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How to organize a conference that’s open to everyone

Thinking about the needs of all participants is key to a successful event.
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  1. Nic Fleming

    1. Nic Fleming is a freelance science writer based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Having enjoyed their meal in a neo-Gothic, wood-panelled grand hall, most delegates were on their way to the afternoon sessions. Meanwhile, Caroline Miles had just spent 20 minutes sitting in her wheelchair looking at the back of the delivery van blocking her path to both the talk and the lunch.

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Nature 571, S46-S47 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02253-9

This article is part of Nature Events Guide 2019, an editorially independent supplement. Advertisers have no influence over the content.

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