TY - JOUR
T1 - Broadening Participation in Scientific Conferences during the Era of Social Distancing
AU - Fulcher, Michael R.
AU - Bolton, Marian L.
AU - Millican, Michael D.
AU - Michalska-Smith, Matthew J.
AU - Dundore‐Arias, Jose Pablo
AU - Handelsman, Jo
AU - Klassen, Jonathan L.
AU - Milligan-Myhre, Kathryn C.
AU - Shade, Ashley
AU - Wolfe, Benjamin E.
AU - Kinkel, Linda L.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Virtual conferences can offer significant benefits but require considerable planning and creativity to be successful. Here we describe the successes and failures of a hybrid in-person/virtual conference model. The COVID-19 epidemic presents the scientific community with an opportunity to pioneer novel models that effectively engage virtual participants to advance conference goals.
AB - Virtual conferences can offer significant benefits but require considerable planning and creativity to be successful. Here we describe the successes and failures of a hybrid in-person/virtual conference model. The COVID-19 epidemic presents the scientific community with an opportunity to pioneer novel models that effectively engage virtual participants to advance conference goals.
KW - COVID-19
KW - expanding participation
KW - meeting organization
KW - virtual conference
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2020.08.004
U2 - 10.1016/j.tim.2020.08.004
DO - 10.1016/j.tim.2020.08.004
M3 - Article
VL - 28
JO - Trends in Microbiology
JF - Trends in Microbiology
ER -