Conference Logistics

Structure

ELO 2026 will be held fully online. All registered participants will receive the Zoom information for the conference tracks, as well as an invitation to the ELO Discord server, for connecting with other participants. Please do not share the Zoom information, or post it publicly, as this increases the risk of disruption during the live sessions.

Sessions are scheduled during daytime hours using Orlando time (Eastern Daylight Time), as the hosting team is located in this region. To facilitate participation and interaction from those located around the world, our team is committed to posting recordings as soon as feasible. All recordings will remain available as part of the open access archive of the conference. Participation in the conference indicates willingness to be recorded and preserved in the open access archive. Materials will not be removed after the completion of the conference.

Code of Conduct

All participants are expected to follow the ELO's Code of Conduct. If you encounter a violation of the community code of conduct during the event, please contact a chair or moderator immediately via email, Zoom message, or Discord.

ELO 2026, being sponsored by the University of Central Florida, invites attendees to survey the tenets of the UCF Creed: Integrity, Scholarship, Community, Creativity, and Excellence, which also culminates in non-discrimination. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference at the discretion of conference organizers.

ELO 2026 is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of sex (including pregnancy and parental status), gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, physical appearance, body size, race, color, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, or membership in any other protected classes as set forth by law.

Harassment includes but is not limited to:

Verbal comments or comments in chat that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, ethnicity, religion.
Sexual images in public spaces
Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
Harassing photography or recording
Sustained disruption of talks or other events
Inappropriate physical contact
Unwelcome sexual attention
Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior

We expect participants to follow these rules in all event platforms, including Discord, Zoom, and the other environments used for conference happenings. If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the conference platforms. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

Event organizers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants.