Information
Find out how to submit an abstract or register your interest below.
1. What is a Twitter conference?
During a Twitter conference, presenters publish five Tweets in a thread from their own Twitter handle. All presentations will contain the conference hashtag #TropiCon21, so that anyone attending can follow along. Throughout the conference, your hosts (the BES Conservation Ecology and Tropical Ecology SIGs) will introduce speakers and retweet from their Twitter accounts. Each speaker has an allocated time slot, which you will be able to see on the schedule page on our website before the event. Anyone attending is encouraged to get involved by Tweeting using the hashtag #TropiCon21, retweeting interesting presentations and asking questions to our presenters.
2. Register your interest
If you are interested in receiving updates and reminders about #TropiCon21, you can register your interest on our Eventbrite page. If you have submitted an abstract, there is no need to fill this in as well. We will be providing more information to those registered on how to get involved, as well as details of the Closing Ceremony which will take place on the last day.
3. Code of conduct
The British Ecological Society is an open, welcoming and inclusive organisation that believes no one should experience discrimination or harassment of any kind. We want to ensure that everyone who attends our events feels welcome, safe and comfortable.
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The BES has a full safeguarding policy that covers all our activities and you are welcome to ask the main office for a copy or online. Part of our policy is to share our code of conduct with you.
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We believe all participants and attendees at #TropiCon21 have:
The right to be safe from harassment or discrimination in all its forms
The right to fully engage in all the activities on offer
The right to have any complaints or concerns investigated, regardless of career position
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We ask everyone to help us maintain an inclusive, safe meeting for all attendees by agreeing to the common principles of our code of conduct:
being courteous, respectful and professional towards others
valuing the diversity of participants, their views and opinions
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If you feel you have experienced any harassment or discrimination or would like to report any concerns, please send a confidential email to conduct@britishecologicalsociety.org to report a concern or ask to speak to our safeguarding staff.
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Speaker Brief
This guidance is aimed at all speakers, chairs of sessions, presenters, workshop organisers and any other contributors at BES events.
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We know and are grateful that in whatever capacity you are contributing to the meeting you will put a huge amount of effort to deliver an interesting and engaging experience.
Our meetings are international and professional events with a diverse audience, we ask everyone to consider the diversity of their audience when developing and presenting talks and posters, including the chairing of sessions and workshops.
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Our code of conduct states all delegates attending our meeting have:
The right to be safe from harassment or discrimination in all its forms
The right to fully engage in all the activities on offer
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We all know that humour and relatability are an important part of a great presentation and would encourage you to be creative in how you approach your content but please ensure it:
Is inclusive and treats all researchers regardless of gender, race, sexuality, religion and disability equally
Respects the rights of all delegates
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We would advise that if you are worried your content could be interpreted as discriminatory despite your best efforts please do send a confidential email to conduct@britishecologicalsociety.org