Conference programme 2021

Our Programme Committee are currently putting the finishing touches to the conference agenda. Check back regularly as more information will be added as it becomes available. All times are in British Summer Time (BST) and are provisional.

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Conference Programme

Wednesday, 23 June 2021

1.00pm	EASE General Assembly
2.00pm	Break
2.15pm	Welcome from Pippa Smart, chair of the 2021 conference programme committee and past president of EASE
2:30pm	Keynote presentation: Sustainability in research: Editorial challenges and opportunities
3.30pm	Presentation: The EASE environmental manifesto
3.45pm	Break
4.00pm	The EASE Lockdown Quiz
5.00pm	Close

Thursday, 24 June 2021

9.00am	Debate: Preprints are going to replace journals (Asia and eastern time zones)
10.00am	EASE Get-together, networking session for delegates and EASE members, until 11.00am
11.00am	Sponsor Session – Scribendi
11.30am	Sponsor Session – AVES
12.00pm	Poster presentations
1.00pm	Sponsor Session – Scholastica
1.20pm	Break
1.30 pm	Session: Promoting gender, cultural and geographic diversity in scientific journals
2.30pm	Break
2.45pm	Panel discussion: How local journals are using technology to ensure sustainability
3.45pm	Break
4.00pm	Debate: Preprints are going to replace journals (Europe, and western time zones)
5.00pm	Q&A with conference sponsor – Scholastica
5.15pm	Close
from 5pm-7pm	EASE Get-together, drop-in networking session for delegates and EASE members

Friday, 25 June 2021 

11.00am	Discussion groups: EASE Forum Live!
12.00pm	Break
12.30pm	Session: Editing and publishing in times of crisis – 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, what have we learned and which changes will stay?
1.30pm	Break
1.45pm	Session: What environmental responsibilities do editors and publishers have?
2.45pm	Break
3.00pm	Closing plenary: Meeting the challenges of publishing in a world of politicised science
4.00pm	President’s closing remarks and thanks
4.15pm	Close