Date/Time: Tuesday 26th August, 10:00–12:30, followed by lunch
Venue: Ikon Gallery, 1 Brindley Pl, Oozells Sq, Birmingham B1 2HS
Registration via Google Docs

Description:
The RACE working group of the Royal Geographical Society is celebrating its 10th anniversary. As we normally do in our pre-conference event, we’ll be giving postgraduate and early career researchers a chance to network and share their experiences. We’ll also be thinking beyond the leaky pipeline within the discipline: we’ll be finding new ways to discuss Black and brown student experiences, career paths and community activism. This year’s pre-conference event will end with a focused discussion of the RACE group’s future: should the RACE group continue, what do people need from the RACE group now, and what’s our vision for the RACE group’s future?

NB: On the same day and at the same venue, the Fi Wi Road fair will run from 1.15–4pm. If attendees are interested in participating, they can email cynthia@fiwiroad.co.uk.

Programme:
10.00 – Welcome
10.05 – Postgraduate and early career conversations and networking

Speakers: Lyn Kouadio and Saffron Powell, followed by discussion

10.40 – Tea/coffee break, with networking
10.50 – Beyond the leaky pipeline: student experiences, careers and community activism
Speakers: Karina Kanda, Azura Farrell-McLeod, Obinna Iwuji and Anita Shervington, followed by discussion
11.40 – RACE futures: what’s our vision for the RACE group’s future?
12.20 – Round-up and finish
12.30–1.15 – Lunch