{"id":7828,"date":"2021-05-29T17:15:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T17:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/?p=7828"},"modified":"2021-05-29T17:15:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T17:15:06","slug":"embracing-econferences-a-step-toward-limiting-the-negative-effects-of-conference-culture-university-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/?p=7828","title":{"rendered":"Embracing econferences: a step toward limiting the negative effects of conference culture | University Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityaffairs.ca\/career-advice\/career-advice-article\/embracing-e-conferences-a-step-toward-limiting-the-negative-effects-of-conference-culture\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/theoreti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/careers-econferences-644.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How the traditional conference format has been reimagined in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>University Affairs recently published a short article we wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityaffairs.ca\/career-advice\/career-advice-article\/embracing-e-conferences-a-step-toward-limiting-the-negative-effects-of-conference-culture\/\">Embracing econferences: a step toward limiting the negative effects of<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityaffairs.ca\/career-advice\/career-advice-article\/embracing-e-conferences-a-step-toward-limiting-the-negative-effects-of-conference-culture\/\"> con<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityaffairs.ca\/career-advice\/career-advice-article\/embracing-e-conferences-a-step-toward-limiting-the-negative-effects-of-conference-culture\/\">ference<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityaffairs.ca\/career-advice\/career-advice-article\/embracing-e-conferences-a-step-toward-limiting-the-negative-effects-of-conference-culture\/\"> culture.<\/a> The article came out of our work on a collection titled&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openbookpublishers.com\/product\/1178\">Right Research: Modelling Sustainable Research Practices in the Anthropocene<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The article talks about the carbon cost of flying and the advantages of econferencing, that we have all learned about in this pandemic. It asks about after the pandemic.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As we move into the post-pandemic future, we find ourselves at a crossroads. Once travel restrictions are lifted, will we return to face-to-face conferences and double-down on travel requirements? Or will we continue to explore more sustainable, virtual alternatives, like econferences?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How the traditional conference format has been reimagined in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns. University Affairs recently published a short article we wrote on Embracing econferences: a step toward limiting the negative effects of conference culture. The article came out of our work on a collection titled&nbsp;Right Research: Modelling Sustainable Research Practices in the Anthropocene.&nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/?p=7828\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Embracing econferences: a step toward limiting the negative effects of conference culture | University Affairs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,26,11,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conference","category-education-and-administration","category-internet-culture-and-technology","category-kule-institute-for-advanced-study"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7828"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7831,"href":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7828\/revisions\/7831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}