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Why Fly? Sheffield Symposium on ‘Reducing academic flying’

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Published by Harriet Phipps

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Mobilities - General | Projects

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Sunday, November 3rd, 2019

Will I never fly again? As I’m preparing a short talk on the compulsions of proximity and connected presence of academic flying, I’m re-reading Dede Boden and Harvey Molotch’s ‘Compulsion of Proximity’, Christian Licoppe’s ‘Connected Presence’ and Jen Southern’s ‘Comobility’.  The human interaction order is so incredibly fine-tuned to embodied and emplaced communication, it is no wonder that we academics fly. But it’s high time to be . That’s why I’m really looking forward to the

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University of Sheffield, UK – ICOSS, ICOSS Conference Room
Wednesday, 13 November 2019, 9:30 to 16:00

James Faulconbridge and I will be presenting a mobilities perspective on flying. Can’t wait to discuss how we might change the academic aeromobility system with the fantastic group of people they’re bringing together (see for detail):

Programme

Time Event
9:30-10:00 Arrival with refreshments
10:00-10:15 Introduction: purposes for the day ( and )
10:15-11:15 Conceptualising academic flying (12-15 mins each plus discussion):

  • Monika Buscher, ¶¶ÒõAPPµ¼º½, UK – ‘Why do we fly? A discussion of the compulsions and affordances of proximity and connected presence in academic work’
  • , RMIT, Australia (virtually) – ‘Remoteness and air travel: Australian academics experience of flying for work‘
  • James Faulconbridge, ¶¶ÒõAPPµ¼º½, UK – ‘Conceptualising demand for flying: the ‘synthetic situation’ of academic work‘
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-12:30 Reflections on initiatives for, and experiences of, flying-less (10-12 mins each plus discussion):

  • , Vassar, USA (virtually) – ‘Flying Less As Anti-Violence Practice’
  • , University of Edinburgh, UK – ‘Improving data reporting and stakeholder engagement to support organisational change‘
  • , Lund University, Sweden (virtually) – ‘Adopting, implementing, and scaling up an academic flying less
    policy: Lessons from Lund, Sweden    ‘
  • , University of Sheffield, UK – ‘A semi-virtual multi-hub conference format to reduce flying and increase inclusivity of academic conferences‘
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:15 Current studies and future research possibilities (10-12 mins each plus discussion):

  • , University of Oxford, UK – ‘The tyranny of distance? Academic air travel beyond Europe/America‘
  • , Cardiff University, UK – ‘International survey research on the use of aviation by climate change researchers: who does it, and how can we reduce it?’
  • , KTH, Sweden (virtually) – ‘The Travelling Scientist: How Academics Respond to Carbon-Intensive Scholarship in the Early Twenty-first Century‘
14:15-14:35 Project conversation groups selection around key emerging questions and areas
14:35-15:30 Project group discussions and action plan development
15:30-16:00 Project groups report back on action plans and symposium
16:00 Close

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