Participation

Many ways into the meeting

IMLB 2022 was built for participation, not passive attendance. Researchers could present work, students could meet senior scientists, companies could exhibit, and international ambassadors could carry the invitation into their own networks. The meeting worked because people took part in different ways.

Attend and present

Delegates could join the plenary and invited sessions, present a poster, or take part in the invited poster format that gave selected presenters a short oral slot. The programme welcomed work from established teams and from researchers at the start of their careers.

Partner and exhibit

Organisations could support the meeting through the sponsorship programme or meet delegates in the exhibition. The partner framework connected materials suppliers, cell makers, testing companies and service providers with the research community.

Volunteer, ambassador and design

Students and early career researchers could join the volunteer team that helped the meeting run. The ambassador programme connected the meeting to international networks. The tee shirt competition invited the community to design the official meeting shirt.

Who was in the audience

The meeting brought together university researchers, national laboratories, research organisations, students, early career researchers, industry scientists and partners from the battery supply chain. The mix was intentional: the most useful conversations often happened between people who approach the same problem from different directions.