I just spent some time looking at some of the talks at BioConference Live.
I was originally registered to watch some of them live, but I had conflicts so I wasn’t able to. I was actually surprised at the quality of the talks and I was pleased with the interactivity of the site. In a time where travel budgets are getting smaller all the time, this format is not a bad substitute.
Of course, what you miss is the interaction and discussions that happen at face to face events. These conversations are often some of the most valuable things you get out of a conference. Next time I will make sure to join it live so that I can use some of the social features to see if it gets close to going to the real thing.
Organizers of bioassay conferences, how about trying something like this? It would be great to have interactions online every few months to discuss any new trends or topics that come up. I’ll even volunteer to give a presentation!
Thanks for reading,
Dan
