Articles | Volume 4, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-437-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-437-2021
Research article
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30 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 30 Sep 2021

The future of conferences: lessons from Europe's largest online geoscience conference

Hazel Gibson, Sam Illingworth, and Susanne Buiter

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on gc-2020-49', Anthea Lacchia, 24 Feb 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Hazel Gibson, 19 Jul 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on gc-2020-49', Jen Roberts, 01 Apr 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Hazel Gibson, 19 Jul 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (19 Jul 2021) by Stephanie Zihms
AR by Hazel Gibson on behalf of the Authors (19 Jul 2021)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (04 Aug 2021) by Stephanie Zihms
ED: Publish as is (18 Aug 2021) by Kirsten v. Elverfeldt (Executive editor)
AR by Hazel Gibson on behalf of the Authors (24 Aug 2021)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
In the spring of 2020, in response to the escalating global COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) moved its annual General Assembly online in a matter of weeks. This paper explores the feedback provided by participants who attended this experimental conference and identifies four key themes that emerged from analysis of the survey (connection, engagement, environment, and accessibility). The responses raise important questions about the format of future conferences.
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