The event promotes sustainable development and global responsibility in a number of ways:
- The Tampere Hall and Tampere University’s City Centre Campus are located conveniently within walking distance from the railway and bus stations, most hotels and social event venues.
- At Tampere Hall and at the university campus, accessibility is ensured by various means (e.g. ramps, elevators, automatic doors, accessible toilets, induction loops).
- We aim to make all communication and information accessible for the congress delegates (e.g. congress website, registration form, signs at the venue).
- We favour local suppliers and partners (hotels, venues, catering operators)
- We do not request for disposable tableware and dishes for catering.
- We prioritise vegetarian or vegan menus and locally produced catering options.
- Pre-registration is required to minimise food waste at the event.
- As Finnish tap water is clean and safe to drink, we do not use or distribute bottled water.
- We keep all congress materials to minimum and distribute giveaways (pens, notepads and the like) only to those who need them.
- We avoid using any decorations that create unnecessary waste.
- We offer different options to participate online.
- When travel arrangements are needed, we opt for the most effortless flight connections and use train for shorter journeys.
- We take measures to ensure health security (hygiene, thorough cleaning of facilities, following any restrictions) according to the global health situation.
- The event will be streamed to make it available for a larger audience.