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1 # climate session 2 3 ! Plan 4 5 - Reminder about the climate crisis and conferences 6 - Report from the previous EDBT/ICDT climate 7 - Questions for the community 8 - Discussion 9 - Polls 10 11 ! Reminder on the climate crisis 12 13 https://climateactiontracker.org/global/temperatures/ 14 15 ! Has the pandemic solved the issue? 16 17 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01001-0/figures/1 18 19 A problem in terms of reducing our ability to invest 20 21 But an opportunity in terms of changing our practices 22 23 ! What do academics have to do with this? 24 25 - Focus on research on climate issues 26 - Think about the impact of ICT 27 - Think about the impact of our computation 28 - Avoid travelling to conferences 29 30 ! Are virtual conferences an improvement? 31 32 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00207233.2020.1864190?forwardService=showFullText&tokenAccess=XXF73ZJR8ZBZAMHFHCA8&tokenDomain=eprints&doi=10.1080%2F00207233.2020.1864190&doi=10.1080%2F00207233.2020.1864190&doi=10.1080%2F00207233.2020.1864190&target=10.1080%2F00207233.2020.1864190&journalCode=genv20 33 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210114134033.htm -- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921344920307072?via%3Dihub 34 https://www.v-ex.com/energy-report-confirms-that-virtual-events-reduce-carbon-emissions-by-more-than-99/ 35 36 - Virtual conferences also have other advantages: 37 - cheaper (so more open) 38 - higher attendance (greater reach) 39 - more inclusive to people with travel restrictions (visas), caregiving 40 responsibilities, jobs, etc. 41 - other kinds of discussions 42 43 ! What we have already done 44 45 - Last year climate session and discussion (60-70 people) 46 - Satisfaction survey (114 participants, 42% of registered) 47 - Online EDBT/ICDT (with no preparation) somewhat worse than on-site, but much 48 better than expected 49 - 72% of respondents support the idea of a hybrid conference (10% against) 50 - 52% support the idea of alternating a physical and virtual conference (26% 51 against) 52 - Report from the EDBT/ICDT organizers with recommendations 53 - No decision yet, and this is just discussion 54 55 ! Recommendation 1: signing TCS4F, commit to a goal 56 57 ! Recommendation 2: changes to an on-site conference 58 59 - measure CO2 footprint 60 - offer offsets 61 - limit co2 footprint 62 63 ! Recommendation 3: hybrid conference 64 65 - Step 1: committing to high-quality remote participation 66 - following talks remotely 67 - remote Q&A 68 - giving talks remotely 69 70 https://sigbed.org/2020/12/22/shaping-the-future-of-real-time-conferences-on-principles-of-transparency-equity-and-inclusivity/ 71 72 +moshe vardi 73 74 ! Recommendation 3b: hybrid conference 75 76 - Step 2: an online event with multiple hubs 77 - conference primarily happens online 78 - hubs can be small "watching parties", or larger onsite events 79 - still very open 80 81 ! Recommendation 4: green research 82 83 ! Introducing our external guest 84 85 Benjamin Pierce 86 87 ! Off to discussion 88 89 Some questions: 90 91 - How much do you regret traditional conferences? Did you appreciate new 92 opportunities with online conferences? 93 - Do you agree with the goals of the TCS4F pledge? 94 - Do you agree that physical attendance requirement should be dropped? 95 96 97 ! Polls 98 99 - We agree that the EDBT/ICDT community should adapt its practices to mitigate 100 climate change 101 - We believe that EDBT/ICDT should commit to the goals of the TCS4F pledge 102 - We believe that future EDBT/ICDT editions should guarantee that speakers are 103 not required to physically travel 104 - I would be ready to attend EDBT/ICDT virtually every other year 105 - My preferred model for future EDBT/ICDT would be 106 - business as usual 107 - on-site conference with high-quality remote participation 108 - online conference with several large hubs 109 - alternating both 110