AWARDEES ONLY
Join our interactive webinar to boost your confidence and networking skills ahead of the annual Awardee Excellence Community Conference taking palce in Glasgow on 27 and 28 November.
What to expect:
This is an excellent opportunity for those new to conferences or anyone looking to enhance their networking skills This optional online session offers a supportive environment to ask questions, and practice networking in breakout rooms. You'll also have a chance to connect with fellow delegates and Academy staff, and participate in a Q&A with the Awardee Excellence Community team to ensure you are fully prepared for the conference.
The event will begin with a 20-minute introduction and Q&A session about the Community Conference. Attendees will then join a 10-minute breakout room, led by the relevant programme manager from the Academy, to introduce themselves ahead of the conference. After this, we will hear a short presentation from Jennifer MacDonald, interim Head of D&I, on networking tips and myth busting to make a lasting impression.
All attendees should have already registered to attend the Community Conference in Glasgow. It would also be beneficial to complete your Awardee Directory profile before attending so that you can find and connect with the people you meet during the event and establish a connection before the conference.
Programme
| 12.30pm | Welcome, session overview, and staff introductions |
| 12.40pm | Speed-meet your fellow programme delegates in breakout rooms |
| 12.50pm | Interactive activity and discussion |
| 1.00pm |
Presentation: Six networking methods, myths, and personal insights Jennifer MacDonald, Interim Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Royal Academy of Engineering |
| 1.20pm | Randomised breakout rooms |
| 1.45pm | Closing remarks and open questions on networking or the Community Conference |
| 2.00pm | End |
Recording notice
Please note this event will be recorded and published on the Royal Academy of Engineering website. Please keep your video off and your account will muted until the facilitator invites you to put your camera on and unmute yourself.
Accessibility
It is very important to the Royal Academy of Engineering that our events are accessible to all. If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact the Events team at your earliest convenience so that necessary arrangements can be made. Contact details: [email protected].
Diversity monitoring form
The Academy is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and one of our goals is to develop an engineering community fit for the future. To help us achieve this, we would like to collect some basic anonymous data about the event attendees. If you would like to help, please complete the diversity monitoring form by logging into your user account on our website and completing ‘Update my D&I data’.