International Conference of Young Scientists &
Anniversary Annual General Meeting of the Global Young Academy
29 April – 3 May 2019 | Public days: 1 – 3 May 2019 | Halle (Saale), Germany, at the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
The GYA Anniversary International Conference of Young Scientists and Annual General Meeting celebrates the 10th anniversary of the GYA. Recognizing that the GYA thrives from the activities of its 200 members and builds on the work of its over 200 alumni, particularly alumni and founding members were invited to play an active role at this Anniversary AGM.
The conference theme was: Re-enlightenment? Truth, reason and science in a global world
Pictures from the event can be viewed on the GYA Flickr site: GYA AGM 2019
See a full report of the GYA AGM and International Conference here (PDF): AGM and Conference Report 2019
A special thank you to those GYA members who helped design and organize the meeting, as well as to the numerous cooperating partners and funding institutions who made this event possible: German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, InterAcademy Partnership, Volkswagen Stiftung, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Stiftung, Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD), German Research Foundation, International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA), Stiftung Kulturelle Erneuerung, Kunstmuseum Moritzburg und Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle Institute for Economic Research, Die Junge Akademie, Interdisciplinary Centre for European Enlightenment Studies, Francke Foundations, City of Halle (Saale), Region Saxony-Anhalt, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. The Global Young Academy also gratefully acknowledges core funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.