In this post, Katie Tindle of SRHE shares some behind-the-scenes insights of academic conference organising, in particular the process of choosing a conference format which works.
In this post, Antony Hoyte-West outlines an important but often-overlooked aspect of multilingual conferences… the interpreters!
In this post Bing Lu contemplates the new framework of power constituted in online conferences and calls to all conference community members to consider creative ways of practicing inclusive conferencing online.
In this post Kristy Kelly explains the value of using feminist frameworks as face-to-face gatherings move online.
In this post Johan Edelheim outlines why the role of the conference chairperson is so important and offers some advice for novice chairs.
In this post, Toma Pustelnikovaite discusses the (inter)national nature of conferences and reflects on her participation at a linguistically inclusive workshop
Twitter can be a powerful tool within the world of research. In this post, Ashley shares her experiences with using Twitter to catch up on and share the latest research and news live from conferences around the world.
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In this post the Conference Inference editors review advice on writing conference abstracts and explore the underlying assumptions of this somewhat mysterious form of academic writing.
In this post, Emily Fekete talks about the use of Twitter at academic conferences, the experiences of being the social media manager for the American Association of Geographers. She also offers some broader thoughts about conference social media use.
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This post reflects on how conferences, and events more generally, can be planned to ensure and promote diversity of attendance and inclusivity of participation.
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