Over the past year, the RCN has focused considerable attention on making our conferences safer and more welcoming spaces. Following the Inclusive Conferences Working Group recommendations, ROOT & SHOOT has partnered with the ADVANCEGeo Partnership to organize a set of bystander Read more…
The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project is a 6 week course designed to advance the awareness, self-efficacy, and the ability of faculty, postdocs, and doctoral students to cultivate inclusive STEM learning environments for all their students and to develop themselves as Read more…
BSA Capstone – Developing a transparent application and award system for publication fee waivers Briana Gross and Amy McPherson The goal of this project is to develop a standardized application for APC (Article Publication Charges) waivers and a transparent set Read more…
The ROOT & SHOOT RCN Inclusive Conference Working Group was created to generate an RCN-wide system that develops and implements practices and policies that promote a safe and inclusive conference environment. Acknowledging a history of inequitable practices at such gatherings, Read more…
Cultivating Inclusive Leadership in Professional Societies Ian Wallace, Crispin Taylor, Gustavo MacIntosh, Mary Williams, Leeann Thornton The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is largely led by a group of volunteers who rotate through short-term leadership positions. The goal of Read more…
Society Awards and Social Events in the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT) Wendy Clement, Carolyn Ferguson, Laura Lagomarsino, Makenzie Mabry, Eric Roalson, and Theresa Smid ASPT, The American Society of Plant Taxonomists, was first established in 1936 and continues Read more…
Joanna Friesner with the ISP Cohort at ICAR 2022-Belfast Web: www.arabidopsiscommunity.org [Picture ID: Fifteen smiling people standing on a staircase outside a building] In this Q&A, Dr. Joanna Friesner shares her experience Read more…
Diversify & Expand Governance & Community Support NAASC Contact: Joanna Friesner, Executive Director, arabidopsisconference@gmail.com Contributors: Anna Stepanova, Dior Kelley, Gloria Muday, Joanna Friesner The North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC) is a small grassroots non-profit organization with one Executive Director Read more…
BSA Election Processes, Outcomes, and Recommendations for Reform Catrina Adams, Min Ya, Imeña Valdes, and Brenda Molano-Flores The Botanical Society of America’s capstone project is focused on improving our leadership election process. Although as a society we have election-related bylaws, Read more…
Revising IS-MPMI Election Bylaws Roger Innes, Sonali Roy, Patricia Baldrich, Dennis Halterman The International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI) is a community of researchers dedicated to advancing our understanding of plant-microbe interactions. To ensure the society’s leadership is inclusive Read more…
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