Please see below a list of interesting opportunities and virtual events shared by the International Science Council (ISC). 

Free training session on ChatGPT

A new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) has been introduced to the wider public last year since the launch of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that promises organizations to increase their productivity by automating regular tasks. Join us for this practical session, particularly aimed at those in communications or involved in outreach activities, which will provide an overview of this most popular generative AI tool and guidance on how it can be used effectively. The session will be facilitated twice to accommodate different time zones and is a direct result of requests from ISC Members at the Mid-term meeting held in May:

  • Session 1: 28 June, 07:00 UTC
  • Session 2: 28 June, 15:00 UTC

Please feel free to share the invitation with your networks. Registration required: https://council.science/events/chatgpt-science-ai/

Reminder: More on AI – The ISC, through the Centre for Science Futures, is working on a broader campaign on this critical and emerging issue, and is seeking inputs and experts by 30 June: https://futures.council.science/ai-impact-science.

Please find below some further updates from the International Science Council and the ISC community.

NEW

1. ISC at the High Level Political Forum 
For ISC Members and your networks

The ISC will be sending a delegation to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York (10-19 July), and through its co-convening role of the UN Scientific and Technological Community Major Group, can facilitate the registration of a limited number of participants from the scientific community under this umbrella. Please let us know if your organization would like to attend the HLPF and request registration for your delegates by 22 June via https://council.science/events/hlpf-2023/.

I also take this opportunity to kindly ask that you let us know if your organization will be attending the HLPF and to share your organization’s activities around the event so we can showcase the scientific community’s engagement in the Forum.


2. Webinar: Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science
For ISC Members and your networks

The Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science (SCGES) was established in 2020 to support women’s and girls’ equal access to science education and to foster equal opportunity and treatment for women in their careers through events and capacity building. Members of the committee include 18 Category 1 ISC Members. The next webinar in the SCGES series is entitled “Developing and enacting Codes of Conduct in Professional Unions” and will be held on 28 June from 16:00 – 18:00 UTC. Please register and extend the invitation to your network: https://council.science/events/developing-enacting-codes-of-conduct/.


REMINDER

3. Frontiers Planet Prize information sessions

A kind reminder to join us and to invite your networks for our information sessions regarding the Frontiers Planet Prize on 19 June (07:00 UTC) or 20 June (14:00 UTC) where we will provide more information on the Prize, the eligibility criteria for scientists, and the role of the ISC in engaging its Members around this scientific competition: https://council.science/current/blog/frontiers-planet-prize/.


4. Opportunities within the ISC community

  • Call for nominations for the 2023 edition of the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science (deadline: 30 July)
  • Call for nominations for the ECPR Rising Star Award presented to an individual with particularly promising future in the field of politics and international relations (deadline: 1 September)
  • Contribute to the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator survey on Advanced Artificial Intelligence


5. Events within the ISC community
For ISC Members and your networks

As always, all opportunities and deadlines relevant to ISC Members can be found on the ISC Membership Notice Board https://council.science/members/membership-notice-board/