Virtual conferences raise standards for accessibility and interactions.
Elife
; 92020 11 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-994185
ABSTRACT
Scientific conferences have an important role in the exchange of ideas and knowledge within the scientific community. Conferences also provide early-career researchers with opportunities to make themselves known within their field of research. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has brought traditional in-person conferences to a halt for the foreseeable future, the growth of virtual conferences has highlighted many of the disadvantages associated with the in-person format and demonstrated the advantages of moving these events online. Here, based on data from in-person and virtual conferences in a range of subjects, we describe how virtual conferences are more inclusive, more affordable, less time-consuming and more accessible worldwide, especially for early-career researchers. Making conferences more open and inclusive will provide both immediate and long-term benefits to the scientific community.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Social Isolation
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Coronavirus Infections
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Congresses as Topic
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Access to Information
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Information Dissemination
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Pandemics
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Virtual Reality
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Interprofessional Relations
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
ELife.62668
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