Hi Anton,

Your answer is helpful and informative, thank you for this.

Further, do you have some info connected with the level of journals publishing the proceedings of a virtual conference?

Hi,

I think that your question should be generally about Virtual Conferences.

Main positives of Virtual conferences are:

- standard conference process (submission - reviewing - accepting/withdrawing - conference discussion)

- Less travelling means more time for your research or family,

- Easy connection between the conference and working time.

- Access to all conference materials

- Show your boss demonstrable cost savings.

- Communicate with bigger and more global audience.

- Access to reviews during the conference.

- Direct chat - connection with any conference participant.

- Access to the conference from the comfort of your home or office.

- The only cost for the conference is the conference fee. No additional costs for accommodation, hotel, travel, taxi and expenses.

Conference itransport.sk is young conference. This is only 2nd time of this conference.

More info about Virtual Conferences are available at www.the-science.com

I think that this kind of conference will be helpfull for many scientists.

Hi Anton,

Your answer is helpful and informative, thank you for this.

Further, do you have some info connected with the level of journals publishing the proceedings of a virtual conference?

Cris

The impact and benefits could be controversial but, I believe could take us as further in science and cultural competency than we can even comprehend. Just look at the growth in communications internationally typing away on RG. I was a guest speaker at the University of St. Petersburg a while back. We had a Russian-American Conference on Substance Abuse. Now, virtually, with large screens, and video conferencing.....Can you imagine?? Personally, I would hire my own translator in person, if there were non-English speaking contributors. Just the fact that the software companies are in a fight for the best technology on just this very thing, tells us its potential. Before, you know it, we will be holograms and sit next to each other. I can happen when great minds meetgreat minds. Great question.

Check this out, Cris

The 2nd International Virtual Conference on Advanced Scientific Results (SCIECONF-2014), June 9. - 13., 2014 (held in Zillion, Slovakia) http://www.scieconf.com/about-conference/

(2002) http://isca.net.co/vconference/

--Marilyn :-)

Ok.

@Cris Oprea, I think basically your idea is quite good. Such international virtual conference for the scientific community would have significant benefits, indeed. But I also support arguments @Dr. Marilyn B Field which are rational and valid for the time being.

Hi colleagues,

I have some experiences with Virtual Conferences as the organizer and also as the participant.

I think, that any type of conference (classical or virtual) has its own specifics and of course pros and cons.

The possibility of personal communication and meeting is irreplaceable on the other side the Classical (stone) conference can be impractical, expensive and time consuming, especially when you have lack of given sources.

What stands for the Virtual Conference is financial aspect, time and space affectivity. I think that in nowadays it is absolutely a standard approach, to communicate via email, skype, chat or other online communication channel ... isn't it?

The virtual communication stands as alternative for oral communication, not as replacement, I suppose.

From technical point of view, I am sure, that Virtual Conference can by much easier and more scientific than the classical conference (but it depends on organizers).

Dear @Cris, I agree with dear @Anton that Virtual Conferences have many positive and helpful features; I am personally organizing a virtual symposium this summer; all papers went usual reviewing as usual conferences.