The WBSBF Recognition Award
BSBF 2024, 1st October 2024, Trieste
On the occasion of the BSBF 2024, we consolidate the criteria for the WBSBF Award, taking into account the lessons learnt from the Award of 2022, mainly regarding the particularities of gender equality and diversity Networks.
The purpose of this Award is to recognize, celebrate, and encourage successful actions by organizations and projects aiming to advance gender equality and diversity in the Big Science – ecosystem. In particular, raise awareness on the gender issue, and increase the proportion of women amongst staff and users of research facilities, across all leadership and decision-making positions in the private and public organizations active in Big Science.
The guidance documents in the attachment, as done in 2022, have been developed to help formally constituted organizations and projects to apply for the Award. Specific application guidance documents are available for the Networks.
The Three Levels of achievement introduced in Granada 2022 are maintained: Level 1 celebrates advances in Organizational Culture, Level 2 in Collaborative Partnerships, and Level 3 in Societal Impact.
For the Networks, the novelty of the 2024 Award, are considered the three levels: Level LN1 – Actions to improve individual professional growth; Level LN2- Actions to promote diversity and inclusion in the organizations directly connected to the network, and Level LN3 – Actions to foster cooperation among diverse entities and influence policy or decision-makers, and/or promote and foster the importance of big science projects in society.
In the attachment, the Terms of Reference for the Evaluators are provided to guide the assessment of applications.
The Posters will be exposed for the full BSBF event to allow all the participants to BSBF to go through the Posters and exchange experiences with the Authors. The Women in Big Science Award Ceremony will take place at the Big Science Business Forum (BSBF), on 1st October 2024 in Trieste.
Documents
Guidance for organisations on how to participate, what evidence to provide, and how applications will be evaluated
L1 – Advances in Organizational Culture
L2 – Advances in Collaborative Partnerships
L3 – Advances in Societal Impact
LN1 – Actions to improve individual professional growth
LN2 – Actions to promote diversity and inclusion in the organization(s) directly connected to the network
LN3 – Actions to foster cooperation among diverse entities and influence policy or decision-makers, and/or promote and foster the importance of big science projects in society
Terms of Reference for Evaluators of Applications
