The Ex Ordo Blog

An academic, a journalist and a think tank director walk into a pub. How an international politics org rewrote its rulebook on academic conference design.

Forests have been felled to document the pros and cons of single vs double-blind peer review. But when this conference tested both, here's what they found.

How do you re-design your conference to engage early-career researchers? Two scientists and two association conference planners weigh in.

Could festivalisation of events inject life into tired meetings? Here’s how one association created a carnival of science and art.

Designing a conference website from scratch can leave you feeling blank. Here's a list of 8 great conference websites to inspire.

Feeling nervous at the thought of presenting your first paper at a conference? Use this conference presentation checklist to help you prepare.

How do you support conference delegates who can't travel due to the US travel ban? Advice from a delegate and an organiser dealing with the fallout.

Public events, patient presenters and press coverage: How the European Respiratory Society Congress delivers an award-winning legacy of public health.

Peer review is like democracy; it's flawed but the best system we have. Peer Review Week 2018 is using diversity as a step towards fixing the democracy.