1. Centering inclusivity in the design of online conferences - An OHBM - Open Science perspective
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Elizabeth Levitis, Cassandra Doris Gould van Praag, Remi Gau, Stephan Heunis, Elizabeth DuPre, Greg Kiar, Katherine L Bottenhorn, Tristan Glatard, Aki Nikolaidis, Kirstie Jane Whitaker, Matteo Mancini, Guiomar Niso, Soroosh Afyouni, Eva Alonso Ortiz, Stefan Appelhoff, Aurina Arnatkeviciute, Melvin Selim ATAY, Tibor Auer, Giulia Baracchini, Johanna Margarete Marianne Bayer, Michael J. S. Beauvais, Janine Diane Bijsterbosch, Isil Poyraz Bilgin, Saskia Bollmann, Steffen Bollmann, Rotem Botvinik-Nezer, Molly G Bright, Vince D Calhoun, Xiao Chen, Sidhant Chopra, Hu Chuan-Peng, Thomas Close, Savannah Cookson, Cameron Craddock, Alejandro De La Vega, Benjamin De Leener, Damion Demeter, Paola Di Maio, Erin W Dickie, Simon B Eickhoff, Oscar Esteban, Karolina Finc, Matteo Frigo, Saampras Ganesan, Melanie Ganz, Kelly Garner, Eduardo A. Garza-Villarreal, Gabriel Gonzalez-Escamilla, Rohit Goswami, John David Griffiths, Tijl Grootswagers, Samuel Guay, Olivia Guest, Daniel A. Handwerker, Peer Herholz, Katja Heuer, Dorien Huijser, Vittorio Iacovella, Michael Joseph, Agah Karakuzu, David Keator, Xenia Kobeleva, Manoj Kumar, Angie Laird, Linda J. Larson-Prior, Alexandra Lautarescu, Alberto Lazari, Jon Haitz Legarreta Gorroño, Jeff jeffers, Jinglei Lv, Sina Mansour L., David Meunier, Dustin Moraczewski, Tulika Nandi, Samuel A. Nastase, Matthias Nau, Stephanie Noble, Martin Norgaard, Johnes Obungoloch, Robert Oostenveld, Edwina R Orchard, Ana Luísa Pinho, Russell Poldrack, Anqi Qiu, Pradeep Reddy Raamana, Ariel Rokem, Saige Rutherford, Malvika Sharan, Thomas Shaw, Warda T Syeda, Meghan M. Testerman, Roberto Toro, Sofie L. Valk, Sofie Van Den Bossche, Gael P. Varoquaux, Frantisek Vasa, Michele Veldsman, Jakub Vohryzek, Adina Svenja Wagner, Reubs J Walsh, Tonya White, null zuxfoucault, Xihe Xie, Chao-Gan Yan, Yu-Fang Yang, Yohan Yee, Gaston E Zanitti, Ana Van Gulick, Eugene Duff, Camille MAUMET, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), University College of London [London] (UCL), University of Oxford, Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Eindhoven University of Technology [Eindhoven] (TU/e), McGill University = Université McGill [Montréal, Canada], Florida International University [Miami] (FIU), Concordia University [Montreal], Child Mind Institute, The Alan Turing Institute, University of Sussex, Cardiff University, École Polytechnique de Montréal (EPM), Indiana University [Bloomington], Indiana University System, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Monash University [Melbourne], Middle East Technical University [Ankara] (METU), University of Surrey (UNIS), Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, University of Melbourne, Orygen Youth Health Research Centre [Melbourne], Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Washington University in Saint Louis (WUSTL), University of Reading (UOR), University of Queensland [Brisbane], Dartmouth College [Hanover], Northwestern University [Evanston], Georgia State University, University System of Georgia (USG), Institute of Psychology [Beijing], Chinese Academy of Sciences [Changchun Branch] (CAS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences [Beijing] (UCAS), Nanjing Normal University (NNU), The University of Sydney, University of California (UC), University of Texas at Austin [Austin], CHU Sainte Justine [Montréal], Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE ), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health [Toronto] (CAMH), University of Toronto, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf = Heinrich Heine University [Düsseldorf], Jülich Research Centre, Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne (UNIL), Nicolaus Copernicus University [Toruń], Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), Computational Imaging of the Central Nervous System (ATHENA), Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée (CRISAM), Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria), Rigshospitalet [Copenhagen], Copenhagen University Hospital, University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH), University of Birmingham [Birmingham], Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México = National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Johannes Gutenberg - Universität Mainz = Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU), University of Iceland [Reykjavik], Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), Western Sydney University, Université de Montréal (UdeM), Radboud University [Nijmegen], Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire / Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity [Paris, France] (CRI), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences [Leipzig] (IMPNSC), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Universiteit Leiden, University of Trento [Trento], Université du Québec à Montréal = University of Québec in Montréal (UQAM), University Hospital Bonn, German Research Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases - Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Princeton University, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Arkansas Children's Research Institute, King‘s College London, Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS), Aarhus University [Aarhus], Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (INT), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Yale University [New Haven], Stanford University, Mbarara University of Science and Technology [Mbarara] (MUST), Karolinska Institutet [Stockholm], Université Paris-Saclay, National University of Singapore (NUS), Johns Hopkins University (JHU), University of Pittsburgh (PITT), Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE), University of Washington [Seattle], Radboud University Medical Center [Nijmegen], University of Michigan [Ann Arbor], University of Michigan System, Institut Pasteur [Paris] (IP), Universiteit Gent = Ghent University (UGENT), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam] (VU), Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Academia Sinica, Weill Medical College of Cornell University [New York], Chinese Academy of Sciences [Beijing] (CAS), University of Würzburg, The Hospital for sick children [Toronto] (SickKids), Carnegie Mellon University [Pittsburgh] (CMU), Neuroimagerie: méthodes et applications (Empenn), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Inria Rennes – Bretagne Atlantique, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-SIGNAUX ET IMAGES NUMÉRIQUES, ROBOTIQUE (IRISA-D5), Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires (IRISA), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-École normale supérieure - Rennes (ENS Rennes)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-CentraleSupélec-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-IMT Atlantique (IMT Atlantique), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires (IRISA), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-École normale supérieure - Rennes (ENS Rennes)-CentraleSupélec-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-IMT Atlantique (IMT Atlantique), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT), R25-DA051675, National Institutes of Health, 1631325, National Science Foundation, 5R21MH118556-02, National Institute of Mental Health, BB/S008314/1, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, G036716N, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, University of Oxford [Oxford], University of California, University of Lausanne (UNIL), University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (KU), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Johannes Gutenberg - Universität Mainz (JGU), Radboud university [Nijmegen], Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Paris (UP), Leiden University, Institut Pasteur [Paris], Universiteit Gent = Ghent University [Belgium] (UGENT), Empenn, Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-École normale supérieure - Rennes (ENS Rennes)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-CentraleSupélec-IMT Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire (IMT Atlantique), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-École normale supérieure - Rennes (ENS Rennes)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), and Maumet, Camille
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SDG 16 - Peace ,collaborative events ,[SCCO.NEUR]Cognitive science/Neuroscience ,[SCCO.NEUR] Cognitive science/Neuroscience ,SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions ,Review ,Justice and Strong Institutions ,online conferences ,diversity ,World Wide Web ,inclusivity ,open science ,ddc:610 ,Sociology - Abstract
As the global health crisis unfolded throughout the world, many academic conferences moved online in 2020. This move has been hailed as a positive step towards inclusivity in its attenuation of economic, physical and legal barriers and effectively enabled many individuals who have traditionally been underrepresented to join and participate. A number of studies have outlined how moving online made it possible to gather a more global community and has increased opportunities for individuals with various constraints, e.g. caregiving responsibilities. Yet, the mere existence of online conferences is unfortunately no guarantee that everyone can attend and participate meaningfully. In fact, many elements of an online conference are still significant barriers to truly diverse participation: the tools used can be inaccessible for some individuals; the scheduling choices can favour some geographical locations; the setup of the conference can provide more visibility to well-established researchers and reduce opportunities for early career researchers. While acknowledging the benefits of an online setting, especially for individuals who have traditionally been underrepresented or excluded, we recognize that fostering social justice requires inclusivity to actively be centered in every aspect of online conference design.Here, we draw from the literature and from our own experiences to identify practices that purposefully encourage a diverse community to: attend, participate in, and lead online conferences. Reflecting on how to design more inclusive online events is especially important as multiple scientific organizations have announced that they will continue offering an online version of their event when in-person conferences can resume.
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- 2021
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