
Everyone attending in person will be expected to present in person. We appreciate that this requires more work from presenters, but recording talks in advance worked incredibly well last time and ensures greater reach for your research. containing unpublished results), but we encourage presenters to pre-record the talk as fully-formed as possible. Speakers are welcome to omit parts of their talks (e.g. However, having the recordings means all attendees (in person or online) can watch the talks at any time. We will not be live streaming any of the talks, but virtual attendees will be encouraged to watch the uploaded talks as they are happening live, so they can join in Q & As via Slack. All speakers will need to upload a version of their talk to our YouTube channel (details to follow) in advance of the conference. The hybrid format will be made possible via a dedicated Slack workspace and YouTube channel. We invite attendees to apply to present short talks (5 minutes + questions), long talks (10 minutes + questions), and posters. It will be hybrid to increase our reach and, even more importantly, ensure inclusivity, but with in person attendance strongly encouraged whenever this is possible. If you attended our Sheffield meeting in 2022, you can expect a similar format. Joe Bailey (Chair), on behalf of the whole SIG committee and local organisers.

Some of the best moments at Macro meetings come from connecting people at different career stages, to everyone’s benefit, so we want to see a great range of people in attendance. We also have virtual lower income country tickets available. We particularly encourage postgraduates and early career researchers to attend.



