Jeff did a survey at Western Illinois University which indicates that in general people accept virtual activities as examples of professional activity. However, there is a lack of understanding on the definition of these activities and on how they will be documented. If delivering a keynote is the goal then the virtual conference can provide a good quality replacement for traditional conferences. Current structure and theme is determined by a small number of people. It is hard to guess what people want in an increasing multidisciplinary world.
Virtual conferences reduce risk.
Most useful thing about a session is the questions and discussion that follow. This is all lost or forgotten. Can be recorded and replayed in a virtual conference. About this document We tend to speak about half formed ideas but would think twice about writing them down. Creating a summary of a panel essentially converts spoken thoughts into written ones.