Looking to make your events more sustainable in 2024?

Hi! My name is Teodora and I am the new Sustainable Conferencing and Communications Officer from The Company of Biologists.

Since I joined The Company of Biologists, I have worked to improve the sustainability strategy of our events in order to decrease our carbon footprint. If you are interested in making your events with a lower environmental impact, we are happy to support you on this journey as well!

Feel free to email me at sustainability@biologists.com if you do not know where to start, and I am happy to help you start building your sustainable strategy for your events.

Would you like to know how to choose a sustainable venue for your event and build menus with lower carbon footprint? Check out our blog with advice on how to make events more sustainable at: https://www.biologists.com/storycategory/sustainability/.

We are also keen to support your sustainability progress in event organising with our Sustainable Conferencing Grant. If you have any innovative idea on how decreasing the carbon footprint of your next scientific event, we would like to see your application. Here is a compete list of what we fund with the Sustainable Conferencing Grant:

Measures to reduce the carbon footprint of travel (up to £1,000)

• for example, removing the necessity to fly by asking speakers to present virtually, or maximising the number of non-local speakers travelling by train or other relatively low-carbon transport

Additional cost of technology (up to £2,500)

• for example, rental of a virtual platform or equipment to host a virtual element, IT and associated support/services
• we are particularly keen to fund innovative technologies or innovative uses of existing technologies

Innovative feature (up to £2,500)

• for example, the development of an app to enhance the experience of virtual attendees

Other (up to £1,000)

• measures to improve sustainability that are not covered by any of the other categories
• innovative measures are particularly encouraged

If you wish to find out more about our Sustainable Conferencing Grant and how to apply for it, please access the link: https://www.biologists.com/sustainability-hub/sustainable-conferencing-initiative/grants/.

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