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You know, I hope conferences continue to do the online thing from now on. Flying out to the other side of the world is a PITA, and the cost-benefit tends to tilt towards "nah" unless I really like the event. But sit at home in front of a camera? Sure, why not.
If you think about it, the whole "gather people in one physical space" thing is kind of... a relic of the past. It has its place, but it shouldn't be the expectation or default. We've all seen Snowden and similar special cases in the past. Make >50% of talks remote.
People *local from the area* can certainly gather around, but getting people from all over the world together is a huge energy, time, and effort investment... which often doesn't really make sense.
Also, don't forget online is more inclusive. Not everyone *can* physically travel due to medical, legal, logistical, or personal reasons.
I'd love to attend a few, but so far can't afford (either $$, time or reasons) so having them online is truly a blessing here <3
VR conferences is where it's at tbh. That way you can get the social aspects as well (body language etc).
I'm going to have a working VR rig Real Soon Now so... (just missing a GPU)
I somehow hope we can do both? Keep conferences physical for those who want (and charge them more), but systematically offer a simultaneous live stream of every talk.
What I mean is physical conferences should have remote attendees (both audience and presenter side). I'm not saying all conferences have to go online-only (though online-only conferences should be encouraged too).
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