Build and Broaden: Conference on Social Connections to Promote Individual and Community Resilience in Post-COVID-19 Society
In-Person Conference
Oct 7-8, 2021
Hilton Arlington, Texas
and, Two Virtual Sessions
August 11th (Wednesday), 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (CST)
September 17th (Friday), 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (CST)
Objectives
- To promote interdisciplinary dialogues as the basis for a series of fruitful collaborations to address critical social needs as society recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic;
- To promote collaborative opportunities among the social sciences, computer sciences, and engineering in innovative data, technology;
- To discuss and suggest methods of studying and strengthening social connections.
Speaker session topics
- Social connections as key social capital in coping with the COVID -19 crisis;
- Vulnerability and risks of COVID-19 and mitigation impact of social connections among minority and high-risk populations;
- Innovative methods in investigating the impact of social connections in vulnerability and resilience to COVID-19.
Open discussion topics highlight
- Discussing the unique roles of Minority-Serving Institutions in leading research and disseminating research findings among the most affected communities;
- Promoting collaborative opportunities among the social sciences, computer sciences, and engineering in innovative data, technology;
- Exploring interdisciplinary collaborative opportunities and dialogues.