Organising events

Would you like to organise an event with us? Or perhaps have our support when applying to speak at another event? We can help! Below is a list of the types of events you can organise with the DRL, but feel free to suggest something new!

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PROMOTIONAL EVENT

Description

Promotional events will make the DRL known to people who might have never heard of it before. The goal is either to promote the whole site, or a smaller project such as the Reading Group Blueprints. Ideally, a promotional event will result in people contributing, volunteering, or otherwise disseminating the DRL.

Duration

30 min – 1h

Target audience

Academic staff, students, funding bodies…

Funding

Maybe

Estimated workload

Medium (the time it takes to book room/set up online link, send emails, and go over existing promotional material)

No. of organisers

1 – 2

Best if you are…

UG/Masters/PhD/EC

READING GROUP

Description

Reading groups are a great way to get hands-on with the DRL. The best way to do so is to organise a weekly session, either in person or online, and to follow one of our existing Reading Group Blueprints. Just pick the difficulty, length and topic.

Duration

1h-2h once a week, for 7 to 11 weeks

Target audience

Your peers (whether academic or not)

Funding

Unlikely

Estimated workload

Low (apart from the time spent in the weekly sessions, the time it takes to send emails and book a room)

No. of organisers

1 – 2

Best if you are…

UG/Masters/PhD

CONTRIBUTION DRIVE

Description

A contribution drive is a one-off event designed to add texts to the List, but it can also double up as a social event around issues of Diversity and Inclusivity in philosophy. This would be a perfect fit for a MAP chapter for instance.

Duration

1h-2h

Target audience

PhD students or academics in your department or at an event you are attending

Funding

Maybe

Estimated workload

Low (the time it takes to send emails and book a room)

No. of organisers

1 – 2

Best if you are…

Masters/PhD

TRAINING WORKSHOP

Description

Duration

Target audience

Funding

Estimated workload

No. of organisers

Best if you are…

RESEARCH SEMINAR

Description

A research seminar can be on any topic related to the aims of the DRL. It can take the shape of a one-day workshop with invited speakers, a two-day conference for which you issued a call for papers, or even a weekly seminar for a set period of time. It can also be in person/online/hybrid – up to you!

Duration

Will depend on the format

Target audience

Academics, students, activists…

Funding

Probably

Estimated workload

Medium to high (will required sustained contact with other organisers, e.g. 30min-1h per week for the duration of the planning, and more as the event approaches)

No. of organisers

2 – 3

Best if you are…

PhD/EC

Would you like to go to a conference to speak about diversity-related issues? Or perhaps you would like to go speak about the DRL itself? We can support you in applying! Below is a list of events/conferences you can apply for with the support of the DRL. Simply get in touch and ask. If the conference you have in mind is not on the list, get in touch anyway – we will see what we can do.