Virtual conferences raise standards for accessibility and interactions

eLife

Sarvenaz Sarabipour¹ 

[1] Institute for Computational Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States;

关键词: virtual conferences;    science communication;    education;    research culture;    diversity;    early-career researchers;   

DOI  :  10.7554/eLife.62668

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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