Analysing the effectiveness of Twitter as an equitable community communication tool for international conferences.

ABSTRACT: Scientific conferences increasingly include online aspects. Some are moving to be entirely virtual whilst others are adopting hybrid models in which there are both in-person and virtual elements. This development of opportunities for people to attend conferences virtually has the potential to both reduce their environmental impact and to make access to them more equitable. An issue with virtual conference participation that has been raised, however, is that there is a reduction in informal communication between attendees. This is an important deficit as informal contacts play a significant role in both knowledge transmission and professional network development. One forum where some informal communication around conferences does occur is Twitter, with participation there being encouraged b

SUBMITTER: Duncan NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10174057 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature