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SUMMARY:Planning an Accessible Academic Conference
DTSTART:20240621T100000Z
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CONTACT:mia.west@durham.ac.uk
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Sophia Baker (University Of Aberdeen)\n\nZoom Record
 ingThe recording of Sophia's talk can be viewed at the link below.https://
 durhamuniversity.zoom.us/rec/share/O-FwLJuP9OEekUgGk4WEbP0TAqEcoOdWE5MZoNf
 aKxvxgv9DwUBClzI_flr5aX3y.2SPDHC1RZbf1GcLPPasscode: M!rrg3xMEvent DetailsT
 he EDI group of IPPP invites everyone to a seminar about planning an acces
 sible academic conference by Sophia Baker\, University of Aberdeen. This t
 alk is intended for both would-be conference attendees and conference orga
 nisers! This event will be held in OCW017 and on Zoom\, from 11am-12pm on
  the 21st of June (before the departmental BBQ!).AbstractConferences can b
 e brilliant opportunities to share our work and connect with colleagues - 
 but too often\, talented\, hard-working physicists are prevented from enga
 ging meaningfully with the scientific community because of a lack of consi
 deration for accessibility and inclusion. Successful EDI strategies implem
 ented at the British Geophysical Association Postgraduate Research in Prog
 ress Meeting (BGA PGRiP) 2023 led to the development of the BGA’s new gu
 idelines for accessible conference planning. In this talk\, these guidelin
 es and the rationale behind them will be presented for the benefit of both
  attendees and organisers of future conferences\, illustrated with example
 s from BGA PGRiP 2023. The guidelines are a living document\, and suggeste
 d improvements are always welcome.Being aware of the barriers that we expe
 rience in accessing conferences and meetings is a simple step to take towa
 rds truly equitable scientific practice. Regardless of career stage or lev
 el of involvement in EDI committees and activities\, and even if you do no
 t anticipate organising a conference in the near future\, everybody is wel
 come to attend this talk.The British Geophysical Association is a joint as
 sociation of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Geological Society of 
 London. Its mission is to promote the subject of geophysics and strengthen
  its relationship with other natural sciences in the UK.Sophia is in the f
 inal year of her PhD in Geophysics at the University of Aberdeen and gradu
 ated from Durham University in 2021 (MPhys Physics). She was General Chair
  and EDI Lead for the British Geophysical Association Postgraduate Researc
 h in Progress Meeting 2023\, and co-authored the BGA’s accessible confer
 ence guidelines and the accompanying A&G Magazine article (August 2024).Zo
 om Link and PasscodeLink: https://durhamuniversity.zoom.us/j/95985202419?p
 wd=pSMgYasggLwsPaoLIQIONKgBaR6AUQ.1Meeting ID: 959 8520 2419Passcode: 0328
 58We look forward to seeing you there!\n\nhttps://conference.ippp.dur.ac.u
 k/event/1364/
LOCATION:OCW017
URL:https://conference.ippp.dur.ac.uk/event/1364/
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