Speaker
Description
Covid-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on every aspect of our society. As scientists, we had to adapt to the new reality in an instant. Considering academia has deeply rooted traditions and prescribed formulae on how certain things are done, we were and still are faced with challenges of everyday work life. Conferences and workshops, being one important facet of the scientific job, are now more often than not turned into a never-ending Zoom meeting with the traditional format being forced into a new virtual environment. The general consensus is that everyone is very eager to go back to the “old normal” where we travel to conferences and “business is as usual” and that “f2f” meetings are better than the virtual ones. My opinion on that matter is very different. I can offer a unique perspective both as an attendee and as a scientific conference organizer (Cosmology from Home). In this presentation I would like to talk about what I think each conference format lacks, what are the benefits and offer ideas on how we can improve and solve the problems we are faced with.
