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Women’s Network Cell | United Nations SDG

AOGS Women’s Network Cell (AOGS-WNC)

GOALS

ACTIVITIES

At the 2019 AOGS conference, a group of women met to start the AOGS Women’s Network Cell (AOGS-WNC). They want to develop a group and are planning follow-up meetings at the AOGS 2022 virtual conference. Their basic premise is to improve participation of women at AOGS meetings, at all levels.

If you would like to be involved, please sign up HERE
Note, participation is open to all genders, not just women.
The Twitter link to follow is: https://twitter.com/AogsWnc

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UN Sustainable Development Goals Action Video Contests
2021 Contest
Winners & Videos
2022 Contest
Winners & Videos

Purpose:

To promote society consensus on geoscience contribution to achieving the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs)


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Contest Rules & Award:
  1. Aspiring AOGS-SDG Champions should:
    1. Create an account in MARS: https://meetmatt-svr.net/

    2. Provide contestant(s) particulars in English:
      • Name(s)
      • Affiliation(s)
      • Job title(s)/Vocation(s) e.g. student, teacher, etc.
      • Contact Email, Phone & Address

    3. Upload a video, lasting 3 to 5 minutes on YouTube and email AOGS the link to info@asiaoceania.org
      Note:
      Your video title needs summarize the contents in the video and include its hash tags to the associated SDG goal(s). For example: “Electrical Resistivity Surveys on Groundwater Resources in Taiwan. # SDG6, #SDG13, #SDG14”

  2. Contestants must
    1. Obtain all clearances related to the video submitted to AOGS.
    2. Consent to AOGS posting, broadcasting and re-distributing the video.
    3. Agree to avail the You Tube contents and links for a minimum period of one year from August 1st of 2022 to July 31st of 2023

  3. Key Dates
    01-Jul 2022 Contestants email AOGS all information in (1) to info@asiaoceania.org
    01-Aug 2022 AOGS posts panel reviewed and accepted video links on AOGS website

  4. Overall winner will receive
    1. A Geosciences and the Sustainable Development Goals book (worth GBP 79.99) compliments Geology for Global Development a UK-based charity seeking to mobilise and equip the global geoscience community to help deliver the SDGs
    2. Certificate of Recognition
    3. Exposure on AOGS websites and publicity materials