We are mindful of the environmental impact of the Awayday and strive to keep it to a minimum. We have referred to the document Sustainability guidelines for event organisers, which can be found on the ELT Footprint website.

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• All of our communication is electronic and we do not print any marketing materials.

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• Ticketing is electronic and therefore no printing or postage is necessary.

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• We discourage the use of hard-copy hand outs and instead circulate electronic documentation after the event. 

 

• Pens and paper pads are not automatically issued to all delegates; a smaller quantity is available on a 'help-yourself' basis. 

 

• We choose our conference badges carefully in terms of materials and potential to re-use. Delegates are asked to return their badges at the end of the day to enable re-use where possible. ​​

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• We don't have a 'goody bag', but instead aim to keep the ticket price reasonable and enable as many networking and 'value-added encounters' as possible. We also offer discounts on useful services and products each year.​

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• All food and drink offered during the conference is served using re-usable crockery and cutlery.

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• The venue is easily accessible by public transport (approximately 1 mile from Oxford train station; on a main bus route).

 

• We enable and encourage lift-sharing to and from the conference by offering to put people who live near each other in contact with each other during the ticketing process.

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• In previous years some speakers have presented remotely, thereby avoiding the need to travel to Oxford. 

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• We have looked into the possibility of a hybrid conference format, but at this time it is not possible given the size of conference without incurring a significant and prohibitive increase to the ticket price as a result of the cost of streaming and/or recording facilities.​