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Klaralven

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6. Technical and scientific conferences are also going virtual

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 28, 2020, 07:02 PM

Aug 2020

And they are finding that more people can attend, more time can be given to presenters, full presentations can be posted rather than terse poster papers, and more people can dialog with presenters in a way that can be seen by all.

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