So, who’s collecting the best ideas on how to successfully run a remote conference? I’ll start with a list of my own, please reply to with yours or links to others.
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Make sure speakers have a video feed of their audience; they’ll probably need it to deliver a good talk.

Mar 10, 2020 · 9:53 PM UTC

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Consider smaller locations where people can gather to watch talks. Feed video of those locations to the speaker(s).
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Consider pre-recording talks, then have the speaker do a chat-based Q&A while the talk is streamed
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Allow for listeners to ask questions with a video stream showing them while they do it
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Do everything possible to emulate “hallway conversations” at a (semi-)virtual conference
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Try to add things not possible at a classical conference as added value. Examples: Easily connecting to fellow listeners; access to additional material; follow-up with the speaker; recording options
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Extend it to allow for companies to have their conference rooms participate; allow for attending only some talks instead of all, yet provide a discount for the all-access pass
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Extend to open space (or other collaborative formats). Allow people to walk in and out of virtual rooms.
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Replying to @stilkov
Use separate displays for slides and speaker, so it’s the audiences choice where to focus and not that of someone on the “sending” side.
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