In 2020, eight educators from Australia, Canada the UK and USA were scheduled to facilitate a workshop at the World Public Health Congress (see above) in Brisbane, Australia. Unfortunately due to COVID-19, the Congress was converted to a virtual conference and our workshop could no longer proceed. 

One of the objectives for our workshop was to connect educators who are teaching our future nutrition and dietetics workforce about sustainable food systems to promote future research and ongoing collaboration. We therefore created this online platform to share educator details and showcase some learning and teaching practices. 

Over 50 delegates from 11 countries, including Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi, Australia, USA, and Canada gathered at University College Dublin for a 2-day Global Networking event from 7-8th June, 2023 (NB: not all participants were in this photo).

Read about this event in the ICDA newsletter: "It appeared relationship building was successful with feedback indicating collaboration plans among many of those who attended. Participants emphasised the importance of nurturing the network, continuing to share research and practice, and maintaining momentum." 

In 2024, several dietitians from this event facilitated a workshop at the International Congress for Nutrition and Dietetics (ICND) in Toronto. Plans are already in place for collaborative research to build on this work, brining us back together in Dublin for ICND2028!