[cmath] Fwd: Updates and deadlines from the ISC: Calls for participation

Tue May 12 20:57:19 EDT 2020

Please see the email below, from the NRC.

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> From: "Romano, Terrie" <Terrie.Romano at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>
> Subject: Updates and deadlines from the ISC: Calls for participation
> Date: 12 May2020 at 5:16:18 PM PDT
> To: "vvenkat at optics.utoronto.ca" <vvenkat at optics.utoronto.ca>, "CNC-CIE-Secretariat/Secretariat CIE-CNC (NRC/CNRC)" <CNC-CIE-Secretariat at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>, "BoykErn at yahoo.com" <BoykErn at yahoo.com>, "marie-claude.guerard at canada.ca" <marie-claude.guerard at canada.ca>, "wcook at unb.ca" <wcook at unb.ca>, "president at casca.ca" <president at casca.ca>, "CASCA-Secretary at casca.ca" <CASCA-Secretary at casca.ca>, "snepal at uwaterloo.ca" <snepal at uwaterloo.ca>, "kathryn.laferriere at cag-acg.ca" <kathryn.laferriere at cag-acg.ca>, "barlow at math.ubc.ca" <barlow at math.ubc.ca>, "mperos at ubishops.ca" <mperos at ubishops.ca>, "Daniel.lebel at canada.ca" <Daniel.lebel at canada.ca>, "ExecDir at cgs.ca" <ExecDir at cgs.ca>, "admin at cgs.ca" <admin at cgs.ca>, "Jim.Davie at umanitoba.ca" <Jim.Davie at umanitoba.ca>, "Mercier, Patrick" <Patrick.Mercier at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>, "Michel.Fodje at lightsource.ca" <Michel.Fodje at lightsource.ca>, "rudloff at gfz-potsdam.de" <rudloff at gfz-potsdam.de>, "fgkugl at gfz-potsdam.de" <fgkugl at gfz-potsdam.de>, "lcormack at ualberta.ca" <lcormack at ualberta.ca>, "andrea at cns-scn.ca" <andrea at cns-scn.ca>, "jthewalt at sfu.ca" <jthewalt at sfu.ca>, "nburford at uvic.ca" <nburford at uvic.ca>, Staudte, André <Andre.Staudte at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>, "mrieder at uwo.ca" <mrieder at uwo.ca>, "g.collingridge at utoronto.ca" <g.collingridge at utoronto.ca>, "executiveoffice at cpa.ca" <executiveoffice at cpa.ca>, "floryan at uwo.ca" <floryan at uwo.ca>, "pmyers at ualberta.ca" <pmyers at ualberta.ca>, "wward at unb.ca" <wward at unb.ca>, "davem at ece.ubc.ca" <davem at ece.ubc.ca>, "Marjorie.shepherd at canada.ca" <Marjorie.shepherd at canada.ca>, "CNC-CIE-Secretariat/Secretariat CIE-CNC (NRC/CNRC)" <CNC-CIE-Secretariat at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>
> Cc: "Sissons,Crystal" <Crystal.Sissons at SSHRC-CRSH.GC.CA>, "Goel, Priyanka" <Priyanka.Goel at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>, "Martins, Miguel" <Miguel.Martins at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>, "Farsang, Marta" <Marta.Farsang at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>
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> Dear Canadian National Committee Executives,
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> Please allow me to introduce myself. I recently joined the National Research Council and I will have responsibility for the International Science Council. We are not likely to meet in the near future, but I will take the opportunity of the upcoming Annual Performance Reviews, led by my colleague Priyanka Goel, to meet you virtually.
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> Recently, we have received four calls for participation from the ISC, to which we would like to draw your attention. Please see the email below for more details.
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> To summarize, the ISC is looking for:
> 1. Nominations for a new committee to address world-wide educational issues caused by COVID-19, and how innovations and technologies can help (Self nominations accepted, Deadline: May 25th 2020)
> 2. Written Submissions to the UN/ISC Human Development report, with six themes including sustainability and the digital transformation (Direct submissions accepted, Deadline: May 31st 2020)
> 3. Request to nominate experts for Global Science TV or express interest in using the content created, no deadline
> 4. Submissions to the ISC COVID-19 Global Science Portal -  we would encourage you to have your organization link to the portal
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> Please circulate these opportunities in your networks.
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> If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will look forward to talking to you soon.
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> Regards,
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> Terrie
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> Terrie Romano PhD
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> Senior Advisor, International Relations
> International Innovation Office
> National Research Council Canada / Government of Canada
> terrie.romano at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca <mailto:terrie.romano at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> / Cell : +1-613-859-4923
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> Conseillère principale, Relations internationales 
> Bureau international de l’innovation
> Conseil national de recherches Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
> terrie.romano at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca <mailto:terrie.romano at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>  /  Cell. : +1-613-859-4923
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> From: Anne Thieme [mailto:Anne.Thieme at council.science <mailto:Anne.Thieme at council.science>] 
> Sent: May 6, 2020 3:30 AM
> To: Anne Thieme <Anne.Thieme at council.science <mailto:Anne.Thieme at council.science>>
> Subject: Updates and deadlines from the ISC: Calls for participation
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> To: All Members of the International Science Council (ISC)
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> Dear Colleague,
