An era of virtual seminars: from creating one to a list of ones to join

PRETZ, CHELSEA; DEANNA, ROCÍO; ESERMAN, LAUREN; SIMOES, ANA RITA

Plant Science Bulletin

Botanical Society of America

Año: 2020 vol. 66 p. 111 - 111

0032-0919

nline seminars provide opportunities to share research, meet people, and learn. In this era of digital media, the use of video meetings has increased communication and collaboration. There are many benefits of hosting digital seminars (even when COVID-19 will no longer be a threat). One major benefit is no one has to travel! This is not only environmentally friendly, but also means it is possible to hear about research and collaborate with international researchers, without spending large amounts of money. Virtual seminars are a great way of sharing ideas across fields with researchers that may not attend the same conferences. Not to mention, these seminars develop a community that is welcoming and encouraging for new researchers. Ana Rita Simões and Lauren Eserman have developed the Convolvulaceae Network Seminar Series during the past year, which currently gathers over 100 participants from nearly 20 countries, from Asia to Brazil. Rocío Deanna and Chelsea Pretz saw this as a model