QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER — December 2020 |
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SRI Congress Deadlines, Registration, and
Host Opportunities
Early bird registration for online, in-person, and hybrid Congress engagement is available now on the website. For organizations that want to support their community's participation in this marquis sustainability event, discounted bulk ticket packages are also available. Reach out for a quote to build the package that works best for you!
We also encourage last minute submissions to our session proposal opportunity. Have an idea of how to advance action towards sustainability? Submit your session concept before the deadlines below.
And last, but not least, we are looking for innovative ways to gather in 2022 with our new hosting call. We are looking for a host or a consortium of hosts to partner with Belmont Forum and Future Earth on the 2022 delivery of SRI. Please consult the details on the SRI website and contact us with any questions.
Important SRI Information and Deadlines:
- Deadline for Session Proposal Submissions is December 15, 2020. Deadline for submissions in Mandarin, Japanese, French and Spanish is January 1, 2021.
- Sponsor an SRI2021 session, pre-Congress event or a full Congress day; many different sponsoring categories are available.
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Call for SRI2022 host(s) has now launched; applications are due March 31, 2021.
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Online Resources and Information |
We are happy to announce new additions to our online library of resources!
Together with Biodiversa, a Handbook on Biodiversity Scenarios has been produced that draws on a variety of resources, including the joint projects from the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services II cohort. This new guide provides examples of how to construct and use scenarios for decision making, including lessons learned.
To better inform potential funding partners and organizations leading the Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Actions (CRAs), we have developed three resource guides outlining the delivery and implementation from application through review and post-award monitoring and evaluation. All three documents aimed at Thematic Programme Offices and Groups of Program Coordinators are now available on the belmontforum.org Resources page.
And, if you haven't already, please visit the Belmont Forum YouTube Channel for video tutorials, data and digital object management training modules, and exciting vdieo narratives from current and recent CRA project teams. |
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1st Belmont Forum Virtual Plenary |
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To ensure the health and safety of our members, partners, and invited guests, the 2020 Belmont Forum Plenary Meeting was held online October 13-15. Attendees were able to navigate a packed agenda and make decisions about new CRA themes to scope in 2021. Members and partners also warmly welcomed Mountains Research Initiative as a new core partner. We look forward to meeting in person next year in Montevideo for an in-person plenary. |
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1st Belmont Forum Virtual Open House |
After planning and hosting more than 30 virtual events during the first few months of the global quarantine, the Belmont Forum Secretariat became quite efficient at convening groups for synthesis, valorization, and training. What was missing, though, was the informal, interpersonal engagement usually conducted during coffee breaks or social events at meetings.
As a first experiment, the Secretariat hosted a Virtual Open House, inviting funders and coordinators for a casual exchange to initiate and/or deepen our partnerships, explore our approaches to COVID-19, and discuss possible future collaborative opportunities, perhaps with an eye to SRI 2021. There was no agenda. It wasn't recorded and no minutes were taken. Organizations did not need to register.
The first open house went well with a number of funders and coordinators attending. It didn't take long for them to find a discussion rhythm that was not tightly scheduled to the minute. We will learn from and improve upon this first engagement and future open houses in 2021, including events aimed at awardees and a broader transdisciplinary community.
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Upcoming Events:
Pathways to Sustainability Proposals: under review
Sustainable Consumption and Production CRA Scoping: January 2021 (dates TBD)
Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress: 12-15 June 2021
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Welcome Amanda Shores and Meagan Postema to the BF Secretariat |
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Amanda Shores is an ecosystem geographic scientist with a transdisciplinary focus on water sustainability, industrial processes, and community vulnerability. She completed her Ph.D. training in 2017 at Colorado State University studying strategies for reducing water use and environmental contamination in the oil and gas sector. For her Post-Doctoral work, she functioned as the Program Manager for the Secondary Cities Initiative, a Dept. of State and Colorado State University collaboration focused on geospatial mapping and analysis of resources in rapidly expanding, resource-limited cities around the world. As an AAAS S&TP Fellow and a Belmont Forum Secretariat member, Amanda hopes to foster interorganizational collaboration and coproduction research principles that address water security and environmental challenges. |
Meagan Postema received her B.S. in Biomedical Sciences from Central Michigan University in 2012 and her Ph.D. in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology from Vanderbilt University in 2019. During graduate school, Meagan developed a passion for science education and STEM outreach at the K-12 level. She became involved with several local non-profits where she helped develop workshops and activities to foster excitement about science and an understanding of potential STEM career paths. This community involvement led to an interest in science policy and Meagan became involved in advocacy at the state level supporting heart and Alzheimer’s research. She is now a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the NSF where she is a contributed member of the Belmont Forum Secretariat. |
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The Belmont Forum thanks Judit Ungvari and Makyba Charles-Ayinde for their excellent contributions to the Belmont Forum Secretariat from 2018-2020. Among their many accomplishments, they led our transition to digital engagements in 2020 with poise and professionalism. Please join us in wishing them both well as they transition to exciting new positions. |
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Belmont Forum also wishes to thank Stephanie Thiebault from AllEnvi for her service on the Steering Committee and would like to welcome Anne-Hélène Prieur-Richard from ANR as the SC's newest member, starting in 2021. |
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Connect with the Belmont Forum on social media and online! |
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The Belmont Forum is looking to connect with you! Consult the calendar of events on our website, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Use the hashtag: #BelmontFunded in your online posts or tag us directly.
Reach out to us if you have a project-related position you want to advertise.
For example, the SVALUR project on Understanding Resilience and Long-Term Environmental Change in the High Arctic: Narrative-Based Analyses from Svalbard is looking for a postdoc. Check out this link to learn more about this opportunity.
We accept submission for news items and resources by email: info@belmontforum.org.
We will help you engage more widely and provide a showcase window to share more than your science!
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