Scholars at Risk - Free to Think Virtual Conference | November 18, 2020

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Scholars at Risk announces “Free to Think 2020: Responding to Attack on Higher Education,” a virtual conference marking SAR’s 20th anniversary and the release of our annual monitoring report, Free to Think 2020. The event will also feature the presentation of SAR’s 2020 Courage to Think Award, which may be given to an individual or group, including those who have experienced threats personally, those who have worked to assist them, or those who work to promote a wider understanding of, and respect for, academic freedom and related values.

The virtual conference will begin on November 19th. It will be organized around three regional schedules, serving three world regions:

Asia/Pacific
Americas
Europe/Africa/MENA

Each schedule will include some "live" sessions, plus replays of sessions offered live in other regions. All sessions will be recorded and replayed for those in the other regions, with closed captions in English. The virtual conference is free but pre-registration is required.

Location

Virtual

Date & Time

November 18 - 20, 2020

Asia/Pacific Schedule

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
India (UTC+5:30)	China/ Hong Kong (UTC+8)	Australia (UTC+10)	SESSION
8:30 am	11:00 am	1:00 pm	LIVE Academic Freedom Issues in China & Hong Kong
9:30 am	12:00 pm	2:00 pm	LIVE Academic Freedom & India’s Clampdown on Dissent
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20
9:00 am	11:30 am	1:30 pm	REPLAY Academic Freedom Tensions in Europe: Issues & Opportunities
10:00 am	12:30 pm	2:30 pm	REPLAY Free to Think 2020, marking SAR's 20th anniversary and including presentation of the SAR 2020 Courage to Think Award
11:00 am	1:30 pm	3:30 pm	REPLAY Yemen’s Universities Under Siege
12:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:30 pm	REPLAY Turkey’s Academic Community in Paralysis

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Americas Schedule

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
California (UTC-8/ PST)	New York (UTC-5/ EST)	SESSION
	8:00 am	LIVE Yemen’s Universities Under Siege
	9:00 am	LIVE Turkey’s Academic Community in Paralysis
7:00 am	10:00 am	LIVE Academic Freedom Tensions in Europe: Issues & Opportunities
8:00 am	11:00 am	LIVE Free to Think 2020, marking SAR's 20th anniversary and including presentation of the SAR 2020 Courage to Think Award
9:00 am	12:00 pm	Break
10:00 am	1:00 pm	REPLAY Academic Freedom Issues in China & Hong Kong
11:00 am	2:00 pm	REPLAY Academic Freedom & India’s Clampdown on Dissent
12:00 pm	3:00 pm	REPLAY Yemen’s Universities Under Siege
1:00 pm	4:00 pm	REPLAY Turkey’s Academic Community in Paralysis
2:00 pm	5:00 pm	REPLAY Academic Freedom Tensions in Europe: Issues & Opportunities
3:00 pm	6:00 pm	REPLAY Free to Think 2020, marking SAR's 20th anniversary and including presentation of the SAR 2020 Courage to Think Award

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Europe/MENA/Africa Schedule

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Berlin (UTC+1)	Istanbul/ Sana’a (UTC+3)	SESSION
11:00 am	1:00 pm	REPLAY Academic Freedom Issues in China & Hong Kong
12:00 pm	2:00 pm	REPLAY Academic Freedom & India’s Clampdown on Dissent
1:00 pm	3:00 pm	Break
2:00 pm	4:00 pm	LIVE Yemen’s Universities Under Siege
3:00 pm	5:00 pm	LIVE Turkey’s Academic Community in Paralysis
4:00 pm	6:00 pm	LIVE Academic Freedom Tensions in Europe: Issues & Opportunities
5:00 pm	7:00 pm	LIVE Free to Think 2020, marking SAR's 20th anniversary and including presentation of the SAR 2020 Courage to Think Award

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