The 22nd National Meeting of ABEP and its impact on the scientific community for population studies

Online, 7-11 November 2022

By Nicole Estefany Aponte Cueto

The 22nd National Meeting of the Brazilian Association of Population Studies (ABEP) marked the resumption of activities after four years without its usual biennial meeting, to which the Brazilian community of demographic and population studies was so accustomed. The pandemic impacted the development of the original event, which was to take place in 2020. However, it allowed its renewal and the change of focus towards one of the topics that has absorbed all our energy, attention and inspiration during the last two years: the COVID-19 pandemic. This event was titled "Population, Information, and Society: Demographic Dynamics and Knowledge in a Post-Pandemic World". More than 100 papers were presented on population issues and their relationship with social, economic and cultural issues and, of course, on how the covid-19 pandemic changed our reality. 

Although the meeting was held remotely, it did not prevent participants from interacting with each other through round tables, which allowed attendees to share their concerns, reflections and even studies on the prospects of the labor market for demographers, for example, or how the pandemic affected graduate courses, as well as on the population and spatial dynamics of traditional peoples and communities, and some twenty other fascinating topics. The mini-courses developed during this event were a significant contribution to the scientific knowledge for those interested, as did each of the presentations that took place during those five days. Finally, this meeting was the setting for the election, by means of an assembly, of the new ABEP board of directors, allowing a renewal of its governance, which is always necessary to keep the scientific communities united and in line with the reality that surrounds them.

Summarizing an event of this magnitude is nearly impossible so I invite you to visit the conference website to learn more about the research presented and so much more. 

Also, keep abreast of ABEP’s activities by visiting the ABEP website because they do not stop with this meeting.