We aim to work more sustainably and arrange a conference that takes sustainability into account.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We\u00a0are\u00a0considering\u00a0environmental and social sustainability in the planning and execution of the conference.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As a participant, you are important, and we invite you to help us\u00a0arrange\u00a0the event in a more sustainable way.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0You can make a difference throughout the exciting conference days.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here is your practical guide to\u00a0participating\u00a0more\u00a0sustainably throughout\u00a0the\u00a0event.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On the\u00a0Travel<\/a> page, you will find different options for getting to Vaasa\u00a0and getting around in Vaasa.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Vaasa is\u00a0a\u00a0conveniently sized city\u00a0with good possibilities\u00a0to\u00a0use public transportation,\u00a0walk,\u00a0and cycle.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Many social activities take place in the city centre\u00a0or nearby, as most of the social program has been planned with ease of travel in mind.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Tap water in Finland has excellent quality, so you can bring your own reusable water bottle to stay hydrated.\u00a0A drinking water refill station is available in the foyer of \u00c5AU.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Throughout the campus buildings there are sorting bins\u00a0to help you sort your waste.\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0find:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The catering\u2019s vegetarian options can help to lower your carbon footprint.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Please keep us up to date about your attendance to the social program and other conference events to minimize food waste.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NordiCHI\u00a0in Vaasa has paperless\u00a0proceedings\u00a0and participant materials.\u00a0All abstracts, schedules, and\u00a0materials\u00a0are available\u00a0online. Please avoid printing materials unless\u00a0necessary.\u00a0Please, mind energy use.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The conference is committed to providing an accessible, diverse, and safe environment for participants.\u00a0It includes\u00a0<\/span>quiet rooms and spaces available to participants, sustainability and inclusion and diversity chairs, and Newcomers’ chairs working to promote inclusion of attendees. Please read more on the\u00a0Accessibility<\/a>\u00a0page\u00a0<\/span>and on the How to navigate the conference<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Every small action counts.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n By bringing your\u00a0reusable\u00a0bottle, sorting\u00a0waste, choosing green\u00a0mobility,\u00a0and supporting inclusion,\u00a0you are helping\u00a0to\u00a0set\u00a0the\u00a0standard for\u00a0environmentally responsible\u00a0academic conferences.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thank you for helping\u00a0NordiCHI\u00a02026 be a more sustainable conference!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Making\u00a0NordiCHI\u00a0more\u00a0sustainable: A guide for participants\u00a0 We aim to work more sustainably and arrange a conference that takes sustainability into account.\u00a0\u00a0 We\u00a0are\u00a0considering\u00a0environmental and social sustainability in the planning and execution of the conference.\u00a0 As a participant, you are important, and we invite you to help us\u00a0arrange\u00a0the event in a more sustainable way.\u00a0\u00a0You can make a difference […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":586,"featured_media":0,"parent":865,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1627","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1627"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/586"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1627"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1637,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1627\/revisions\/1637"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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