Talk:Conferencing

Problems in the traditional way of conferencing:

• flying is not environmentally sustainable
• accessibility is not equal (for example some do not afford to travel)
• many of the researchers meeting at the conference already meet each other often
• is not inclusive to researchers (location of conferences and accessibility)
• those who can make it to conferences may get better chances of getting published, and therefore gain prestige
• not inclusive to global linguistics (topics discussed will be focused on those researchers' work who made it to the conference)

Pros of traditional conferencing:

• may benefit the local economy (travel) - how can this be done without the negative effect?
• possibility to get to know other researchers from the same or different field - creating networks
• promoting the topic of the conference also to public in the area where the conference is organized
• possibility to see the area and engage with local people outside the conference (public)