In 2019, the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is celebrating our 20th anniversary - 20 years of Scholarship & Science for Social Change.
We are delighted to announce the special events and programs that will occur throughout 2019 to celebrate this milestone, and to contribute to strengthening the family planning and public health community and furthering the momentum from the 2018 International Conference on Family Planning to 2020 and beyond.
Selection of the Final 40 Winners of 120 Under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders
March-September 2019
In this final year of 120 Under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders, the last cohort of 40 outstanding young family planning champions will be chosen by the public and a jury of experts in family planning and reproductive health. Each winner will receive $1,000, as well as the opportunity to partake in high-level networking, programmatic and research opportunities and tools to strengthen their skills, especially in storytelling, personal brand development, advocacy and leadership.
Fifteen of the 120 winners will be invited to participate in several of the 20th anniversary activities outlined below, including the 2-week Bill & Melinda Gates Institute Leadership Accelerator.
Nominations will open March 27 and close on June 11. Public voting will be open from June 18 to July 1.
The new 120 Under 40 winners will be officially announced on September 10.
Future of Family Planning Thought Leadership Funding Opportunity
April-July 2019
As a follow-up to the International Conference on Family Planning, the Gates Institute announces the new Future of Family Planning Thought Leadership funding opportunity, which will help support the imagination of researchers, scholars, advocates and practitioners to advance cutting-edge ideas born out of the 2018 ICFP. Participants in the 2018 ICFP (both virtual and in-person) can compete by writing a 3-page (1,500-word) essay outlining their ideas and how the ideas can change the world in the next 10 to 15 years. In addition to the monetary award, recipients will be funded to attend the Future of Family Planning Convening at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (outlined below), and a special Future of Family Planning invited session at the next ICFP that will showcase their work.
Applications will open April 23 and close June 11.
Winners will be announced on July 11 – World Population Day.
Announcement of the Next ICFP Location and Date
Mid-2019
Where in the world will the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) be held next? The location and date of the next ICFP will be announced in mid-2019, with the launch of the new ICFP website.
Gates Institute at Women Deliver Conference
June 3-6, 2019
Stop by and see us at the Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver! The Gates Institute will host an exhibition booth (we’ll be in booth #503/#504), in which all Gates Institute programs (Advance Family Planning, Performance Monitoring for Action, and The Challenge Initiative) and initiatives (120 Under 40, ICFP, and Demographic Dividend) will be represented. The booth will also include our popular photo booth, where visitors can raise their voice about family planning and share it with the world! More info to come about other Gates Institute activities at the conference.
The Future of Family Planning Convening
September 12-13, 2019
Building on the Beyond 2020 session at the 2018 ICFP, the Gates Institute will host The Future of Family Planning Convening, a special two-day gathering that will bring together representatives from key family planning sectors to explore new, “business unusual,” positively disruptive ideas that could change the landscape of family planning and reproductive health in the next 10 to 15 years. These ideas may include (but are not limited to):
- disruptive technologies – contraceptive and otherwise
- youth leading change
- new platforms for scale and sustainability
- behavioral approaches that predict impact
- “business unusual” methodologies
- accessing existing commercial and governmental financial resources
- research approaches that drive policy change
- rethinking community health worker models
- social media and social movements
- next-gen advocacy approaches
This special convening will be held at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and will include experts from across the depth and breadth of the family planning community.
By invitation only.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute Leadership Accelerator
September 16-27, 2019
The Gates Institute is re-launching our Strategic Leadership and Management for Population and Reproductive Health seminars under a new moniker: The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute Leadership Accelerator. The new Gates Institute Leadership Accelerator will engage the same demographic as the previous seminars: early- and mid-career policy-makers, program managers, advocates and academicians who exhibit exceptional promise and potential for leadership and achievement. The two-week Leadership Accelerator will impart innovative approaches to leadership, program management, policy analysis, strategic planning, communications, advocacy and organizational change. Complementing the classroom instruction will be a series of Powerful Conversations, featuring eminent figures in public health who have effected transformational change for women, men and families all over the world.
Fifteen of the 120 Under 40 winners will be sponsored to attend by Bayer, the supporter of 120 Under 40. The seminar will also be open to additional participants with their own organizational or individual funding.
Applications will open in March.
Powerful Conversations: Leaders Transforming The World
September 16-27, 2019
Held concurrently during the Leadership Accelerator, the Powerful Conversations: Leaders Transforming The World speaker series will feature dynamic conversations between two transformational leaders and will include audience Q&A.
Open to the Leadership Accelerator participants, JHU students, faculty, staff and the general public. Series will be livestreamed.
Specific dates and speakers to be announced.
World Contraception Day Celebration
September 26, 2019
The Gates Institute will once again host a World Contraception Day Celebration at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, featuring fun and informative family planning-themed activities. This event is organized in partnership with JHSPH student groups, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs and other partners.
Additional activities on World Contraception Day include:
- One of the Powerful Conversations (speakers to be announced)
Open to Johns Hopkins students, faculty and staff.
