Year: 2015
Type: editorial
Abstract: An academic conference is a traditional platform for researchers and professionals to network and learn about recent developments and trends in a particular academic field [1–4]. Typically, the organizing committees and sponsors decide the main theme and sub-topics of the conference and select the presenters based on peer-reviewed papers [5]. The selected speakers usually share their research with a large audience by means of presentations and posters. However, the most stimulating discussions generally take place over coffee breaks when attendees can interact with each other and discuss various topics, including their own research interests, in a more informal manner [1, 6, 7], while expanding their own professional networks. An emphasis on facilitating such informal/networking interactions is a central focus of “unconventional conferences”—or “unconferences.”
Source: PLoS Computational Biology
Institutions: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Earlham Institute, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Universitat de Girona, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, University of Würzburg, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust, South African Medical Research Council, University of the Western Cape
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,043
OpenAlex ID: W2087628652