the IAI Conference of Parties meeting in June 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"IAI STeP Fellows Statement on Leadership\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xKqiPBvzsOY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Science Diplomacy<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accident in a Marine Ecosystem off the Central American Coast! This science diplomacy simulation game allowed fellows to role play different stakeholders in a multilateral negotiation scenario.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Behavioural science in science diplomacy for consensus building.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Group Work and Project Presentations: Fellows met with their science diplomacy groups and continued to work on their projects due in January 2023. They practiced their communication skills by preparing a pitch to the SDC Advisory Board seeking expert feedback, mentorship and networking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s groups are working on the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Circular economy approaches to wastewater treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hydrogen for the Americas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stakeholder engagement to share data on the global health-climate change nexus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The \u201c30X30\u201d conservation ambition in the Americas and the Science Diplomacy opportunity for collective implementation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean transportation life cycle and energy\/mineral sources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microplastic pollution and global action aligned with behavior.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, contact\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mailto:step@dir.iai.int\/\">step@dir.iai.int<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 STeP Leadership in Science Diplomacy Workshop AGENDA &amp; OUTCOMES The Leadership in Science Diplomacy Workshop was a welcome break from virtual professional development since the program&#8217;s inception in 2020. 30 fellows from 14 nationalities in the Americas were invited to learn and interact with each other alongside global experts from the new Advisory Board [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8647,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8652","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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