Vegetarian by default
Catering is vegetarian by default, with vegan options. Meat dishes are available on request: tell us when you register.
Sustainability
Keeping the conference's footprint down
An energy conference should count its own emissions. This page says what we do, what we measure, and what we do not claim.
Travel
Rail first
Travel is most of a conference's footprint. From anywhere in Great Britain, the train is a practical way to reach Aberdeen.
- Direct trains run from Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Caledonian Sleeper leaves London in the evening and arrives in Aberdeen the next morning.
- If you fly, the Jet 727 bus runs from the airport to the city centre. Share taxis where you can.
- We are asking rail operators for a delegate discount. None is agreed yet. If one is, we will add it here.
- Student travel grants fund rail travel first. See students and early-career researchers.
At the conference
Food, giveaways and paper
No single-use giveaways
We do not hand out single-use bags, gifts or printed inserts.
A digital programme
The programme is in the conference app and on this website, so you do not need a printed copy.
Measuring
The footprint, published after the conference
After the conference we publish the measured footprint in kg CO2e per delegate, on this page. We publish the method with it: what we counted, where the figures came from, and what we left out.
We make no carbon-neutral claims. We report what was emitted, and aim to make it smaller next time.
Questions or ideas are welcome at hello@axisconference.org.