In this session we will discuss how we can support all individuals in our community and build a robust, resilient, and sustainable framework to enable talented scientists from all backgrounds to succeed. The session will include speakers addressing how they have succeeded in supporting their own communities, drawing attention to ongoing issues, and proposing quantitative solutions that our community can implement. We will also facilitate discussion with the audience on related topics.

The goal is for everyone to leave the session with a shared sense of purpose and knowledge on the current state of the world as experienced by others, as well as a couple of actionable ideas to put into practice.

The first half of this 90 minute session will be devoted to speakers who have expertise or personal experience in building communities. The second half will continue as a discussion with the audience in breakout-groups led by prompts from the session chairs and responses to the speakers.