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Getting to grips with online conferences

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Online conferences are increasingly popular within scientific communities due to the travel restrictions faced by many countries. Although a relatively new phenomenon for many of us, lessons from recent meetings provide useful reflections on the format’s opportunities and challenges compared to conventional in-person meetings.

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  1. Institute for Photovoltaics (ipv), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

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  2. Helmholtz Young Investigator Group FRONTRUNNER, IEK-5 Photovoltaik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany

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Saliba, M. Getting to grips with online conferences. Nat Energy 5, 488–490 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0656-z

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