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Biogen Conference Likely Led to 20,000 COVID-19 Cases in Boston Area, Researchers Say

Biogen Conference Likely Led to 20,000 COVID-19 Cases in Boston Area, Researchers Say

A new study shows the Biogen conference held at Boston's Marriott Long Wharf hotel in February played a far greater role in spreading the coronavirus than previously thought.

#ECRWednesday Webinar: Reforming Academic Conferences

#ECRWednesday Webinar: Reforming Academic Conferences

Join this month's webinar to hear what could be done to reform the conference experience for both organisers and participants.

Open-Access-Days 2020 in Bielefeld: At home but open

Open-Access-Days 2020 in Bielefeld: At home but open

Due to the confusing situation in the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers have decided that the Open-Access-Tage 2020 will not be held as an on-site event in Bielefeld.

Point of View: Mitigating the Impact of Conference and Travel Cancellations on Researchers' Futures

Point of View: Mitigating the Impact of Conference and Travel Cancellations on Researchers' Futures

As the scientific community adapts to new working conditions in response to the growing pandemic, early-career researchers recommend actions to help lessen the unintended consequences of canceled conferences.

Seven Steps to Make Travel to Scientific Conferences More Sustainable

Seven Steps to Make Travel to Scientific Conferences More Sustainable

Researchers should learn to travel better to mitigate their climate impacts. Institutions can help by facilitating and rewarding sustainable travel behaviour, rather than fuelling the pressure to attend conferences, say Olivier Hamant, Timothy Saunders and Virgile Viasnoff.

Researchers Meet Innovators

Researchers Meet Innovators

In this 2-day meeting participants will learn how to contribute to innovation covering a large variety of roles in the value chain.

Towards Persistent Identification of Conferences

Towards Persistent Identification of Conferences

Conference talks are a key element in scholarly communication. It is the primary mechanism for sharing research results and getting feedback. However, conferences in most disciplines never reached the same level of maturity as traditional journal publications in terms of quality management, which led to challenges like fraudulent conferences. There is need for a better control mechanism that can deliver credible information about conferences. 

OpenCon2018 Switzerland

OpenCon2018 Switzerland

The first OpenCon satellite event in Switzerland will take place on September 21-22 at the SNSF in Bern. Registrations are open until the end of August.

No Women No Panel Campaign

No Women No Panel Campaign

The No Women No Panel Campaign initiated by Commissioner Mariya Gabriel has been supported and reiterated by several of her colleagues from the European Commission. She committed to ensuring at least one other woman is part of panels she is invited to speak at.

STEMM Equality Congress, Amsterdam - Oct 2018

STEMM Equality Congress, Amsterdam - Oct 2018

STEMM Equality Congress (SEC) is an annual two day event that looks at ways of addressing equality and diversity in STEMM through policy, practice and collaboration. 2018's Congress will be held in Amsterdam.

The 8th Olympiad of Research on Science & Publishing Begins

The 8th Olympiad of Research on Science & Publishing Begins

Once every 4 years editors, publishers, and meta-researchers assemble in Chicago for the Peer Review Congress - an intense researchfest about "enhancing the quality and credibility of science".