Your Science Conference Should Have a Code of Conduct

摘要

Science conferences are a critical component of the scienti?c enterprise. They give us opportunities topresentourresearch,tonetworkandcreatefuturecareeropportunities,andtorecruitresearchers to our teams (Parsons, 2015). Many fruitful collaborations have spawned from chance meetings at conferences, and doubtless innumerable conservation solutions have stemmed from conversations over co?ee at these important events. Therefore, whenever there is inequity of access to science conferences, the entire discipline su?ers. Conservation science is tasked with saving the Earth’s biodiversity, so for us, inequity means the biosphere su?ers as well. But most importantly, individuals who are passionate about conservation can be driven out of the ?eld due to disillusion and distrust.