Elizabeth TaskerJul 11, 2025

Who says you cannot be in two places at once?

#NorahNeko #TFOM

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And our #IAUGA2024 articles have been shared in an #IAU announcement: https://iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann25003

From the #TFOM perspective, we're always happy to help answer questions about better #online and #hybrid meetings and provide advice - please feel free to reach out if you're interested! 🔭

International Astronomical Union | IAU

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The other half of this pair of @NatureAstronomy Comments focuses on the vision behind #IAUGA2024, exploring the motivation and realisation of its key goals of #accessibility, #impact and #sustainability - you can find it here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02447-w #TFOM
A historic XXXII IAU General Assembly for a lasting African legacy - Nature Astronomy

The XXXII IAU General Assembly, held for the first time on the African continent from 6–15 August 2024, marked a historic milestone in the global astronomy community. Driven by a bold vision, the event highlighted Africa's growing scientific capacity, and embodied the African spirit of Ubuntu, emphasizing accessibility, impact, and sustainability.

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We also shared lessons learned from #IAUGA2024 as part of a pair of articles, ours focusing specifically on the #technical aspects of realising large #hybrid conferences - hybrid conferences *are* possible and affordable! 🔭 Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02448-9 #TFOM
Accessible hybrid conferences are possible and affordable at large scale - Nature Astronomy

In August 2024, the International Astronomical Union General Assembly was held for the first time on the African continent, as a fully hybrid and open-access conference. This opportunity to approach such a traditional and historical event from a new perspective encouraged a spirit of innovation enabled by emerging technologies.

Nature
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You can also find a nice highlight summary by #CSIRO on #LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/csiro_what-is-the-main-barrier-to-better-online-activity-7288344814201319424-Ai3m #TFOM
CSIRO on LinkedIn: What is the main barrier to better online meetings? 🌏 Our researcher…

What is the main barrier to better online meetings? 🌏 Our researcher, Vanessa Moss is part of a team exploring the successes and challenges of online…

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Our @NatureAstronomy Comment on #ASA2024 has just been published and reflects on our findings in applying new technologies like #VR to online #meetings and the main barriers facing widespread adoption of these formats. Hint: it’s not the tech! Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02460-z #TFOM
The main barriers to distributed interaction are not technological - Nature Astronomy

For the first time in 2024, the Astronomical Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting was held as an online-first conference, incorporating unprecedented use of immersive spatial venues. This Comment presents findings from this experiment in accessible conferencing and reflects on their implications in the current academic climate.

Nature
The Future of MeetingsJan 25, 2025
Last year was a really busy year for us, especially in the #astronomy world 🔭 Two major #TFOM activities involved partnering with @astrosocaus on #ASA2024 and the IAU GA NOC on #IAUGA2024 and we have just had our findings released publicly 🙌
Vanessa MossJan 24, 2025
Hi everyone 👋 Planning to get a bit more active on here, looking forward to meeting you and chatting about #astronomy, #VR, #ASKAP, #TFOM, #automation, #scicomm, #remotecollab and more! 🙌 Here's a pic of me contemplating the future of #humanity atop a carbon pillar representing conference travel ✈️
The Future of MeetingsJan 24, 2025
Greetings all! We (The Future of Meetings, #TFOM) are getting a bit more active on social media again, and we plan for this to be one of our main platforms going forward 👋 There's a fair bit of very recent TFOM news to share, so stay tuned for more posts imminently! 📬
The Future of MeetingsAug 28, 2023
In #TFOM, we often talk about going “beyond being there” online, and using technology to do what would be impossible physically. This very neat in-dev “Virtual Starship” by @galaxy_map is a great example, offering a completely new and immersive experience of #astronomy data in #VR!