The Future of Conferences Is Unconferences: Exploring a Decentralized Network of Regional Meetups

Soya Park; Eun Jeong Kang; Karen Joy; Rosanna Bellini; Jérémie Lumbroso; Danaë Metaxa; Andrés Monroy-Hernández

doi:10.1145/3612939

The Future of Conferences Is Unconferences: Exploring a Decentralized Network of Regional Meetups

Soya Park
, Eun Jeong Kang
, Karen Joy
, Rosanna Bellini
, Jérémie Lumbroso
, Danaë Metaxa
, Andrés Monroy-Hernández

Computer Science

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	50-53
Number of pages	4
Volume	30
No	5
Specialist publication	Interactions (N.Y.)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3612939
State	Published - Aug 24 2023

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Human-Computer Interaction

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