<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Friends,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, many scientific organizations have cancelled their conferences or moved to an online format. In many cases, details of how the conference is to be conducted “online” have yet to be announced. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">An online conference can take many forms, and must confront many challenges. Since social distancing may be with us for a while, and since online conferences may endure beyond the pandemic, I am interested in hearing from others how they would organize an online meeting. I am also interested in hearing of any experiences or plans. If there is sufficient response, I will collect tips, links, examples into a repository.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Some issues/questions:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Platform? (zoom, FaceTime, Webex, CrowdCast, GoToMeeting,…)</div><div class="">Live or recorded talks?</div><div class="">How to manage discussion/questions/comments?</div><div class="">Time zones (one, several, none)?</div><div class="">Physical hubs? (not during pandemic)</div><div class="">Talk formats? </div><div class="">Poster formats?</div><div class="">Timing? (duration of conference, how talks are arranged)</div><div class="">Archiving? (if recorded, how long do talks remain online)</div><div class="">Fees? (registration, author, audience)</div><div class="">
<br class=""></div><div class="">I think the biggest challenge is how to re-create the shared energy and enthusiasm that an in-person conference evokes.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hoping you are all well,</div><div class="">-Beau</div><br class=""><div class="">
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