TY - JOUR
T1 - Adapting beyond borders
T2 - Insights from the 19th Student Council Symposium (SCS2023), the first hybrid ISCB Student Council global event
AU - Al Sium, Syed Muktadir
AU - Torrejón, Estefania
AU - Chowdhury, Sanjana Fatema
AU - Ahmed, Rubaiat
AU - Jain, Aakriti
AU - Treccani, Mirko
AU - Veschetti, Laura
AU - Riaz, Arsalan
AU - Eranti, Pradeep
AU - Olguín-Orellana, Gabriel J.
PY - 2024/4
Y1 - 2024/4
N2 - The 19th ISCB Student Council Symposium (SCS2023) organized by ISCB-SC adopted a hybrid format for the first time, allowing participants to engage in-person in Lyon, France, and virtually via an interactive online platform. The symposium prioritized inclusivity, featuring on-site sessions, poster presentations, and social activities for in-person attendees, while virtual participants accessed live sessions, interactive Q&A, and a virtual exhibit hall. Attendee statistics revealed a global reach, with Europe as the major contributor. SCS2023’s success in bridging in-person and virtual experiences sets a precedent for future events in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Availability and Implementation: The details of the symposium, speaker information, schedules, and accepted abstracts, are available in the program booklet (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8173977). For organizers interested in adopting a similar hybrid model, it would be beneficial to have access to details regarding the online platform used, the types of sessions offered, and the challenges faced. Future iterations of SCS can address these aspects to further enhance accessibility and inclusivity.
AB - The 19th ISCB Student Council Symposium (SCS2023) organized by ISCB-SC adopted a hybrid format for the first time, allowing participants to engage in-person in Lyon, France, and virtually via an interactive online platform. The symposium prioritized inclusivity, featuring on-site sessions, poster presentations, and social activities for in-person attendees, while virtual participants accessed live sessions, interactive Q&A, and a virtual exhibit hall. Attendee statistics revealed a global reach, with Europe as the major contributor. SCS2023’s success in bridging in-person and virtual experiences sets a precedent for future events in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Availability and Implementation: The details of the symposium, speaker information, schedules, and accepted abstracts, are available in the program booklet (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8173977). For organizers interested in adopting a similar hybrid model, it would be beneficial to have access to details regarding the online platform used, the types of sessions offered, and the challenges faced. Future iterations of SCS can address these aspects to further enhance accessibility and inclusivity.
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U2 - 10.1093/bioadv/vbae028
DO - 10.1093/bioadv/vbae028
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85190544839
SN - 2635-0041
VL - 4
JO - Bioinformatics Advances
JF - Bioinformatics Advances
IS - 1
M1 - vbae028
ER -