Changing scientific meetings for the better

Conferences are a pivotal part of the scientific enterprise, but large in-person meetings have several disadvantages. As the pandemic experience has shown, online meetings are a viable alternative. Accelerating efforts to improve conferences in virtual formats can lead to a more equitable and sustai...

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Published inNature human behaviour Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 296 - 300
Main Authors Sarabipour, Sarvenaz, Khan, Aziz, Seah, Yu Fen Samantha, Mwakilili, Aneth D., Mumoki, Fiona N., Sáez, Pablo J., Schwessinger, Benjamin, Debat, Humberto J., Mestrovic, Tomislav
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.03.2021
Nature Publishing Group
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Behavioral Sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Carbon Footprint
Comment
Communication Studies
Conferences
Congresses as Topic - economics
Congresses as Topic - organization & administration
Congresses as Topic - trends
COVID-19
Experimental Psychology
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Kommunikationsvetenskap
Life Sciences
Meetings
Microeconomics
Neurosciences
Pandemics
Personality and Social Psychology
Research - economics
Research - organization & administration
Research - trends
Science - economics
Science - organization & administration
Science - trends
Telecommunications - economics
Telecommunications - organization & administration
Telecommunications - trends
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Summary:Conferences are a pivotal part of the scientific enterprise, but large in-person meetings have several disadvantages. As the pandemic experience has shown, online meetings are a viable alternative. Accelerating efforts to improve conferences in virtual formats can lead to a more equitable and sustainable conference culture.
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ISSN:2397-3374
2397-3374
DOI:10.1038/s41562-021-01067-y