Earth System Governance 2023 - Call for volunteers

ESG conference, 22-27 October 2023, Nijmegen, NL

The Earth System Governance Project is a global, interdisciplinary research network that advances knowledge at the interface between global environmental change and governance.

This year's annual Conference on earth system governance will be held in Nijmegen and aims to be the most impactful yet, drawing from a wide range of disciplines and encouraging transformative change through discussion and innovative science and science-policy formats. Scholars come from wide-ranging disciplinary backgrounds, including humanities, natural, health and social sciences, as well as activists and policymakers who will join in dialogue and share their work.

When is the conference? 

The conference will run from October 22nd, 2023, to October 27th, 2023, and will involve sessions ranging from parallel panels, innovative sessions, plenary and semi-plenary sessions.  

The volunteer opportunity should be able to benefit students at all levels of study, from bachelor to PhDs.

Being part of the conference means being at the global frontiers of science and policy, networking with scholars and practitioners, and making friends with people from around the world, and deepening your vision and understanding for a sustainable future.   

Opportunities include:

• Assisting with pre-conference preparations and offering general support prior to the event

• Coordinating the volunteer team

• Welcoming guests, helping with registrations, and helping people to find their way around the university grounds.

• Taking photographs throughout the conference and sending them to the organizers via cloud storage.

• Observing and summarizing discussions in academic panels, distilling opportunities for collaboration between different scientific disciplines, scientists, policymakers, and activists.

• Reporting from the frontlines, by producing social media posts, podcasts, etc. based on the discussions at the conference.

• Troubleshooting to ensure an enjoyable conference with no or few technical hiccups in our hybrid format.

• Monitoring and managing the online chats for questions from online participants in hybrid sessions.

APPLY THROUGH THIS FORM to become a volunteer for the October 2023 Nijmegen Conference on Earth System Governance!

More information available on the conference website.

The organizing team can be contacted via rc2023@earthsystemgovernance.org.