We would like to say a big thank you to everyone that took part in and contributed to our event that took place on Monday 18 March 2024.
This was the first ever networking event organised by the Black in Plant Science (BiPS) team, and it was uplifting to see how much support the network already has.
In our community voice section of the event, we got to hear from people across plant science in response to the following questions:
- How would you like to connect with people in the network?
- What is the best way to celebrate talent in the community?
- Aside from mentorship what opportunities would you like from the network?
- What kind of activities would you like to see put on the network?
- What kind of resources would you like the network to provide?
- Now, we have our work cut out and we’re already getting started.
Over the next few weeks, you will see some additions to the website, these will include a list of upcoming opportunities that we intend to update regularly. If you have any upcoming opportunities, please send these to info@blackinplantscience.org. Please include any social media handles so that we can post on our platforms as well as the website.
We also are in the process of preparing a literature section of the website for listed authors of Black heritage, if you or anyone that you know – that is of Black heritage – has published a paper, please forward that information along to info@blackinplantscience.org.
The BiPS committee will continue to think about the ways in which we can bring the community together and the ways in which can highlight the success of Black people in plant science.
If you haven’t already, please consider filling out our survey to help inform the future decisions of the BiPS committee. Fill out survey here.
We would like to give a special thank you to our partners and sponsors The North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC) and The Plant Journal and for your continued support of current and upcoming opportunities respectively.
Thank you to the Gatsby Foundation whose core funding supports the ongoing work of the Black in Plant Science network.