Shriya Naidu (she/her) is an outreach manager at the Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar, India. She is also the Co-founder of Stimulus, a youth-led initiative improving access to neuroscience education in India. She has conducted multiple outreach events in the past, including Brain Awareness Week, through the Dana foundation and IBRO grant and NeuroNovember with Stimulus and Project Encephalon. Her outreach activities aren't limited to neuroscience as she has conducted multiple campaigns in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals. They include encouraging menstruating people to switch to sustainable products, upcycling old sarees by giving livelihood to underprivileged women, and creating awareness on garbage segregation through an online game.
If you are a team member in an organization, you know that public engagement is crucial in improving your access and reach to your audience. Through her talk, Shriya will discuss how organizations could use outreach and public engagement to communicate their science, build networks and benefit the community.
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