Dan Brockington
@danbrockington.bsky.social
ICREA Research Professor at ICTA-UAB. Leads ERC-funded 'CONDJUST' Conservation Data Justice. Author of the SAMTI AND series. More at www.danbrockington.com and www.samtiand.com
Many thanks to Alix and NomadIT, the Scientific Committee and hundreds of convenors for getting us thus far.
I hope you enjoy the next few weeks
I hope you enjoy the next few weeks
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Many thanks to Alix and NomadIT, the Scientific Committee and hundreds of convenors for getting us thus far.
I hope you enjoy the next few weeks
I hope you enjoy the next few weeks
And a huge huge thanks to all the stalwarts on the scientific committee who spent August reading panels, and the broader advisory group for their oversight. POLLEN is a collective exercise and you have all leaned in to support this summer.
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
And a huge huge thanks to all the stalwarts on the scientific committee who spent August reading panels, and the broader advisory group for their oversight. POLLEN is a collective exercise and you have all leaned in to support this summer.
So, shared commiserations to all whose proposal was not accepted. Please do take part by submitting your papers to the panels which have got through, or join me on the poster sessions (I am being serious). This will start in early October.
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
So, shared commiserations to all whose proposal was not accepted. Please do take part by submitting your papers to the panels which have got through, or join me on the poster sessions (I am being serious). This will start in early October.
58 proposed panels agreed to merge too, some where pulled and others became walks or workshops. But we still had to turn down 50+ panels. And one of them was the one my research group submitted - no such thing as organisers' privilege in POLLEN.
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
58 proposed panels agreed to merge too, some where pulled and others became walks or workshops. But we still had to turn down 50+ panels. And one of them was the one my research group submitted - no such thing as organisers' privilege in POLLEN.
So 16 people in the scientific committee set about reading and sorting panels (yes, no, maybe) and then, when that was done, another 4 of us suggested on the basis of that sorting what we should keep and what not.
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
So 16 people in the scientific committee set about reading and sorting panels (yes, no, maybe) and then, when that was done, another 4 of us suggested on the basis of that sorting what we should keep and what not.
But we did not want to say yes to everything. POLLEN 2026 has a large collection of nearly 50 wise heads in its advisory group who I asked for advice and the consensus was that going to large would be a mistake. If its too large it risks losing its cohesion.
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
But we did not want to say yes to everything. POLLEN 2026 has a large collection of nearly 50 wise heads in its advisory group who I asked for advice and the consensus was that going to large would be a mistake. If its too large it risks losing its cohesion.
In the first instance, we're going for a bigger meeting. We cannot turn so many away. Now we plan to start on Monday 29th June and finish on Friday 3rd July. We will have the plenaries on 30th June at UAB, the rest of the meeting at UB and other venues in town.
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In the first instance, we're going for a bigger meeting. We cannot turn so many away. Now we plan to start on Monday 29th June and finish on Friday 3rd July. We will have the plenaries on 30th June at UAB, the rest of the meeting at UB and other venues in town.
I agree. There is a large well grounded local organising committee that will be tackling this and issuing guidance. We talked together about whether to host the conference at all - and there was a strong desire to do so. It would be a shame if the tourists kept coming but pollenators did not.
August 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I agree. There is a large well grounded local organising committee that will be tackling this and issuing guidance. We talked together about whether to host the conference at all - and there was a strong desire to do so. It would be a shame if the tourists kept coming but pollenators did not.