Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A society offers in-person registration at a low-carbon regional venue and full-feature virtual passes at half the fee.
- Is an instance
A research consortium holds quarterly hybrid project meetings, alternating which partner hosts.
- Is an instance
An IEEE conference allocates equal Q and A slots to in-room and remote questions.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A streamed talk with no remote Q and A is not a true hybrid format.
- Not an instance
An in-person event with a single Zoom link offered as an afterthought offers poor hybrid quality.
Editorial commentary
Hybrid conferences seek to combine the networking benefits of physical meetings with the accessibility and reduced footprint of virtual attendance. Quality hybrid design requires dedicated remote chairs, captioned and recorded sessions, virtual poster Q and A, and equal speaker airtime regardless of mode. Many societies now adopt hybrid as their default format. The carbon benefit depends heavily on the share of remote attendees and the policy on long-haul flights for in-person presence.
References
- Royal Society Net Zero Climate report 2021; Universities UK Sustainability Strategy.
Also known as
Hybrid meeting · Blended conference
Machine-readable encodings
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