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[[Air travel in academia|Air travel to conferences]] is an important source of emissions by academics. In order to reduce these emissions, a number of conference organizers have adopted various strategies. | [[Air travel in academia|Air travel to conferences]] is an important source of emissions by academics. In order to reduce these emissions, a number of conference organizers have adopted various strategies. | ||
== Decentralized conferences == | == Decentralized conferences == | ||
Conference with several virtually connected regional hubs, rather than a single location. | Conference with several virtually connected regional hubs, rather than a single location. | ||
* [http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/HAMP Double conference "Higher algebra and mathematical physics"] (HAMP 2018), with two locations in Bonn and Waterloo. | |||
* [http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/HAMP Double conference "Higher algebra and mathematical physics"] (HAMP 2018), with two locations in Bonn and Waterloo. | |||
* [https://music-psychology-conference2018.uni-graz.at/en/about/ ICMPC15-ESCOM10], a 2018 conference on music psychology, with four locations in Graz, La Plata, Sydney and Montreal. | * [https://music-psychology-conference2018.uni-graz.at/en/about/ ICMPC15-ESCOM10], a 2018 conference on music psychology, with four locations in Graz, La Plata, Sydney and Montreal. | ||
* [https://sites.baylor.edu/ecologyreligion/ Ecology & Religion in Nineteenth-Century Studies Conference], a 2019 conference at 5 digitally connected sites in the USA and in the UK. | * [https://sites.baylor.edu/ecologyreligion/ Ecology & Religion in Nineteenth-Century Studies Conference], a 2019 conference at 5 digitally connected sites in the USA and in the UK. The conference website points to a number of assessments of its approach to flightless conferencing, including this blog post.<ref name="Conference Inference">{{cite web|title=Multiplying Connections, Cutting Carbon: An experiment in multi-site, digitally linked, flightless conferencing (Joshua King)|work=Conference Inference|date=2019-12-17|url=https://conferenceinference.wordpress.com/2019/12/17/multiplying-connections-cutting-carbon-an-experiment-in-multi-site-digitally-linked-flightless-conferencing-joshua-king/|accessdate=2020-03-26}}</ref> | ||
== Partly virtual conferences == | == Partly virtual conferences == | ||
* The [https://srbr.org/join-the-first-carbon-reduced-chronobiology-conference-on-november-18/ 2019 meeting of the European Biological Rhythms Society (EBRS)], to which four fifth of the attendees connected via virtual hubs, and where psychologists studied the effectiveness of networking.<ref name="Abbott"/> | * The [https://srbr.org/join-the-first-carbon-reduced-chronobiology-conference-on-november-18/ 2019 meeting of the European Biological Rhythms Society (EBRS)], to which four fifth of the attendees connected via virtual hubs, and where psychologists studied the effectiveness of networking.<ref name="Abbott">{{cite journal|last=Abbott|first=Alison|title=Low-carbon, virtual science conference tries to recreate social buzz|journal=Nature|publisher=Springer Science and Business Media LLC|volume=577|issue=7788|date=2019-12-20|issn=0028-0836|doi=10.1038/d41586-019-03899-1|pages=13–13}}</ref> | ||
* The [https://dornsife.usc.edu/conferences/incs2020/ 2020 meeting of Interdisciplinary Nineteenth-Century Studies], whose virtual part was increased due to the [[Wikipedia:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref name="insidehighered"/> | * The [https://dornsife.usc.edu/conferences/incs2020/ 2020 meeting of Interdisciplinary Nineteenth-Century Studies], whose virtual part was increased due to the [[Wikipedia:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref name="insidehighered">{{cite web|title=How to shift your conference online in light of the coronavirus (opinion)|work=insidehighered.com|date=2020-03-16|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/03/16/how-shift-your-conference-online-light-coronavirus-opinion|accessdate=2020-03-16}}</ref> | ||
== Virtual conferences == | == Virtual conferences == | ||
* A 2017 virtual conference on agile practices in government used not only [[Wikipedia:Zoom Video Communications|Zoom]] videoconferencing, but also [[Wikipedia:Slack (software)|Slack]] and [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].<ref name="Leaders 2017"/> | * [http://ehc.english.ucsb.edu/?page_id=14895 The world in 2050: creating/imagining just climate futures] (2016) and [https://ehc.english.ucsb.edu/?page_id=17731 A clockwork green: ecomedia and the anthropocene] (2018), two virtual conferences which came with a white paper on their organization.<ref name="Ken Hiltner" /> | ||
