Awareness and convenience are important in increasing conference sustainability |
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Authors: | Meghann E Jarchow Justin W Rice Rebekah M Ritson Sarah K Hargreaves |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA;(2) Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA;(3) Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA |
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Abstract: | Conference organizers are increasingly making efforts to reduce resource use at conferences, yet few responsibilities are
placed on attendees. We hosted an ecology conference and offered attendees a discount if they took a sustainability pledge
agreeing to reduce their resource use at the conference. In a post-conference survey, 83% of respondents reported fulfilling
the pledge, but 62% indicated that convenience was the biggest obstacle impeding their ability to continue the pledge during
and after the conference. We found great willingness by attendees to reduce resource use at and beyond our conference, and
facilitating their participation was an important part of our success. |
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