15 Nov 2018In times of increasing information overload, communicating the right piece of research to the right people has become as important and multifaceted as doing the research itself. This workshop brings together communication experts from member institutes to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, experience and best practice in development research communication.
Final Programme
Thursday Presentations and Discussions
13:30 - 14:00 Welcome
14:00 – 14:30 Introduction of participants and icebreaker
14:30-15:15 Rowena Harding, Research Communications Officer, Global Development Institute (GDI): "Communicating to a wider audience - trends and types of research communication" – Presentation and discussion
15:15-16:00 Victoria Engstrand-Neacsu, Head of Communications, The Nordic Africa Institute (NAI): “Tailored communication - how to get a policy-maker’s ear and how we communicate with the media” – Presentation and discussion
16:30-17:00 Coffee and cake
17:00-17:45 Virginia Mucchi, Head of Communications, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM): “Effective communications in the EU bubble: do's and don'ts” – Presentation and discussion
17:45-18:30 Anna Pia Hudtloff, Head of Communication, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) “Help, my target group wants a divorce – the use of personas to make research visible”– Presentation and discussion
18:30-19:00 Joining the dots: collecting topics of interest for World Café next day
20:00 Dinner at the Italian Restaurant Tuscolo, hosted by EADI
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Friday World Café – Sharing practices
09:00-9:30 Welcome, introducing the method, choosing 4-8 topics, each to be discussed in 2 or 4 rounds, depending on the number of the topics
09:30-09:50 First round
09:50-10:10 Second round
10:10-10:30 Break
10:30-10:50 Third round
10:50-11:10 Fourth round
11:30-12:00 Presenting the outcomes of the discussion
12:00-12:30 Walking or tram trip to the UNFCCC premises
12:45-13:30 Lunch there on the 29th floor with a great view over Bonn
13:30-13:50 Guided tour, UN Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)
14:00-14:45 David Abbass, Head, Outreach Team, Global Climate Action, UNFCCC: “Communicating in Support of Global Climate Action” – Presentation and discussion
15:00-15:15 Walk or tram trip back to EADI
15:15-16:00 Wrap-up round, what do I take home, which open questions remain? How and with whom do we want to further collaborate in the future?