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title: "Centering inclusivity in the design of online conferences\u2014An OHBM\u2013Open\
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\ Science perspective"
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persons:
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- stephan-heunis
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- adina-wagner
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topics:
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- free-and-open-culture
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graphRootNodePID: xyzrins:publications/f5f330bb-f99c-4f82-adee-5713f093f7ee
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pid: xyzrins:publications/f5f330bb-f99c-4f82-adee-5713f093f7ee
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doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giab051
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date: 2021-08
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title: "Centering inclusivity in the design of online conferences\u2014An OHBM\u2013\
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Open Science perspective"
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description: 'As the global health crisis unfolded, many academic conferences moved
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online in 2020. This move has been hailed as a positive step towards inclusivity
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in its attenuation of economic, physical, and legal barriers and effectively enabled
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many individuals from groups that have traditionally been underrepresented to join
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and participate. A number of studies have outlined how moving online made it possible
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to gather a more global community and has increased opportunities for individuals
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with various constraints, e.g., caregiving responsibilities.
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Yet, the mere existence of online conferences is no guarantee that everyone can
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attend and participate meaningfully. In fact, many elements of an online conference
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are still significant barriers to truly diverse participation: the tools used can
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be inaccessible for some individuals; the scheduling choices can favour some geographical
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locations; the set-up of the conference can provide more visibility to well-established
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researchers and reduce opportunities for early-career researchers. While acknowledging
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the benefits of an online setting, especially for individuals who have traditionally
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been underrepresented or excluded, we recognize that fostering social justice requires
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inclusivity to actively be centered in every aspect of online conference design.
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Here, we draw from the literature and from our own experiences to identify practices
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that purposefully encourage a diverse community to attend, participate in, and lead
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online conferences. Reflecting on how to design more inclusive online events is
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especially important as multiple scientific organizations have announced that they
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will continue offering an online version of their event when in-person conferences
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can resume.'
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kind: bibo:AcademicArticle
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author:
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- pid: xyzrins:persons/stephan-heunis
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given_name: Stephan
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family_name: Heunis
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- pid: xyzrins:persons/adina-wagner
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given_name: Adina
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family_name: Wagner
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topic:
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- pid: xyzrins:topics/free-and-open-culture
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display_label: Free and open culture
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