TY - GEN
T1 - The Future of Conferences Is Unconferences
T2 - Exploring a Decentralized Network of Regional Meetups
AU - Park, Soya
AU - Kang, Eun Jeong
AU - Joy, Karen
AU - Bellini, Rosanna
AU - Lumbroso, Jérémie
AU - Metaxa, Danaë
AU - Monroy-Hernández, Andrés
PY - 2023/8/24
Y1 - 2023/8/24
N2 - Academic conferences allow researchers to showcase their work and network with peers. However, such events also have substantial limitations, such as one-sided communication, high costs, environmental impact, and time away from other obligations. The Covid-19 pandemic forced conferences to move online, lowering costs, increasing access, and showing that networking is possible without everyone traveling to a physical venue.
AB - Academic conferences allow researchers to showcase their work and network with peers. However, such events also have substantial limitations, such as one-sided communication, high costs, environmental impact, and time away from other obligations. The Covid-19 pandemic forced conferences to move online, lowering costs, increasing access, and showing that networking is possible without everyone traveling to a physical venue.
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U2 - 10.1145/3612939
DO - 10.1145/3612939
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85170235397
SN - 1072-5520
VL - 30
SP - 50
EP - 53
JO - Interactions (N.Y.)
JF - Interactions (N.Y.)
ER -