<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">Hello 
cogsci listserv,</span></span></p><p style="font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">Our research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is 
conducting a study on sustainability in cognitive science and we are 
interested in surveying researchers for a study about their habits and 
preferences for conference formats.  </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p><div style="direction:ltr"><p style="font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">The
 current pandemic has changed the way conferences are being run this 
year. In recent years, increased attention has been paid to conference 
accessibility and the demographic makeup and sustainability of 
international co</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">nferences.
 Significant technological advances have allowed conferences that are 
entirely virtual to take place. Moreover, global climate change has 
individuals rethinking their approach to conference travel. This is a 
good time for our field to reflect on the standard conference model, 
online adaptation, and what we want our standard model to be once this 
crisis has past. </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="direction:ltr"><p style="font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">Our survey is designed to probe the attitudes and habits of the 
broader Cognitive Science community to identify potential actionable 
changes that can be made to the standard conference model that will 
increase accessibility and reduce the carbon footprint of global 
science. Please follow the link to a five- to ten-minute survey that
 asks for your specific attitudes about these issues. </span></span></p></div><div style="direction:ltr"><p style="font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px"></span><a style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit" href="https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8f6RfJsVMalMi6p" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8f6RfJsVMalMi6p</span></span></a></p></div>


<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">Thank you for your time. To find out more 
information, please email Cassandra Jacobs (</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit" href="mailto:cjacobs2@wisc.edu" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">cjacobs2@wisc.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">)</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit"> and/or Lilia </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">Rissman</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit"> (</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit" href="mailto:lrissman@wisc.edu" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">lrissman@wisc.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">)</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;line-height:19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color:inherit">.</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span>

<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Lilia Rissman, PhD</div><div>Research Scientist<br></div><div>UW-Madison Psychology<br></div><div>Madison, WI<br></div><div><a href="http://liliarissman.com" target="_blank">http://liliarissman.com</a><br></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>