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Reflections on the SSAG2018 conference: focus, formats, and impacts
South African Geographical Journal ( IF 1.662 ) Pub Date : 2019-09-25 , DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2019.1670235
A Pretorius 1 , E.M Rudolph 1
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ABSTRACT Academic conferences are a regular appointment in many academic calendars worldwide. It serves several purposes, some of which are for networking, dissemination of research and adult training. For many years, the Society of South African Geographers has used the traditional conference format for their annual student and biennial academic conferences as a means of (partially) fulfiling their constitutional objectives. However, in the age of environmental change and increasing social challenges, there might be a need to rethink conferences – both in their purpose and cost. Significant costs are incurred on both the hosting institution and the attending delegates’ part. Further, the environmental impact of these conferences is substantial, and it begs justification for the efficiency of conference impacts and outputs. Using the most recent SSAG conference, SSAG2018, this paper reflects on the current conference format and questions the environmental and social impact. In light of this, recommendations are made to future conference organizers to increase the environmental consciousness and widen the social impact. It serves as a starting point for continued documentation and discussion of SSAG conference activities.

中文翻译:

SSAG2018 会议的思考:焦点、形式和影响

摘要 学术会议是全球许多学术日历中的定期约会。它有多种用途,其中一些用于联网、传播研究和成人培训。多年来,南非地理学家协会一直将传统的会议形式用于他们的年度学生和两年一度的学术会议,作为(部分)实现其章程目标的一种手段。然而,在环境变化和社会挑战日益增加的时代,可能需要重新考虑会议的目的和成本。主办机构和与会代表都会产生大量费用。此外,这些会议对环境的影响是巨大的,因此需要证明会议影响和产出的效率是合理的。本文使用最近的 SSAG 会议 SSAG2018,反思当前的会议形式,并对环境和社会影响提出质疑。有鉴于此,向未来的会议组织者提出了提高环保意识和扩大社会影响的建议。它是继续记录和讨论 SSAG 会议活动的起点。
更新日期:2019-09-25
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