IAIA25 TRAINING

IAIA pre-conference training courses will be held 29-30 April 2025 at the Bologna Congress Center in Bologna, and are presented by IAIA members. The courses are open to all participants but require advance registration and payment. Courses start at 9:00 and finish at 17:00 each day. 

list of training courses

  1. Tools for Stronger Argument and Clearer Writing | 2 days (29-30 April) 
  2. Transforming ESIA into Action | 2 days (29-30 April) 
  3. Nature Based Solutions | 2 days (29-30 April)
  4. Health Impact Assessment in AI | 2 days (29-30 April)
  5. Sustainable finance | 2 days (29-30 April)
  6. Cumulative Effects Assessment | 2 days (29-30 April)
  7. Leadership in ESIA | 2 days (29-30 April)
  8. Social Risk Management for Major Projects | 2 days (29-30 April)
  9. Public Participation, Impact Assessment, and AI | 2 days (29-30 April)
  10. Strategic Thinking for Sustainability | 2 days (29-30 April)
  11. Trauma Informed Impact Assessment | 2 days (29-30 April)
  12. Human Rights in Impact Assessment | 2 days (29-30 April) 
  13. More Effective EIA Follow-Up | 2 days (29-30 April)
  14. Psychology-Informed Impact Assessment | 2 days (29-30 April)

training course policies

Please register early! If the training course for which you have registered does not meet the minimum number by 11 March 2025, IAIA HQ will notify you and provide refund information or offer to transfer you to another course.  Course registration after 11 March is possible but is subject to availability and receipt of payment. Registration closes 10 April 2025, and courses cannot be changed after that date.

If you must cancel, your course registration fee will be refunded minus a US$125 administration fee and contingent upon a written notice of cancellation received to HQ (info@iaia.org) by 10 April 2025. After 10 April, no refunds will be issued for cancellations or no shows.

Not able to attend IAIA25 but still want to take a course? Not a problem! An additional US$85 registration fee will apply; see the PDF registration form for details.

student training course fee waivers

A limited number of free training course registrations are available to student participants of IAIA25 once courses reach their minimum paid enrollments. If you are interested, please send the following to kiesha@iaia.org: 

  • Your name
  • A 300-word statement of interest explaining how the chosen training course could contribute to your research or student career
  • Proof of full-time student status (proof can be provided in the following forms: a copy of a recent transcript or a letter from an administrative professional indicating your full-time student status)
  • First and second course choices

Applications for free course registrations will be accepted from 10 March to 24 March 2025. Allocations of the free training course slots will be made by 26 March, based on the order in which the requests were received and subject to instructor approval.