Promoting Scientific Exchange and Student Training Through Scientific Meetings; Insights from a Joint Virtual
Bradley S Carter1, David C Jewett2, Seth Kelly3
1Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54701.
Abstract:
Participation in scientific conferences is a fundamental part of neuroscience and student training. Many conference opportunities have been cancelled, limited, or changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper is a conference report from a joint virtual 2021 meeting of two regional undergraduate neuroscience conferences, the Midwest/Great Lakes Undergraduate Research Symposium in Neuroscience (mGluRs) and the Midwest Regional Neuroscience Conference (MidBrains). We discuss our conference planning logistics, benefits and challenges of the virtual conference format, student feedback on the virtual meeting, additional benefits of a joint meeting, and "take home" messages and considerations for future conferences. We hope insights from our experience can benefit future conference organizers in planning scientific conferences, both for in-person and virtual settings.
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