New Members meet in online Science Leadership Workshop
In preparation for the upcoming GYA 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) online, 34 particpants – mainly newly selected members – convened for an online Science Leadership Workshop in early May. Throughout the sessions, up to 12 seasoned GYA members (see below) joined as mentors. The workshop was designed to give participants space to reflect together […]
2020 (e-)AGM: from Kolkata to Whova
After many months of planning for a 2020 GYA in-person Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists in Kolkata, India, COVID-19 began to make its way around the world. With varying degrees of shutdowns, lock-downs and travel restrictions implemented in different countries and world regions, it became clear that 2020 would emerge […]
GYA members choose new leadership at Annual General Meeting
The Global Young Academy’s first-ever virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) successfully concluded on 12 June, and included the election of new leadership. To represent and lead them through the upcoming year, GYA members elected leaders hailing from South America, Africa, Asia and Europe – a majority of whom are women – to the Executive Committee […]
e-AGM and e-Conference
Global developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic have made planning for an in-person Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists unwise. The GYA is now planning for its first electronic AGM and Conference. While we truly regret not being able to come together in person, we also believe that the spirit of […]
GYA Anniversary Annual General Meeting and International Conference 2019
The Anniversary Annual General Meeting and International Conference of Young Scientists of the Global Young Academy – ‘Re-Enlightenment: Truth, reason and science in a global world’ – took place from 29 April – 3 May in Halle (Saale), Germany, at the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. The meeting celebrated 10 years of the GYA. Recognizing […]