How To Organise Impactful And Inclusive Scientific Events
How do you convene conference events, such as at the EGU General Assembly? How do you build a successful team? What makes an event engaging and meaningful?
In this webinar, Davide Faranda (Research Director, CNRS / LSCE, France) will share his insights on writing successful session proposals, building inclusive and effective convening teams, and how to manage logistics to ensure a high‑impact event. You will learn:
- What makes a session proposal not just good, but successful,
- How to form diverse, effective, and collaborative convening teams,
- Tips for handling day-of logistics, engagement, and meaningful follow-up,
- Lessons from convening across EGU and international initiatives.
This session is ideal for early-career scientists, session conveners, working group coordinators, or anyone interested in learning how to run impactful, inclusive, and well-organized scientific events.
This webinar will be recorded and uploaded to the EGU YouTube Channel following the event: https://www.youtube.com/egu.
Conveners:
Mozhgan Amiramjadi
Speaker:
Davide Faranda (French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) - Davide is Research Director at the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE) of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). His research bridges climate dynamics, extreme weather events, and nonlinear systems theory, and he has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications. He currently serves as President of the Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences (NP) Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Under his leadership, the NP division has grown significantly in community engagement, inclusivity, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. He has been instrumental in shaping new initiatives and modernizing its approach to both scientific and community goals. In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded the EGU Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award in 2018.
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