AIAS invites all Current, Former and Associate Fellows, Staff, the Board of Directors and other interested collaborators and friends of AIAS to join the annual AIAS Summer Gathering on Thursday 19 June from 15:00 - 22:00 for an inspiring and joyful afternoon and evening together. 

The afternoon starts with short 15-minute talks by AIAS fellows within the theme BUILDING BRIDGES and continues in the Hall with a science photo exhibition.

After the academic part, there will be drinks, music and networking in the Hall and outside if the weather permits, followed by an informal dinner provided by a local food truck.

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PROGRAMME
 

15:00 - 15:10   WELCOME by Andreas Roepstorff, AIAS Director

15:10 - 16:10   BUILDING BRIDGES: ‘Democracy and digital citizenship’, ‘Coastal management’, and ‘Business and biology.’ Three 15-minute talks within three cross-disciplinary topics of the academic year 2024-2025:

• "Human-AI co-creativity to engage policy makers, general public and researchers in societal issues"
  Janet Frances Rafner, AIAS-SHAPE Fellow & Department of Management, Aarhus University
• "Interdisciplinary approach bridging physical and social sciences for promoting sustainable coastal risk management and proactive decision-making"
  Christian Appendini, AIAS-AUFF Fellow & Coastal and Ocean Engineering, The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico
• “Bridging Business and Biology - Nurturing bridges in thematic 3-2-1-Go! Collaborative Theme groups"
  Helle Alsted Søndergaard, Associate Professor, Department of Management, Aarhus University

16:10 - 16:20   BRIDGING IDEAS – a meta perspective

• “The bridge from idea to research"
  Peter Dalsgaard, Carlsberg Monograph Fellow at AIAS, Department of Digital Design and Information Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark

16:30 - 17:00  MORE THAN PRETTY PICTURES - Bridging science and the public through visual images: opening of the AIAS science photo exhibition by Andreas Roepstorff, AIAS Director (the AIAS Hall).

• Short speed presentations on the sciences behind the images by the contributors

17:00 - 17:30     Drinks, music and networking in the Hall

17:30 - 22:00     Street food and academic networking (Hall and outside)

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REGISTRATION

All current, former and associate fellows, staff, the AIAS Board of Directors and friends of the house are invited to participate. Feel free to bring a guest or a partner, but please remember to have them sign up as well.

Please sign up via the 'Registration' button on this page or here. 

The registration deadline is 16 June 2024.