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I paid for a virtual conference which used poor conference software (hard to find links to meetings or even to know what was on) and which did not publish recordings. Most presentations were in the middle of the night for Australia, so not being able to view recordings meant I missed just about everything.

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Easy to be distracted by the day to day.
Time zones can be challenging

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Participation is free! No need to spend a lot of time to prepare funding applications for travelling...

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Maybe some opportunities for smaller groups and more active participation would be nice next time.

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Easy to attend online and move around the room rather than sitting in uncomfortable chairs
Reassuring that there will be a recording shared afterwards if your internet drops out or you lose focus
FREE!! No travel and accommodation costs
Timing much better
Mediated question time collated themes in the questions and more efficient
CONS:
Networking aspect of conferences limited

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Pros: A large number of participants to participate beyond geographical boundaries; instant interaction among participants and presenters via Slido. Cos: missing face-to-face interaction to form network.

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Pros: A large number of participants to participate beyond geographical boundaries; instant interaction among participants and presenters via Slido. Cos: missing face-to-face interaction to form network.

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Anyone can attend from any where.
Having it free made it financially equitable
Easier to fit into our lives

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Virtual conferences are convenient for many, less travel but also less networking

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Networking at f2f conferences often encourages cliques and “in-crowd”, this made for more level interactions. Thanks

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Although all voices had an opportunity to share questions and thoughts via the chat, I didn't find it interactive - why could participants not speak with voice? Also lack of interactions 'on the side' that is afforded by in-person opportunities.

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Virtual conferencing with subsequent sessions requires pre-planning including putting auto-reply to my email for non-availability. I have tried to treat this as much as I would a f2f conference (minus the conference leave :)). The format used was appropriate and very well coordinated.

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Interaction online to rival f-f is the challenge for every event now, and the affordances of the digital medium will no doubt evolve. Networked local events might be an option to consider to offer a blended experience...

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Time keeping was good online :)

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Advantage of digital conference:
Access not dependent on ability to pay travel costs, although it is dependent on stable internet connection;
Disadvantage:
demanding to watch screens continually on consecutive days; informal, serendipitous social interactions not as easy.

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The international exposure has been tremendously positive and enriching, thank you Deakin University and the CRADLE team.

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Pros: A large number of participants to participate beyond geographical boundaries; instant interaction among participants and presenters via Slido. Cons: missing face-to-face interaction to form network.

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Benefits: Different ways of engaging, building/strengthening relationships and learning communities (beyond our institutions) and benefiting from shared learnings and expertise. Disadvantage: We cannot share our facial expressions of enthusiasm, appreciation and intrigue.

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The interactivity between participants works well. Having the opportunity to meet virtually without the associated travel is effective.
On the downside, the face-to-face networking is lost in the process.

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Providing an agenda with the links saved trolling through the emails - brilliant! :)

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Is greater with online conferences. There is something about synchronous watching/participating but also great to have the recordings ( does anyone ever watch them?).

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Supplying own conference snacks!
Lack of free-form social connection
No real interaction, highly moderated questions and comments.
My wifi occasionally died :-(

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No champagne!

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Positives - less interruptions.
Negatives - less organic interaction, some presenters weren't their usual free flowing selves. Being in a different location has its challenges, for example being able to focus with a family around! Many things competing for my attention.

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This online conference mode has been good for note-taking in rapid-fire presentations. Knowing you can access the recording later if you've missed something, or you've reached your maximum Zoom capacity for the day, is helpful.

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Format has permitted truly international participation.

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It is good to enable people from all over the place to attend despite geography and also funding disparities / lack there of. :-)

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It is very useful to have online/digital conferences, when you are on the other side of the world.

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Considerable advantages to location accessibility, outreach, impact, creating a community, interaction throughout presentations with presenters and other attendees. A blended event also keeps costs down for attendees and organisers. The significant disadvantage is UDL depending on platform choice.

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I might be alone in this... having to continue to organise meals for the household at the end of the conference day is a downside. It's easier to socialise between sessions if you can grab a sandwich and chat at lunchtime instead of starting on dinner preparations!

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The current format has really encouraged discussion between participants. No tedious Q and As where one person hogs the floor :)