Similarly to our January membership consultation on the Young Academy of Europe’s (YAE) science policy work, in July we plan to have another consultation dedicated to discussions about YAE’s priorities, as well as a few suggested changes in its bylaws to be voted on during our AGM in Strasbourg.
In recent years, YAE has been involved in a large number of various international collaborations and projects (COARA, YASAS, cooperation with Academia Europaea, the Initiative of Science in Europe, the European Network of Young Academies, the International Science Council, Eurodoc, MCAA, ICoRSA, etc.). Given the lack of administrative support for YAE, housekeeping tasks and these initiatives have taken up much of our members’ and the board’s engagement. Thus, although they contributed to several of YAE’s missions, like advocating for early- to mid-career researchers and involvement in science advice for policy, they also hindered the development of a unique strategic mission or agenda of YAE.
On the 10th of July, 14:00-16:00 (CEST), we plan to have another membership consultation webinar on which we would like to discuss with our members YAE’s future priorities and goals and also explore a few propositions of the Board related to changes of our bylaws.For the latter, the Board would like to suggest some updates and modifications in the nomination procedure to better adhere to CoARA principles and to increase equity, diversity and inclusion. We would like to hear the opinions of our members and involve them in the discussion about these changes in the bylaws. At the same time, the event might be useful for members wanting to be better engaged with YAE or the future YAE Board to discuss these topics.
In order to plan and run a secure event, please notify the YAE board at the following email address if you are interested in attending (and we will send you a zoom link closer to the time): event_registration@yacadeuro.org.