The last few months between the Canberra
pre-departure briefings and leaving for Turkey have been unsurprisingly busy.
There was a lot to juggle between getting through final assessments and exams,
the Y20 preparation and of course planning my pre-summit travels!
On the Global Voices end, all of the
Australian delegates have been working hard on our research papers and opinion
articles. We’ve been lucky to receive 2 rounds of draft feedback from our
Global Voices Co-ordinator, Nick Fabbri, and our Academic advisors Tristram
Sainsbury and Mike Callaghan. The experience of these 3 contributors was
invaluable in shaping my research to be more relevant and impactful.
During the development of my paper, I also
found an International Science & Engineering conference that will be held
in Istanbul 2 days before the Y20 summit and thought that it was too convenient
to not apply! I was very excited to be accepted to present my research there,
and have therefore also prepared a slightly adjusted version of my Y20 paper
for publication – adding to the pre lift-off chaos!
Birds-eye view over Fethiye |
We have been receiving exciting
updates about our itinerary for Turkey, which includes 2 full days of
negotiation as well as communiqué development. We also have cultural day trips
and evenings as well as a gala dinner event – I can’t wait!
The honeycomb hills of Cappadocia |
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