Re: [113attendees] hybrid meetings: the worst of both worlds

[Michael Douglass <[e-mail]>]

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-virtual-conferences-environment-inclusive.html

On 3/28/22 07:45, Dean Bogdanovic wrote:
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> On 28 Mar 2022, at 5:51, Benoit Claise wrote:
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>> Dear all,
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>> On 3/27/2022 10:39 PM, Stephen Farrell wrote:
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>>> Hiya,
>>>
>>> On 25/03/2022 22:13, Leif Johansson wrote:
>>>> its ironic that this point appears to have been somewhat lost in the
>>>> thread: I do *not* believe that remote can replace onsite, I just
>>>> believe we will be defeated by laziness if we’re not careful…. Remote
>>>> is comfortable, just not good for us.
>>>
>>> I agree. I thought the meeting went very well, given all the
>>> factors involved. (So I don't agree with Leif's choice of
>>> subject line.)
>> +1
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>> Even we had a limited amount of people on side, I had a couple of 
>> very interesting meetings that made it worth the trip.
>> What I have witnessed with previous online meetings is that each 
>> author cares mainly about his draft: basically presenting and pushing 
>> his "stuff", without that much interaction about other draft 
>> presentations. I also believe (no numbers to support this though) 
>> that, during this period, less new drafts were submitted.
>> With this first hybrid meeting, I found back the 
>> hackathon/hallway/bar discussions, the ones that generate new 
>> innovations: new research, future draft, and potential hackathon 
>> ideas. Granted, it really depends if your "keys" people are 
>> physically present. However, having less people on site helped me to 
>> spend more quality time with each person, instead of rushing it
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> +1
> IMO, the hybrid meeting was a success. The first day, there were some 
> technical hiccups, but we got very fast around it. The WG chairs (if 
> not present), found an in room coordinator that was able to bridge 
> virtual and physical presence if needed. The side meetings and 
> conversations were great and it was good to see many people in person 
> on site, not just for work, but also socially. Because of work I 
> started to follow new WG and having ability to ask few questions to 
> get quick clarifications, is invaluable.
>
> Dean
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>>
>> Regards, Benoit
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