United by Science - Nobel Prize Dialogue Latin America and the Caribbean

The Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC), the Nobel Prize Outreach, and the InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) are organizing the United by Science - Nobel Prize Dialogue Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held online on 16 November at 16:00-19:00 GMT. The event will bring science students from throughout Latin America and the Caribbean into conversation with Nobel Prize laureates to explore how science and scientists can most effectively make a positive impact on society.

Eighty undergraduate and graduate students, representing 24 countries in the region, will be invited to focus on issues that include the responsibilities of the scientist, the power of collaboration, strategies for building bridges with policy makers and society in general, and the wider societal implications of all these themes. Participating speakers include Elizabeth Blackburn, 2009 Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine; Emmanuelle Charpentier, 2020 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry; Bernard Feringa, 2016 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry; May-Britt Moser, 2014 Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine; and Saul Perlmutter, 2011 Nobel Prize laureate in Physics.

More detailed information on the meeting, including the full program and the profile of the participants, and streaming link of the event, can be found on the official website https://www.nobelprize.org/events/nobel-prize-dialogue/latin-america-2021.