On Thursday we had the first meeting of Science for Progress and it was great. Only three of us made it (there was a Science Communication Conference going on in Coimbra), but we established a couple of discussion points. Most importantly, we got to know each other.

Getting to know each other certainly is a main factor at this point. So we exchanged our expectations for the group, the social impact we hope for, and the personal growth we want to get out of it. It appears that our goals match well. 🙂

We also made some decisions. On a more practical side we decided that we need a regular meeting room (and we may already have found one!). We also would need more organizers on board.

Another point of discussion was a hypothetical program for the science convention which I consider the flagship project for this first year. We allowed ourselves to dream a bit, which was fun. It gives us something to work towards. 😉

Now we need to figure out what we can do to get as close to that goal as possible. At the next meeting we will discuss ways of attracting new members.

I think this first meeting was as productive as it could have been, and I am looking forward to the next one!