The first ever Black in Geoscience Week will be taking place from Sunday 6th September–Saturday 12th September. Most activities will take place on social media (@BlkInGeoscience on Twitter; follow along on the hashtags #BlackInGeoscience and #BiGWeek). We also have a number of live events happening which you can join in with on Zoom or YouTube - links and registration details below! We’ll be adding to this document throughout the week, so keep checking back.

Sunday 6th September: Diversity in #BiG

Monday 7th September: Geosphere (today’s panel’s are full; please see below for other events through the week)

• 11:00 AM EDT (UTC-4:00): Pursuing an education and career in geoscience live panel (Zoom)
• 2:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): We rock! Highlighting research areas in geoscience live panel (Zoom)
• 4:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): #Georacism live panel (Zoom)

Tuesday 8th September: Atmosphere

• 11:00 AM EDT (UTC-4:00): Barriers faced in atmospheric careers live panel (Zoom)
• 5:00 PM-7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): Hangout for atmospheric scientists live chat (Zoom invited chat)

Wednesday 9th September: Biosphere

• 11:00 AM EDT (UTC-4:00); #BlackInBiosphereIsEverywhere discussion (YouTube)
• 7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): #BlackInTheMud live roundtable discussion (Zoom; register here)

Thursday 10th September: Hydrosphere

• 10:00 AM EDT (UTC-4:00): Decolonising geoscience live panel (Zoom; register here)

Friday 11th September: Exosphere

• 1:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): An Early Career Perspective on Being #BlackBeyondEarth live panel (Zoom; register here)
• 6.00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): Making An Impact in Planetary Science live panel (Zoom; register here)

Saturday 12th September: #BiG Global

• 10.00 AM EDT (UTC-4:00): Black Pangea: Global Reflections on being Black in Geoscience live panel (Zoom; register here)
• 2:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00): Black Gondwana: Students and recent graduates panel discussion (Zoom; register here)