LOCO Charter

LOCO should be low carbon, diverse, inclusive, accessible and critical

Low Carbon

• As travel and esp. air travel is a main contributor to global emissions, LOCO will always be a hybrid event and attendees are encouraged to travel to the event by low-carbon transport.
• As meat is another main contributor to global emissions, LOCO catering will always be meat-free.

Diverse

• LOCO aims to bring together a diverse community of practitioners and academics, not only in terms of background and specialism but also in terms of personal characteristics and socioeconomic status.
• LOCO will actively seek participation from underrepresented groups through targeted outreach and partnerships.
• This diversity should extend to programme and organisation committees

Inclusive

• LOCO aims to be inclusive, which means will be affordable and actively work to reduce barriers to participation.
• LOCO events will adhere to the LOCO Code of Conduct. LOCO aims to create a safe and welcoming environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute.

Accessible

• LOCO wants its results to be accessible to everyone. LOCO proceedings and talk recordings will therefore be published on platforms that do not charge either authors or readers.

Critical

• LOCO wants to be critical of the status quo
• LOCO will be honest on the climate impact of technology and not promote research into technologies that actively worsen the climate crisis.