SLU Landscape PhD’s Forum

Strategy
Four concise statements identify a protocol of the forum.

Who we are
The PhD Forum is an inclusive and non-competitive network of PhD students who collaborate on issues that benefit each participant and the group at large.

What we do
The PhD Forum strives towards an inclusive academic conversation on the issues of landscape architecture and planning as PhD research subject. Through trust we provide to each other a safe space and both a professional and personal collegial support.

How we work
Through a transparent decision making, the PhD Forum seeks to find balance between communication with external sources and internal discussion within its members.

Our vision
To make the forum a self-sustaining and robust culture of collegial support for LA PhD students 

Organization
The forum embraces a decision-making based on the consensus of its members. For the management of the forum, three main roles have to be elected and fulfilled at the beginning of each year.

A contact-person/facilitator needs to communicate with the LA steering group and the working group. S/He keeps control of the call for meetings, the overall yearly agenda, and the protocol.

A communicator deals with issues connected both with internal and external communication. S/He keeps control of the webpage updates, the editing contents, and all the information about the forum both on and off the web.

A treasurer needs to communicate with the department and faculty’s economists. S/He keeps track of the accounts and funding, and of the budget for activities.

Roles and contacts for 2019 

These roles should be revisited and elected each year. Each role should be held for one year (maximum two).

The “backup” is a support for the elected person, with the responsibility to learn the process of work, be able to step in as a substitute if needed, and more easily take over responsibility when elected.