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> Please allow me to inform you about a number of important ISC initiatives and upcoming deadlines, which are outlined below.
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> 1. Nominations are sought to help establish a small group of experts that will represent the Council for an international alliance around COVID-19 education
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> The ISC is invited to join an international alliance of organisations looking at the world-wide educational challenges caused by the COVID-19 crisis and how innovations and technologies can help educational institutions respond to similar challenges in the future and enable life-long learning with digital tools that are fit for purpose. 
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> This initiative is coordinated by the multidisciplinary Platform for Transformative Technologies (P4TT) led by Veerle Vandeweerd <https://www.unssc.org/about-unssc/speakers-and-collaborators/dr-veerle-vandeweerd/>and a COVID-19 Education Alliance of partners (COVIDEA) with expertise in digital education for the future.
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> Nominations close on 25 May 2020, self-nominations are accepted. For more information, please visithttps://council.science/call-for-nominations-covidea/ <https://council.science/call-for-nominations-covidea/>
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> 2. Rearticulating human development – Request for submissions by 31 May 2020
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> Since its introduction, the Human Development Report has been influential in broadening the scope of the concept of development by pointing decision makers to the multi-dimensional nature of development. 
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> The ISC and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are encouraging the community to add your voice to the discussion by responding to a global call for inputs by 31 May 2020. You can respond to the questions posed by the committee around the six new dimensions, or you may choose to submit an essay or think piece (maximum of 2000 words).  Responses will feed into the project report to be jointly published by the ISC and UNDP in preparation for the High Level Political Forum in July 2020. For more information, please visit https://council.science/human-development/ <https://council.science/human-development/>
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> 3. Global Science TV – Call to participate in the Public Value of Science project
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> The ISC is starting a pilot programme in partnership with the Australian Academy of Science <https://council.science/member/australia-australian-academy-of-science/> called Global Science TV as one aspect of the Public Value of Science project in the ISC Action Plan <https://council.science/actionplan/>. The project will consist of 15-minute online TV programmes, which aim to share scientific expertise directly from experts themselves, while educating, entertaining and informing viewers on major issues of scientific relevance.  
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> ISC members are invited to be involved, whether by nominating experts to be part of the programme, or by using the free content as a springboard to bring in local experts on similar subject matter for national audiences. More information will be provided shortly, particularly to those members who have expressed an interest in the Public Value of Science project. The project will be evaluated by the ISC Committee for Outreach and Engagement <https://council.science/about-us/governance/committees/committee-for-outreach-and-engagement/>. For more information, please visithttps://council.science/globalsciencetv/ <https://council.science/globalsciencetv/>
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> 4. ISC COVID-19 Global Science Portal
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> Thank you to all members who have contributed to the portal, which has provided an opportunity to amplify the various swift actions that ISC members have initiated in response to the global pandemic, and to launch new collaborations. We will continue to amplify your think-pieces and initiatives in the coming months. For more information, please visithttps://council.science/covid19 <https://council.science/covid19>
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> Finally, a kind reminder to please contact me, Anne Thieme, your new membership liaison officer for any membership-related enquiries or updates to your contact details <https://council.science/keep-us-up-to-date/> at any time.
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> With kind regards,
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> Anne
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> PS: Connect with us on social media and consider re-tweeting our call for expert contribution to the Human Development Report:https://twitter.com/ISC/status/1257641190955966472 <https://twitter.com/ISC/status/1257641190955966472>
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> Anne Thieme | Administration and Membership Liaison Officer
> International Science Council (ISC) 
> anne.thieme at council.science <mailto:anne.thieme at council.science> | www.council.science <http://www.council.science/> 
> Paris, France
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> All staff at the ISC headquarters are currently working <> remotely in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, and are reachable via email. Read <https://council.science/current/news/message-from-daya-reddy-isc-president-and-heide-hackmann-isc-ceo/> a message from Daya Reddy, ISC President, and Heide Hackmann, ISC CEO, on how the international scientific community is responding.

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