We invite you to attend a virtual event with us!
Join us for webinars, presentations, film screenings, and training courses held throughout the year! Virtual events are an easy and accessible way for you to learn more about population issues, connect with Population Connection staff, and meet others interested in working together for a more sustainable future for our planet.
Please contact us at engage@popconnect.org if you have any additional thoughts or feedback for future events—we love hearing from you!
Word Population Day
Population Panic? Unpacking Public Perception and Media Messaging
Join us for a World Population Day virtual event with our VP for Communications, Marian Starkey and Communications Manager, Olivia Nater! We will explore the findings from our latest survey, which evaluates Americans’ understanding of and concerns around population issues. The results shed light on public awareness of population trends and the influence of the growing pronatalist rhetoric.
During the event, we will gain insight into how much alarmist headlines about declining birth rates are shaping attitudes. We’ll use this opportunity to discuss what these results mean for public discourse, policymaking, and advocacy. We aim to use this new data to spark dialogue, raise media awareness, and amplify often-overlooked perspectives in the population conversation.
Whether you’re in communications, policymaking, research, or simply curious about the facts behind the headlines, we invite you to be part of this discussion!
Date: Tuesday, July 8th
Time: 2pm ET/11am PT
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Book Club Discussion
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024
Edited by Bill McKibben and Jaime Green, this compelling anthology brings together twenty powerful essays that reflect on a year marked by environmental upheaval and awe-inspiring natural phenomena. From wildfires and biodiversity loss to innovative efforts to protect wildlife, these stories offer both urgency and hope as we consider humanity’s evolving relationship with the planet.
Whether you read the entire collection or just a few essays, we’d love for you to join the conversation!
Date: Tuesday, August 26th
Time: 4pm ET/1pm PT
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In Case You Missed It...
2025 Events
All year long we host virtual events to keep supporters informed and engaged with our mission! Events include guest speakers, an annual photo contest, and presentations from Global Partners. Catch up on our latest virtual events by exploring our 2025 archive.
More Details Here2024 Events
We hosted inspiring presentations with Global Partners, unpacked population projections with demography experts, held engaging discussions at our book club, and learned more about PopConnect programs through staff presentations!
More Details Here2023 Events
Throughout the year, we hosted a variety of virtual events including guest speakers, a photo contest, Global Partners presentations, and book club meetings. Our events have fostered a vibrant community dialogue on population trends, reproductive rights, and sustainable development.
More Details HereEvent Archive
2022 Events
We’ve had a full year of virtual events, hosting experts in the fields of conservation, population issues, sustainable development, and women’s empowerment.
Featured Events:
8 Billion Mini Series
Leading up to the 8 billion milestone, we hosted a number of events where we discussed how our growing population hampers progress toward environmental preservation, climate change efforts, and poverty alleviation. We heard from community organizers in Uganda, youth activists in Nepal, and PopConnect staff based across the country.
8 Billion Mini SeriesDemography Series
This spring we hosted our virtual demography series! Hannah Evans, our Senior Analyst, hosted educational sessions once a month from March to June that explored the various ways in which human population trends and dynamics affect global sustainable development and environmental change.
Demography Series
2021 Events
For the past year, we’ve successfully conducted a series of virtual events, featuring renowned professionals specializing in conservation, sustainable development, demography, and reproductive rights.
Featured Events:
Book Club Meetings
In 2021 we started our “Page Turners” Book Club, excited to have a new way to connect with our members and supporters on the latest publications that discuss population dynamics, sustainable development, and environmental issues. Every two months, we hosted one-hour discussions on books chosen by our audience. Publications include The New Climate War by Michael E. Mann and The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert.
Page Turners Book ClubEarth Day Passport Series
We celebrated this year’s Earth Day all month long, hosting speakers from organizations around the world to discuss family planning services and reproductive rights in their communities. We wrapped up presentations with an on-demand screening of the new documentary, 2040, followed by a discussion of the film on Earth Day!
2021 Earth Day
2020 Events
Over the past year, we’ve assembled a lineup of virtual events showcasing experts in reproductive rights, conservation, and population dynamics.
Featured Events:
2020 Population + Climate Change Course
An introduction to population studies, this month-long course is particularly useful for anyone interested in volunteering with Population Connection in the future. The weekly sessions take a deeper look at how population dynamics relate to global issues such as poverty, sustainable development, access to health care, climate change, and the health of our planet.
Population and Climate Change Course2020 Earth Day Challenge
Leading up to the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we held a virtual Earth Day challenge consisting of daily actions individuals could partake in to reduce their environmental impact. Two of the challenges included tuning in to presentations hosted by our President John Segar and Communications Manager Hannah Evans.
2020 Earth Day