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cord-030826-lj7x5qdd	Niner, Holly J.	The pandemic push: can COVID-19 reinvent conferences to models rooted in sustainability, equitability and inclusion?	2020-08-25		.txt	text/plain	2258	127	42	This shift offers a unique opportunity to address long-standing inequities in access and issues of sustainability associated with traditional conference formats, through testing online platforms. Given the associated carbon emissions and inequities in access, there is a particularly strong moral onus for those engaged in the field of socio-ecology to develop conference models or practices that do not contribute to the very problems that the discipline seeks to address. Online conference formats remove the need for travel and reduce the costs of attendance, but they do not preclude inequality in access and participation. While many conference participants may have adequate access to Internet and technology, to address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, online platform selection should consider associated requirements for high bandwidth, high-performing devices and training in these technologies. The potential to address long-standing inequities in the socio-ecological community through online conferences is a bright spot in the post-COVID-19 landscape.	./cache/cord-030826-lj7x5qdd.txt	./txt/cord-030826-lj7x5qdd.txt