* Couchcon, a 2018 marketing conference organized by [[Wikipedia:Wistia|Wistia]].<ref name="Wistia 2018"/> | * A 2017 virtual conference on agile practices in government used not only [[Wikipedia:Zoom Video Communications|Zoom]] videoconferencing, but also [[Wikipedia:Slack (software)|Slack]] and [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].<ref name="Leaders 2017">{{cite web|title=Lessons learned from hosting a virtual conference|work=Medium|date=2017-07-17|url=https://medium.com/agile-government-leadership/lessons-learned-from-hosting-a-virtual-conference-18a1a73d10b8|accessdate=2020-03-16}}</ref> | ||
* [https://www.taxjustice.net/virtual-conference-where-next-for-global-taxing-rights/ Where next for global taxing rights?], a 2019 conference.<ref name="Tax Justice Network 2020"/> | * Couchcon, a 2018 marketing conference organized by [[Wikipedia:Wistia|Wistia]].<ref name="Wistia 2018">{{cite web|title=Why and How We Hosted CouchCon, Our Virtual Conference|work=Wistia|date=2018-08-20|url=https://wistia.com/learn/culture/why-and-how-we-hosted-couchcon|accessdate=2020-03-16}}</ref> | ||
* [https://www.taxjustice.net/virtual-conference-where-next-for-global-taxing-rights/ Where next for global taxing rights?], a 2019 conference.<ref name="Tax Justice Network 2020">{{cite web|title=Lessons learned from organising our first virtual conference|work=Tax Justice Network|date=2020-03-05|url=https://www.taxjustice.net/2020/03/05/lessons-learned-from-organising-our-first-virtual-conference/|accessdate=2020-03-16}}</ref> | |||
* [https://sites.usc.edu/pom/ Photonics Online Meetup 2020], an all-online one-day conference, including a virtual poster session on Twitter. | * [https://sites.usc.edu/pom/ Photonics Online Meetup 2020], an all-online one-day conference, including a virtual poster session on Twitter. | ||
* [https://iclr.cc/Conferences/2020/virtual ICLR2020, the Eighth International Conference on Learning Representations] | |||
=== Coronavirus pandemic === | |||
The [[Wikipedia:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic]] forced many conferences to adopt a virtual format. It is speculated that virtual meetings may remain common after the pandemic due to their lower cost, lower environmental impact, and higher convenience for many participants.<ref name="Viglione">{{cite journal|last=Viglione|first=Giuliana|title=How scientific conferences will survive the coronavirus shock|journal=Nature|date=2020-06-02|issn=0028-0836|doi=10.1038/d41586-020-01521-3}}</ref> | |||
Some conferences that switched to a virtual format due to the pandemic: | |||
* [https://iclr.cc/Conferences/2020/virtual ICLR2020, the Eighth International Conference on Learning Representations]. | |||
* [https://aps-april.onlineeventpro.freeman.com/ The April 2020 meeting of the American Physical Society]. "The society hired a company to provide the necessary online infrastructure and technological support."<ref name="aps2020">{{cite journal|last=Castelvecchi|first=Davide|title='Loving the minimal FOMO': First major physics conference to go virtual sees record attendance|journal=Nature|publisher=Springer Science and Business Media LLC|date=2020-04-24|issn=0028-0836|doi=10.1038/d41586-020-01239-2}}</ref><ref name="Ken Hiltner">{{cite web|title=A nearly carbon-neutral conference model|work=Ken Hiltner|url=http://hiltner.english.ucsb.edu/index.php/ncnc-guide/|accessdate=2020-03-27}}</ref> | |||
* [https://conferences.fnal.gov/nu2020/ Neutrino 2020], an online conference with a virtual reality platform. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
== External links == | <references /> | ||
== External links == | |||
* [https://sustainability.wiki.gwdg.de/doku.php?id=conferences Eco-friendly conferences] at [https://sustainability.wiki.gwdg.de/doku.php Sustainatility in Science wiki]. | * [https://sustainability.wiki.gwdg.de/doku.php?id=conferences Eco-friendly conferences] at [https://sustainability.wiki.gwdg.de/doku.php Sustainatility in Science wiki]. | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Comparison of web conferencing software|Comparison of web conferencing software]], including | * [[Wikipedia:Comparison of web conferencing software|Comparison of web conferencing software]], including the free software [[Wikipedia:BigBlueButton|BigBlueButton]], [[Wikipedia:Jitsi|Jitsi Meet]] and [[Wikipedia:OpenMeetings|OpenMeetings]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 28 February 2024
Air travel to conferences is an important source of emissions by academics. In order to reduce these emissions, a number of conference organizers have adopted various strategies.
