Oltre i Confini: Equità e Inclusione nella Cultura Scientifica (english version)

5 May 2025, 12:00 → 7 May 2025, 14:00 UTC

Area della Ricerca

The meeting will take place from May 5 to May 7, 2025, at the Area della Ricerca in Bologna and will be dedicated to promoting dialogue on welcoming and accessible institutions, from a physical, emotional and cultural point of view.

Main Topics

• Diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion: meaning, historical overview, regulations, and the need for change.
• Best practices from Italy and around the world.
• Current initiatives at INAF.
• Proposals for necessary and possible future initiatives.

The meeting represents a certified training opportunity and is open to all staff, with particular attention to managerial and administrative roles, as well as interested personnel who do not typically have access to such initiatives.

The event is organized by members of the UNIVERS@LL group (for equity in astrophysics education and outreach), CUG (Single Guarantee Committee), and GEP (Gender Equality Plan). A single Organizing Committee will coordinate the scientific and logistical aspects of this highly cross-cutting topic.

A unique opportunity to contribute to the shift toward a more equitable and inclusive scientific culture!

Link to the pre-registration form

Monday 5 May

14:00 → 15:00 Registration of Participants

15:00 → 15:15 Introduction and Opening Remarks

15:15 → 16:15 Diversity, equity, inclusion: what are they and why do we talk about them?

Cultural and historical perspectives

Convener: Francesca Vecchioni (Diversity Lab)

16:15 → 17:00 Rules to follow: Inclusion and gender equality: what are the best practices and rules to know?

Topics:
- Regulations
- Italian and European regulatory framework
- What is needed to be in line with the EC and to participate in tenders, why should these aspects be considered, etc.?

Convener: Elena Mocchio (UNI - Ente Nazionale di Normazione)

17:00 → 17:30 Coffee Break

17:30 → 18:30 Workshop: Role-Playing Game: Playful activity on diversity awareness

Tuesday 6 May

09:30 → 09:40 Icebreaker and Recap of the Previous Day’s Discussions

Presentation of the previous day's work: 5 min per group, a referent for each group

09:40 → 10:00 Spaces generate behaviors: what I think becomes reality

How it feels to be left out in the workplace

Convener: Vito Giacalone

10:00 → 11:00 What we mean by… Neurodivergence Multiculturality Gender Sensory disabilities

Conveners: Marco Pontis, Marianna Kalonda Okassaka, Roberto Baiocco, Valentina Tomirotti

11:00 → 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 → 13:00 Cross-discussion. What problems and complexities might we encounter in our work activities?

Conveners: Marco Pontis, Marianna Kalonda Okassaka, Roberto Baiocco, Valentina Tomirotti

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch

14:30 → 16:30 Workshop: Problem solving

16:30 → 17:00 Coffee Break

17:00 → 18:00 Conclusions and Closing Remarks

Wednesday 7 May

09:00 → 10:00 Icebreaker and Recap of the Previous Day’s Discussions

Presentation of the previous day's work: 5 min per group, a referent for each group

10:00 → 10:15 Report of the internal INAF reconnaissance of foreign personnel

What is the situation at INAF?

10:15 → 10:45 Design, evaluation and best practices: how to prepare an inclusive meeting presentation of principles, good practices and difficulties (OC)

10:45 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 13:00 Final discussion on open issues and future perspectives

Where we want to go: what is missing and how to try to do it.

Conveners: Anna Giglio (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Sara Lucatello (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Stefania Varano (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Stefano Giovannini (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Valeria Saura

13:00 → 13:15 Conclusions and Closing Remarks