Digital Programs
ECPN’s webinar program was established in 2012 with the aim of providing video resources on topics of interest to emerging conservation professionals. In recent years, content has grown to include additional types of digital programming, most recently in the form of a podcast.
Webinars
While ECPN strives to tackle subjects that speak to the personal growth and career development of emerging professionals at any stage, the subject matter of select webinars may pertain more specifically to pre-program candidates or graduate students or post-graduate professionals.
ECPN generally holds two webinars each year through the GoToWebinar platform, a program that enables audience members to engage with the presenters and ask questions in real time. AIC members can attend the webinars for free, and all webinars are recorded and uploaded in full to the AIC YouTube Channel after the broadcast.
Upcoming webinars are advertised via e-Blasts, Facebook posts, and announcements on AIC’s blog.
If you’d like to suggest a webinar topic, please contact the Digital Platforms Co-Officers.
Podcast: Conservators Combating Climate Change
A new podcast series sponsored by AIC and ECPN launched in spring 2020 to foster dialogue about conservation professionals’ role in addressing climate change. In season one, emerging conservation professionals Emma Hartman and Natalya Swanson talked with guest speakers over seven episodes. They discussed how they are enacting change - from forming coalitions to changing daily lab practices to tailoring graduate training to disaster planning and response - in order to engage and empower a broad audience of collection care professionals and to inspire bottom-up change in labs and cultural institutions. Guest speakers have diverse backgrounds and include current students, climate activists, and mid-career professionals. The result is a podcast series relevant for conservation professionals at any stage of their career who are interested in learning ways to combat the climate crisis.
Currently the production of the podcast's season two is underway, and it will be released in spring 2021. Season one and forthcoming season two episodes are available at Anchor and other podcasting platforms. Additionally, all podcast episodes are uploaded in full to the AIC YouTube Channel after their release.
Newly released podcast episodes are advertised via e-Blasts, Facebook posts, and announcements on AIC’s blog.
If you’d like to suggest a podcast guest or topic, please contact the Digital Platforms Co-Officers.