Decentralized conferences[edit | edit source]
Conference with several virtually connected regional hubs, rather than a single location.
- Double conference "Higher algebra and mathematical physics" (HAMP 2018), with two locations in Bonn and Waterloo.
- ICMPC15-ESCOM10, a 2018 conference on music psychology, with four locations in Graz, La Plata, Sydney and Montreal.
- Ecology & Religion in Nineteenth-Century Studies Conference, a 2019 conference at 5 digitally connected sites in the USA and in the UK. The conference website points to a number of assessments of its approach to flightless conferencing, including this blog post.[1]
Partly virtual conferences[edit | edit source]
- The 2019 meeting of the European Biological Rhythms Society (EBRS), to which four fifth of the attendees connected via virtual hubs, and where psychologists studied the effectiveness of networking.[2]
- The 2020 meeting of Interdisciplinary Nineteenth-Century Studies, whose virtual part was increased due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
Virtual conferences[edit | edit source]
- The world in 2050: creating/imagining just climate futures (2016) and A clockwork green: ecomedia and the anthropocene (2018), two virtual conferences which came with a white paper on their organization.[4]
- A 2017 virtual conference on agile practices in government used not only Zoom videoconferencing, but also Slack and Twitter.[5]
- Couchcon, a 2018 marketing conference organized by Wistia.[6]
- Where next for global taxing rights?, a 2019 conference.[7]
- Photonics Online Meetup 2020, an all-online one-day conference, including a virtual poster session on Twitter.
[edit | edit source]
The 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic forced many conferences to adopt a virtual format. It is speculated that virtual meetings may remain common after the pandemic due to their lower cost, lower environmental impact, and higher convenience for many participants.[8]
Some conferences that switched to a virtual format due to the pandemic:
- ICLR2020, the Eighth International Conference on Learning Representations.
- The April 2020 meeting of the American Physical Society. "The society hired a company to provide the necessary online infrastructure and technological support."[9][4]
- Neutrino 2020, an online conference with a virtual reality platform.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Multiplying Connections, Cutting Carbon: An experiment in multi-site, digitally linked, flightless conferencing (Joshua King)". Conference Inference. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ↑ Abbott, Alison (2019-12-20). "Low-carbon, virtual science conference tries to recreate social buzz". Nature (Springer Science and Business Media LLC) 577 (7788): 13–13. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03899-1. ISSN 0028-0836.
- ↑ "How to shift your conference online in light of the coronavirus (opinion)". insidehighered.com. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "A nearly carbon-neutral conference model". Ken Hiltner. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ↑ "Lessons learned from hosting a virtual conference". Medium. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ↑ "Why and How We Hosted CouchCon, Our Virtual Conference". Wistia. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ↑ "Lessons learned from organising our first virtual conference". Tax Justice Network. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ↑ Viglione, Giuliana (2020-06-02). "How scientific conferences will survive the coronavirus shock". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-01521-3. ISSN 0028-0836.
- ↑ Castelvecchi, Davide (2020-04-24). "'Loving the minimal FOMO': First major physics conference to go virtual sees record attendance". Nature (Springer Science and Business Media LLC). doi:10.1038/d41586-020-01239-2. ISSN 0028-0836.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Eco-friendly conferences at Sustainatility in Science wiki.
- Comparison of web conferencing software, including the free software BigBlueButton, Jitsi Meet and OpenMeetings.
