After a great but virtual 2021 the Young Minds community will reengage physically at the Leadership Meeting 2022, taking place in the framework of the EPS Forum 2022 at the Sorbonne University in Paris.
Participates will have the opportunity to attend varios sessions of the Forum, providing networking and professional developments well beyond that of previous Leadership Meetings. This page will be updated with relevant information, e.g. on programme and travelling. In the meanwhile, the Forum programme can be found here: https://epsforum.org/
Update April 7: Registration closed!
The registration for the upcoming EPS Forum and the EPS YM has closed. We are happy to announce that we have received registrations from 43 section delegates, coming from 21 different countries. We are looking very much forward to connect with all of them!
Update May 14: Information on venue, programme and travel
The AC has prepared a datapackage that summarizes the key information on the Leadership Meeting, its programme and travel and navigation. It is available here
Update July 7: The Leadership Meeting 2022 report
The 2022 Young Minds Leadership Meeting took place from June 2 to June 3 at the EPS Forum 2022 at Sorbonne University in Paris. On June 2 more than 40 delegates from the YM network, as well as guest from IAPS, were welcomed by the LM organization committee chair Mattia Ostinato and EPS YM Chair Richard Zeltner. Following a networking event, the participants attended the various industrial sessions of the EPS Forum, learning about the career opportunities for scientists outside of academia. In the afternoon Jean-François Morizur gave an inspiring “From PhD to CEO” workshop, that was moderated by Yann Amouroux from the European office of Optica.
On June 3 the LM concluded with inspiring talks from Prof. Petra Rudolf and Giuliana Galati, and the YM Poster Session in which the section delegates shared their recent activities with the rest of the YM network. After three years of virtual engagement the meeting brought together YM delegates from 20 different countries, as well as many interested students and young researchers from outside of the YM network, making it a great success. Beyond the programme of the LM, the co-location with the EPS Forum allowed the participants to learn about industrial opportunities and to attend lectures from world-class researchers, including 3 Nobel Laureates. Thanks to the European Physical Society and its president Luc Bergé for the invitation and this opportunity and congratulations to the organization for the success of the event.
We believe that scientific outreach, cultural exchange and mutual understanding, and peaceful international collaboration are more important than ever, and we believe that bringing young scientists together and equipping them with tools and skills is a great way of fostering these aspects. This said, we are very happy that so many young minds gathered for the meeting, and we are very much looking forward to the Leadership Meeting in 2023.