225 of 336
people invited have completed the questionnaire
67%
328 of them have been written to so far.
225
questionnaires completed
208
joining us in Rethymno
12
countries represented
157
institutions represented
169.9t CO₂e
estimated travel footprint
841kg
per delegate, on average
Taking part
I have already registered, or plan to register, to attend the RETASTE Conference IN PERSON
Yes
205 91%
I am still uncertain
3 1%
No — I do not plan to participate in person
17 8%
I have registered, or will register, as:
Full delegate
150 71%
Student / young researcher
56 27%
I am not sure yet
4 2%
Do you want to take part in the Speed dating (date to be confirmed)?
Yes, I would like to take part
39 25%
No
114 75%
When are you available?
Thursday 17:00–19:00 and Friday 09:30–11:00
17 44%
Only Thursday 17:00–19:00
10 26%
Only Friday 09:30–11:00
12 31%
At the table
Will you attend the gala dinner on Thursday 17 September?
Yes, I will be there
161 77%
No, I will not attend
47 23%
Which catered events do you expect to attend?
People could tick more than one, so these do not add up to the total.
Welcome reception
148 76%
Conference lunches
188 97%
Coffee breaks
190 98%
Dietary preference
No restrictions
174 84%
Vegetarian
13 6%
Vegan
2 1%
Pescatarian
6 3%
Halal
6 3%
Other — please specify
7 3%
Getting here
Main mode of travel to the conference
Air
156 76%
Ferry
4 2%
Car
36 18%
Bus or coach
7 3%
None — I live locally
1 0%
Which class will you fly?
Economy
154 99%
Premium economy
2 1%
How will you get from the airport or port to the venue?
A shared conference coach, if one is offered
42 26%
Public bus
44 28%
Taxi
27 17%
Hire car
37 23%
A lift with colleagues
9 6%
Where do you expect to stay?
Hotel — own room
97 49%
Hotel — shared room
24 12%
Short-term rental or apartment
57 29%
Hostel or university accommodation
4 2%
With friends or family
3 2%
No overnight stay
14 7%
Doing something about it
Would you contribute to offsetting the travel emissions of this conference?
Yes
23 12%
Perhaps — tell me the cost and the project first
74 38%
No
96 50%
Will you return your lanyard at the end for reuse?
Yes
124 63%
No — I would like to keep it
72 37%
Where we come from
Countries represented
Countries with fewer than 5 delegates are grouped, so that nobody can be identified from this page.
Greece
71 32%
Italy
19 8%
Mexico
10 4%
Spain
10 4%
Hungary
8 4%
Sweden
8 4%
Turkey
6 3%
Czech Republic
6 3%
Finland
6 3%
Portugal
5 2%
Serbia
5 2%
Other countries
70 31%
Places taken on the excursions
Delegates and the companions travelling with them.
Guided tour of Rethymno old town
170 70%
Technical Visit to Rethymno
37 15%
Technical Visit to Chania
37 15%
What it costs the atmosphere
Where the footprint comes from
Getting here and back
153,755kg
Accommodation
14,076kg
Airport transfers
1,929kg
Excursion coaches
185kg
Based on 225 completed questionnaires for RETASTE 2026. Travel figures are estimates: distances are measured from the country a delegate travels from, not their doorstep, using the myclimate and DEFRA methods the conference sustainability report is built on.
Allergies, access requirements and anything written in a delegate's own words are never published, in any form. Dietary preferences appear only as the totals above, and no figure here can be traced to a person.
