biostudies-literaturePuig-Lluch MNational Science Foundatione106877https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12367295biostudies-literatureUnknown14An unwelcoming climate and culture at scientific conferences is an obstacle to retaining scientists with marginalized identities. Here we describe how a number of professional societies in the plant sciences, mostly based in the United States, collaborated on a project called ROOT & SHOOT (short for Rooting Out Oppression Together and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently) to make conferences in the field more inclusive. The guidelines we developed, and our efforts to implement them in 2023 and 2024, are summarized here to assist other conference organizers with creating more inclusive conferences.eLifeMaking conferences in the plant sciences more inclusive through community recommendations.PMC12367295DBI-2134321Williams MFriesner JValdes IMarrano AAbrahams RSInnes RWPuig-Lluch MMoody MTribble CNewbold CLHoward CCHernandez ARawale KSLink-Perez MBaldrich PGostel MAlptekin BWada EHadziabdic DHamilton CMthombeni BBurgess SJBass HWElshibli SRead AFowler JEMinero LFindlater MfalseMaking conferences in the plant sciences more inclusive through community recommendations.An unwelcoming climate and culture at scientific conferences is an obstacle to retaining scientists with marginalized identities. Here we describe how a number of professional societies in the plant sciences, mostly based in the United States, collaborated on a project called ROOT & SHOOT (short for Rooting Out Oppression Together and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently) to make conferences in the field more inclusive. The guidelines we developed, and our efforts to implement them in 2023 and 2024, are summarized here to assist other conference organizers with creating more inclusive conferences.2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Aug2026-05-05T12:39:53.701Z2026-04-26T03:06:23.213ZS-EPMC123672954083338810.7554/eLife.106877