Raby, CL orcid.org/0000-0001-7065-0306 and Madden, JR (2021) Moving academic conferences online: Aids and barriers to delegate participation. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (8). pp. 3646-3655. ISSN 2045-7758
Abstract
In-person academic conferences are important to disseminate research and provide networking opportunities. Whether academics attend in-person conferences is based on the cost, accessibility, and safety of the event. Therefore, in-person conferences are less accessible to academics and stakeholders that are unable to overcome some of these factors, which then act as a barrier to equal and inclusive participation. Additionally, the carbon footprint of conference travel is increasingly becoming a factor in deciding on whether to attend a conference. Online conferences may provide opportunities to mitigate these challenges. Here, we illustrate how a learned society can move their conference online. Then, comparing data acquired from the virtual conference and previous in-person conferences, we explore the aids and barriers influencing the decision of delegates to attend the meetings. Ultimately, moving meetings online aids delegate participation by removing concerns about travel, cost, and carbon emissions, but there remains a barrier to participation as online meetings are perceived as less effective for networking and social opportunities.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
Keywords: | accessibility, carbon footprint, equality, greenhouse gas emissions, inclusivity, virtual conference |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2022 11:45 |
Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2022 11:45 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/ece3.7376 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:185625 |
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