May 1, 2021 Nepali Academics in America (NACA) Volume 1, Issue 2 df NACA NEWSFLASH News and Events for the Friends of NACA INSIDE THIS ISSUE: NACANACA NEWSFLASHInagural Conference News andUnder Events the broad fortheme the of Friends of NACA NACA Inagural Conference ........ 1 Collaboration for Knowledge Members Spotlight ................... 2 Production, the Nepali Academics in America (NACA) organized a Recent Peer-reviewed NACA Inagural Conference Publication ................................ 4 two-day virtual inaugural conference on April 16 and 17, Job Opportunities ...................... 5 2021. The conference was a great Nepal Corner ............................. 5 success in bringing together over Introduction of NACA Council ... 6 100 participants representing academia, non-profit, industry, education policy, scientific forestry, and think tanks from different migration, innovation and adoption parts of the world. Aimed at of agricultural technologies, tourism, showcasing the intellectual social entrepreneurship, human diversity and scholarly depth, the health, and food security. The conference featured a range of interactive paper sessions focused on scholarship amongst Nepali research conducted in Nepal. The academics. Through panel topics included: natural resource discussions and pre-recorded governance, indigenous knowledge, paper presentations, academics glacial disaster, environmental
[email protected] from the U.S., Nepal, Australia, change in the Himalayas, and food, Thailand, Canada, and Europe www.nepaliacademics.org energy and water. All 23 interactive shared their research, discussed, presentations were pre-recorded, and were made aware of emerging which provided time for dialogue intellectual issues related to Nepal among presenters and the and the Nepali communities. participants. Still, most participants indicated future events will have to The conference with eight panels allocate time for more in-depth and and 23 paper sessions allowed a engaging interactions.