Getting ready for trouble

The Belgian Pandemic Intelligence Network ULB members ReSIC (Research center for information and communication research) and I3h (Institute for Interdisciplinary Innovation in healthcare) are offering a stakeholder workshop and international scientific symposium. The focus is on the communication processes for evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) in times of crisis, at two intertwined levels:

1. the organisation of scientific knowledge exchange between the actors involved in  making the decisions for pandemic preparedness and response

2. the public communication of scientific knowledge and policy related to health crises

On 27 November, the stakeholder workshop invites policymakers, researchers, journalists, knowledge brokers and interest organisations to share best practices and discuss how to solve practical challenges for the communication aspects involved in the management of pandemic preparedness and response. In the registration form, please indicate if you would like to present and discuss your best practices or challenges with other stakeholders.

On 28 November, the scientific symposium will bring together researchers from all over Europe and beyond, from the diversity of disciplines studying EIPM: science communication research, political sciences, linguistics, risk communication, organisational communication, knowledge brokering, journalism studies, crisis management, and ethics. Presenters have already been selected after an open call for papers, but everyone is welcome to participate in the discussions.

Keynote speakers

Simone Rödder
Professor at University of Hamburg, Germany, sociologist of science and science communication and principal investigator of the WISDOM project
Exploring knowledge transfer as a wicked problem through the COVID-19 case 

Paul Cairney
Professor of Politics and Public Policy at University of Stirling, Scotland
Researching the conditions for evidence-informed policy-making in contexts such as the pandemic crisis.

• Programme

• Registration Form | BE-PIN 
  Registrations are limited to 100 participants for the workshop and 60 participants for the symposium, don’t wait to book your spot!

  !!! The second day of the event (scientific symposium) is fully booked now, if you are interested in participating, please send an email to david.domingo@ulb.be and we will let you know if a seat becomes available. Registration for the first day is still open through the form! !!

• Participation is free of charge. Coffee-breaks, lunch and evening networking drinks provided by the organisers.