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The environmental impact of research communities

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The Environmental Impact of Research Communities: Insights from conference sustainability chairs

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As sustainability chairs for key computing conferences, we explore the environmental impact of research conferences, reflect on the complexities of making physical and virtual conferences sustainable, and discuss the environmental consequences of computing research itself.

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      XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students  Volume 27, Issue 4
      Computing and Sustainability
      Summer 2021
      59 pages
      ISSN:1528-4972
      EISSN:1528-4980
      DOI:10.1145/3472736
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