Dear Colleague,
 
This is just to remind you that content submissions are still open for the sixth annual SORTEE conference (The Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), which will be held virtually in October 2026. The conference will run continuously from 13th October 07:00 UTC to 14th October 10:00 UTC to cover all time zones.
 
To submit a content proposal, please go to:
https://www.sortee.org/upcoming
 
We accept the following types of proposals:
 
Unconferences: Facilitated discussions on how to make ecology, evolutionary biology, and related disciplines more open, reliable, and transparent. The goal of an unconference is to generate understanding and ideas around a topic.
 
Hackathons: Group projects with well-defined goals (papers, techniques, software, protocols, organisations, etc.). The goal of a hackathon is to bring people together to produce a concrete deliverable.
 
Workshops: Facilitators will teach tools to implement open, reliable, and transparent practices. The goal of a workshop is for attendees to learn an open science practice.
 
Submissions will close on June 7th.
 
The conference is a forum for discussing and developing ideas, while also exploring current practices for advancing research in fields related to ecology and evolutionary biology. If these topics interest you, then please consider becoming a member: https://www.sortee.org/join. The conference will be FREE for SORTEE members.
 
Interested in hosting a session at the 2026 SORTEE Conference, but not sure where to start? Join us to learn how to submit a proposal, develop your idea, and confidently facilitate a session. We'll walk through the process and leave time for your questions. We're offering two sessions at different times to make it easier for attendees across time zones to join. Please join whichever session works best for your schedule.
 
📋Register to receive a calendar invite (optional): https://forms.gle/qH3mmVk2otiqHKmi9 
 
🗓️ Option 1: Tue, May 5, 2:00 PM UTC 
🗓️ Option 2: Wed, May 6, 2:00 AM UTC 
 
 
You are also welcome to submit a proposal and facilitate your session in a language other than English. We will organise live translation during the conference to support this.
 
We strongly encourage proposals for all contribution types from people at a wide range of career stages and from members of underrepresented groups. We welcome proposals from small teams, as well as individuals. We encourage teams to include diverse perspectives, for instance, with facilitators from different countries and balanced in terms of gender and career stage. Facilitation by early career researchers (students or early career postdocs) is warmly encouraged.
 
Everything you need to know about the conference accessibility is available at https://sortee.org/upcoming/#accessibility.
 
Conference registration will also soon open on the SORTEE webpage: https://www.sortee.org/upcoming.
 
For more information on the conference, do not hesitate to contact us at conference@sortee.org
 
We hope to see you in October.
 
Sincerely,
The SORTEE Conference Committee (https://sxsoty.ff62.fdske.com/e/c/01kqsffmgfy38gt7q98ma29tby/01kqsffmgfy38gt7q99fc3z163)

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