Diverse Dozen
This exclusive community of passionate thought leaders are dedicated to preserving a debris-free off-world environment.
Meet the 5th Diverse Dozen
The 5th Diverse Dozen cohort shared their passion and excitement for a sustainable off-world future in Las Vegas, Tuesday, 30 July, 2024.
NEW ZEALAND
Priyanka Dhopade
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering
University of Auckland
Our Diverse Dozen Participants Are from All Over the World!
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2024 Diverse Dozen Op-Eds
The 2024 cohort of the Diverse Dozen are influential thinkers and emerging leaders from around the globe. These individuals represent an exclusive ASCEND community built over the past five years of exceptionally minded and passionate activists devoted to realizing a sustainable future beyond Earth. These authors are the featured speakers in a series of rapid-fire lightning talks highlighting their vision for a sustainable space ecosystem. What needs to happen for space to be more transparent, more predictable? How can we use a globally accessible pool of evidence to help us make decisions and hold people accountable for their behaviors in this shared domain?
Past Diverse Dozen Highlights
ASCEND 2024 Session: Diverse Dozen
About the Diverse Dozen (D12)
The brainchild of astrodynamicist Moriba Jah, co-founder/chief scientist at Privateer and associate professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas, the Diverse Dozen is the exclusive ASCEND community of thought leaders and activists whose intellectual and emotional commitment to building a sustainable off-world future knows no bounds.
“D12 is centered on the belief that we’re more similar than we are different, and action is best when born from compassion,” says Jah, a space environmentalist advancing our ability to understand how human objects in space create both services and risks of collisions.
In an effort to address this topic, and coming from a place of honoring and respecting the relationships and relatedness among all things, as well as of acting with compassion, Moriba Jah has partnered with ASCEND to create a one-of-a-kind annual event that invokes diverse and unique voices from humanity to tell the world about salient issues in space safety, security, and sustainability.
ASCEND Diverse Dozen Members have the opportunity to:
- Craft an impactful opinion essay that will be shared with the ASCEND community.
- Present visionary ideas as a thought leader at the ASCEND event.
- Unleash new opportunities by expanding professional networks.
D12 members also receive:
- Roundtrip coach airfare to the ASCEND conference
- ASCEND registration
- Accommodations for three nights at an official event hotel