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Organizers should evaluate the risks of COVID-19 infections at conferences and communicate those to attendees, says James Kirchner. [Figure not available: see fulltext.] Copyright © 2022, Springer Nature Limited.
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Scientists have reacted to COVID-19 restrictions by organizing virtual seminars and journal clubs to maintain engagement. We reflect on our experiences and lessons learned from organizing such initiatives and highlight how, far from being temporary substitutes of in-person counterparts, they can help foster more diverse, inclusive and environmentally friendly scientific exchange.
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Adaptation, Psychological , Congresses as Topic/legislation & jurisprudence , Developed Countries/economics , Developing Countries/economics , Global Warming/economics , Global Warming/prevention & control , Goals , Investments/economics , Financing, Organized , Global Warming/legislation & jurisprudence , Humans , Investments/trends , Scotland , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Attention , Linguistics , Research Personnel/psychology , Speech , Videoconferencing , Feedback , Humans , Speech AcousticsSubject(s)
COVID-19 , Congresses as Topic/organization & administration , Congresses as Topic/trends , Research Personnel , Videoconferencing/trends , COVID-19/epidemiology , Carbon Footprint , Congresses as Topic/economics , Humans , Pandemics , Research Personnel/economics , Research Personnel/organization & administration , Videoconferencing/economicsSubject(s)
Carbon Dioxide/analysis , Carbon Footprint/statistics & numerical data , Congresses as Topic/organization & administration , Congresses as Topic/trends , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Travel/trends , Videoconferencing/trends , COVID-19 , Humans , Pandemics , Research Personnel/statistics & numerical data , Social Networking , Travel/statistics & numerical data , Videoconferencing/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow around the world, physicists - many of whom rely on international travel and collaborations - are adapting.