During the peak of the #COVID19pandemic, conferences did poster sessions on line, and it worked quite well.
Now "the #pandemic is over" and conferences still offer an on line operation, but they've abandoned most of the things that made online #conferences good before "the pandemic is over" happened.
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We are back to a situation where passenger aircraft seem to be the only technology anybody wants to use? but this is very prone to catastrophic disruption, like #wars and #pandemics
Insisting on flying for a meeting also makes other disasters more likely by contributing to #ClimateChange
Other technology exists, but it's not being used. WHY?
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It should even be feasible to let virtual presenters join the main poster session. It just needs a few iPads set up next to posters?
Background noise cancellation works sufficiently well these days that you'd not need sound proof booths or anything complicated?
The technology all exists, but it's not being used.
Really, everyone online seems preferable. Is the getting drunk component really so essential?
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Some things warrant airtravel, like field work, or hands on training courses for lab techniques. Save the budget and the jet fuel for those?
Why is the scientific world back to flying hundreds or thousands of people to the other side of the world for every conference?
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