Thanks for bringing this up. I appreciate the inclusion reasons to run virtual events. In practice, I think the virtual side of hybrid events is significantly worse than a fully virtual event; lots of in-person attendees or speakers who would want to interact with people who are attending virtually are too busy with the in-person conference, the organizers are split between the two sides (and largely focus on the more involved in-person side), and there’s a bit more confusion about how everything works. The upsides (simultaneous attendance at a big event) don’t seem to outweigh the downsides. But please let me know if you disagree!
So what I’m most excited about is having separate virtual and in-person conferences.
Thanks for bringing this up. I appreciate the inclusion reasons to run virtual events. In practice, I think the virtual side of hybrid events is significantly worse than a fully virtual event; lots of in-person attendees or speakers who would want to interact with people who are attending virtually are too busy with the in-person conference, the organizers are split between the two sides (and largely focus on the more involved in-person side), and there’s a bit more confusion about how everything works. The upsides (simultaneous attendance at a big event) don’t seem to outweigh the downsides. But please let me know if you disagree!
So what I’m most excited about is having separate virtual and in-person conferences.
+1 for separate virtual and in-person conferences as otherwise the virtual really gets second shrift.