Dear colleagues,
As many of you know, GRONEN embarked on a fully virtual pilot this year: 113 participants, 52 synchronous paper presentations, 58 hours live-stream, and 8 virtual bars and socials (including a remote sightseeing tour through Lisbon, a fireside talk in virtual reality and a pub quiz).
A quick calculation shows that we were able to save about 65 t of CO2 (580 kg of CO2 x 113 participants), 678 hrs of travel, and almost 130.000 € in resources by taking the conference online! A milestone for making academic conferences more climate friendly and accessible.
For those interested in the experiences of the GRONEN community, we are happy to share:
René Bohnsack
Associate Professor CATÓLICA-LISBON
Conference Coordinator GRONENetwork
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Rene Bohnsack
UCP - Catolica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Lisbon
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