Joint Final Conference - Inclusive Research and Innovation Ecosystems

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Final conference of Horizon 2020 projects, CALIPER and LeTSGEPs, on Gender Equality Plans and Gender Budgeting in Research.

Inclusive gender equality in research and innovation (R&I) is fostered by the EU as a means to greater growth and prosperity. EU policies are supporting the implementation of Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) in research-focused organisations (e.g. universities and research centres), with the expectation that those plans should be self-supporting in the future. At this point, it is important to take stock and understand how GEPs and other initiatives for equality, diversity and inclusion can be fostered, supported and sustained within research performing and research funding institutions and beyond, and how challenges in this regard can be overcome.

The CALIPER and LeTSGEPs projects, funded by the H2020 programme*, aim to achieve real structural change, through the development and implementation of GEPs in diverse research and higher education institutions.

CALIPER’s unique contribution to change management has been to engage with wider stakeholders in the process (such as business, the public sector, civil society and policymakers), through the creation of Research and Innovation Hubs. Gender Budgeting is a key element in the work of LeTSGEPs, contributing to the effectiveness and sustainability of GEPs by identifying the resources and the impact of actions in terms of gender equality.

Both CALIPER and LeTSGEPs have strived to open up gender equality to interfaces with other areas of potential discrimination (such as ethnicity, age, class, gender identity, etc.). A commitment to an intersectional approach to gender equality is common to the two projects. This is even more important when inclusiveness is being undermined by anti-gender policies in several countries.

Heading towards the projects’ completion, CALIPER and LeTSGEPs* invite researchers (including post-doc and PhD students), innovation leaders, decision-makers, human resource and gender equality practitioners to their joint final conference. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and share best practices, while reflecting on how to address the challenges to achieving long-term, inclusive and sustainable institutional change.

The event will also launch the CALIPER Charter of Gender+ Inclusive R&I Ecosystems, which aims to reach out to new stakeholders and networks across Europe, The signing and endorsement process for the Charter will be opened during the conference. Furthermore, participants will get a copy of the LeTSGEPs Handbook, providing guidelines for the implementation of GEPs and Gender Budgeting, for achieving gender equality in Research Organisations.

 

*The projects have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement n° 873134 (CALIPER) and n° 873072 (LeTSGEPS)

Date(s): 
Thursday, November 23, 2023 - 09:00 to 17:00
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City: 
Brussels
Street: 
Avenue Jeanne 44
ZIP: 
1050
Venue: 
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus du Solbosch – Bâtiment S – Salle Dupréel
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Outreach: 
International
Type of event: 
Conference

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Giovanna Badalassi's picture

Scope and Agenda: The conference aims to understand how Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) and other initiatives for equality, diversity and inclusion can be fostered, supported and sustained beyond EU funding. Attached you may find our agenda. Who is it for: The joint event is addressed to researchers, innovation leaders, decision makers, human resource and gender equality practitioners to learn and share best practices, while reflecting on how to address the challenges to achieving long-term, inclusive and sustainable institutional change. Call for participation: Striving for an interpersonal exchange with all the sister projects, we plan an extended networking lunch break in which a poster exhibition will be running,organised by the CALIPER and LeTSGEPs project partners. This will provide the opportunity for informal interaction between all of us. During this extended lunch break, we invite you to participate by bringing your partners'/project's marketing collaterals to be distributed amongst the conference's participants. If you are interested in joining our Final Conference representing your project, please indicate this to us by sending an email to info@caliper-project.eu and info@letsgeps.eu before 15/09/2023 including your name and the project that you will be representing. Individual registrations: For participating in the conference as an individual only, please register until 1/11/2023 using this link: https://www.eventbrite.be/e/joint-final-conference-inclusive-research-and-innovation-ecosystems-tickets-672172695627 Other practicalities: Childcare services: These two apps: 1. Bsit and 2. Babysitting | La Ligue des familles (need to become a member of La ligue des familles) provide childcare services for those who are interested. Accessibility: The University is accessible to all, including people with reduced mobility. If you need special assistance to access the venue please indicate it at your registration form/email.

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