Virtual excursions are the opportunity to share your first-hand scientific experiences in a short (up to 10 minutes) video. The video should be related to an ongoing project in vegetation science and preferably made in a ‘field or lab environment’. Sample processing demonstrations are also welcome as a way to accommodate field access restrictions due to the pandemic. Similarly, if the participant’s project is not an experiment, highlighting findings/methods on real-world examples will be acceptable (e.g. comparing different areas). The format is flexible - we leave freedom for authors to be creative and show their research accordingly. For instance, a video could start with a brief introduction of the participant, followed by highlighting their research questions and key methods used to answer them, as if the participant was demonstrating their study to a visitor in their study site. This format is not appropriate for the presentation of formal research talks (e.g. in a slide show).

If you are interested in participating in the virtual excursion initiative, please fill out the following form https://forms.gle/87FpAGQ5DZjcdZkR6 providing a short description of what the video is going to show (max. 3000 characters including spaces) and (optionally) 1-3 pictures. After that, you will receive a notification on the acceptance of your proposal and information on how to upload your videos. Please, be aware of the copyright law responsibilities if you intend to have music or images. IAVS will not take responsibility for sharing unlicensed content online.

This initiative is being handled by the Young Scientists of the IAVS, if you have any questions, please contact iavs.yssteeringcommittee@gmail.com. All applications are welcome, and we want to especially encourage the participation of young scientists and under-represented groups.