December 2013 - Doctoral Network Meeting
This month's meeting will explore stakeholder engagement and discuss the GESA research day.
GESA Doctoral Network
Friday 6 December 2013, 5.00pm - 7.00pm
Informatics Forum: 4.31 - 4.33 (4th floor)
Topics
Stakeholder engagement
Jessica Boucher will facilitate an interactive discussion concerning stakeholder engagement - also known as consultation, participatory approaches, public consultation/participation, outreach, dialogue, deliberation, or stakeholder involvement.
GESA research day
The organising team give a brief update on the GESA research day by the organising team. Chair: Sergio Elizondo (GESA Student Ambassador).
Preparation
Please give some thought to a stakeholder engagement event or outreach activity that would be relevant to your work/research before coming along, if you can. Have a think about the following questions in particular:
- What impacts/outcomes do you want?
- Who are your stakeholders?
- What’s 'in it' for them?
- What is stakeholder engagement?
- Why engage stakeholders?
- How can we identify stakeholders?
- How can we engage with stakeholders?
- What are the challenges and pitfalls?
- How can we gather stakeholder feedback?
Oliver Escobar on dialogue
Oliver Escoba, a Beltane Network Fellow, has developed a well written, thorough and well referenced resource on dialogue with stakeholders, which is a great resource for your next outreach/communication/consultation event.