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Ten simple rules to host an inclusive conference

Conferences are spaces to meet and network within and across academic and technical fields, learn about new advances, and share our work. They can help define career paths and create long-lasting collaborations and opportunities. However, these opportunities are not equal for all. This article intro...

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Autores principales: Joo, Rocío, Sánchez-Tapia, Andrea, Mortara, Sara, Bellini Saibene, Yanina, Turner, Heather, Hug Peter, Dorothea, Morandeira, Natalia Soledad, Bannert, Matt, Almazrouq, Batool, Hare, Elizabeth, Ación, Laura, Narváez-Gómez, Juan Pablo, Alfaro Córdoba, Marcela, Marini, Federico, Giordano, Rita, Canelón, Silvia, Ebou, Anicet, Upadhya, Adithi R., Chávez, Joselyn, Ravi, Janani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9302732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35862309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010164
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author Joo, Rocío
Sánchez-Tapia, Andrea
Mortara, Sara
Bellini Saibene, Yanina
Turner, Heather
Hug Peter, Dorothea
Morandeira, Natalia Soledad
Bannert, Matt
Almazrouq, Batool
Hare, Elizabeth
Ación, Laura
Narváez-Gómez, Juan Pablo
Alfaro Córdoba, Marcela
Marini, Federico
Giordano, Rita
Canelón, Silvia
Ebou, Anicet
Upadhya, Adithi R.
Chávez, Joselyn
Ravi, Janani
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Sánchez-Tapia, Andrea
Mortara, Sara
Bellini Saibene, Yanina
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Hug Peter, Dorothea
Morandeira, Natalia Soledad
Bannert, Matt
Almazrouq, Batool
Hare, Elizabeth
Ación, Laura
Narváez-Gómez, Juan Pablo
Alfaro Córdoba, Marcela
Marini, Federico
Giordano, Rita
Canelón, Silvia
Ebou, Anicet
Upadhya, Adithi R.
Chávez, Joselyn
Ravi, Janani
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description Conferences are spaces to meet and network within and across academic and technical fields, learn about new advances, and share our work. They can help define career paths and create long-lasting collaborations and opportunities. However, these opportunities are not equal for all. This article introduces 10 simple rules to host an inclusive conference based on the authors’ recent experience organizing the 2021 edition of the useR! statistical computing conference, which attracted a broad range of participants from academia, industry, government, and the nonprofit sector. Coming from different backgrounds, career stages, and even continents, we embraced the challenge of organizing a high-quality virtual conference in the context of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and making it a kind, inclusive, and accessible experience for as many people as possible. The rules result from our lessons learned before, during, and after the organization of the conference. They have been written mainly for potential organizers and selection committees of conferences and contain multiple practical tips to help a variety of events become more accessible and inclusive. We see this as a starting point for conversations and efforts towards building more inclusive conferences across the world. * Translated versions of the English abstract and the list of rules are available in 10 languages in S1 Text: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Tamil, and Thai.
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spelling pubmed-93027322022-07-22 Ten simple rules to host an inclusive conference Joo, Rocío Sánchez-Tapia, Andrea Mortara, Sara Bellini Saibene, Yanina Turner, Heather Hug Peter, Dorothea Morandeira, Natalia Soledad Bannert, Matt Almazrouq, Batool Hare, Elizabeth Ación, Laura Narváez-Gómez, Juan Pablo Alfaro Córdoba, Marcela Marini, Federico Giordano, Rita Canelón, Silvia Ebou, Anicet Upadhya, Adithi R. Chávez, Joselyn Ravi, Janani PLoS Comput Biol Editorial Conferences are spaces to meet and network within and across academic and technical fields, learn about new advances, and share our work. They can help define career paths and create long-lasting collaborations and opportunities. However, these opportunities are not equal for all. This article introduces 10 simple rules to host an inclusive conference based on the authors’ recent experience organizing the 2021 edition of the useR! statistical computing conference, which attracted a broad range of participants from academia, industry, government, and the nonprofit sector. Coming from different backgrounds, career stages, and even continents, we embraced the challenge of organizing a high-quality virtual conference in the context of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and making it a kind, inclusive, and accessible experience for as many people as possible. The rules result from our lessons learned before, during, and after the organization of the conference. They have been written mainly for potential organizers and selection committees of conferences and contain multiple practical tips to help a variety of events become more accessible and inclusive. We see this as a starting point for conversations and efforts towards building more inclusive conferences across the world. * Translated versions of the English abstract and the list of rules are available in 10 languages in S1 Text: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Tamil, and Thai. Public Library of Science 2022-07-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9302732/ /pubmed/35862309 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010164 Text en © 2022 Joo et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Sánchez-Tapia, Andrea
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Bellini Saibene, Yanina
Turner, Heather
Hug Peter, Dorothea
Morandeira, Natalia Soledad
Bannert, Matt
Almazrouq, Batool
Hare, Elizabeth
Ación, Laura
Narváez-Gómez, Juan Pablo
Alfaro Córdoba, Marcela
Marini, Federico
Giordano, Rita
Canelón, Silvia
Ebou, Anicet
Upadhya, Adithi R.
Chávez, Joselyn
Ravi, Janani
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35862309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010164
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