I, Scientist

I, Scientist is a conference which will be held from 12.- 14. May 2017 in Berlin.
The conference has three main topics: gender, career paths and networking.

Gender. The fact that even highly educated women have to face gender-based obstacles and prejudices in their careers is still widely ignored. Our goal is to raise awareness for this inequality among young people and discuss possible solutions. To achieve this, we want to offer a platform for successful … Show more

The main goal of this campaign is to make the first I, Scientist conference possible and thus inspire, empower and connect with young people. We want to create an event that encourages networking while offering high-quality content. The target group is young scientists and mathematicians who are about to start off their careers. This is a phase when they are confronted with a lot of questions and changes, so we want to offer a platform to help them orient … Show more

Do you think that...
... gender equality is an important topic?
... we need greater dialogue on it?
... there is a persisting unconscious bias concerning women in science?
... successful women should be more visible and can be an inspiration as role models?

Then become a part of I, Scientist! Our project will deal with all these questions and aims to start a rewarding dialogue between all our participants. Only with your support will it be possible to set the s… Show more

The whole organization process is based on volunteer work. We are committed to this project for various reasons (see our profiles!) but one thing connects all of us: the conviction that this is important and essential. It is completely non-profit, and aims to make a social impact.

Nevertheless, there are costs connected to the implementation of the conference.
We estimate a total cost of about € 40,000, part of which has already been raised by our partners (… Show more

The beginning of I, Scientist was in March 2016 - ever since a lot has happened!
The idea became a real project, the team and vision constantly grew and evolved. Today we are a group of 10 young scientists from different universities and research institutes. Our motivation and topics are as diverse as we are, but we are all unified by the believe that the topic of equal opportunities has to be discussed publicly.
Our excitement about this project is fueled b… Show more