Not et al.

You meet 200 researchers a year.
You remember five.
The rest become et al.

Not et al. is a not-for-profit programme that helps researchers get to know each other before a conference, and remember each other after.

I know Maria from CHI 2025. Wang et al., from some meeting, probably? And the rest… et al.

Press to remember who they were

The problem

Many rooms, hundreds of people, five you remember.

Every year brings conferences, seminars and workshops, each with its own crowd.

A few months later, most of those people have blurred together. When one of their papers lands on your desk, the name feels familiar, but you can’t remember where you met. And when you want to find someone again, you can’t.

What it does

Before, during, after — and then again.

  1. Before

    Check who’s coming.

    Know who is coming, and what they work on, before you go.

  2. Before

    Know whose research is close to yours.

    Potential collaborators, suggested from your own research, so you make the most of the room.

  3. During

    Avoid the communication gap.

    Say hello already knowing their work, so a shared interest is never missed.

  4. After

    Look anyone up, any time.

    Forgotten someone? Every guest list is still there, whenever you need it.

  5. Till next time Soon

    Don’t miss out. It’s a loop.

    Follow whoever you want

    Follow anyone here, and we send their new research to your mailbox.

    See you next time

    Before the next conference you are both going to, we remind you that you have met.

How it works

One ORCID iD. You decide what others see.

  1. 1

    Sign in with ORCID

    Your ORCID iD is your account. One per person, so nobody can join as you.

  2. 2

    Choose what others see

    Your card starts from your ORCID record. Edit what’s shown, and adjust it for each event.

  3. 3

    See who’s there

    Once you’ve joined an event, see everyone else who has, and what they work on.

  4. 4

    Meet your matches

    We suggest people at the event whose research sits close to yours.

Built like a library, not like a feed.

  • Nothing is guessedWhat a page shows about you is what you wrote, or what the organiser published.
  • No ads, no trackingNo analytics. Your data is never sold.
  • Leave any timeDelete your entry and it is gone.
  • Kept in the EUEverything is stored in the European Union.
  • Not-for-profitWhatever it earns goes back into the work.