The Flourishing of Virtual Seminars: Strengthening the Globalization of Research Through SOL Seminars Online
The Flourishing of Virtual Seminars: Strengthening the Globalization of Research Through SOL Seminars Online
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10.1002/tax.12412
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发表时间：
2020-12
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3.4
通讯作者：
Rocío Deanna;Chelsea Pretz
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作者：
Rocío Deanna;Chelsea Pretz
科学合作和交流是发现和高质量研究的基石。与同事分享研究成果和想法的需求一直存在。自约瑟夫·班克斯(Joseph Banks)或查尔斯·达尔文(Charles Darwin)给同事发送手写信件以来，我们已经走过了很长一段路，他们等了几个月才回复几乎即时的电子邮件和视频会议。在过去的十年里，虚拟研讨会的增长速度加快，由于新冠肺炎的全球流行，这些在线会议的数量最近出现了爆炸性增长。现在有从进化论(EvoEcoSeminars)到多倍体(https://www.)的虚拟研讨会巴克实验室。Net/Polyweb)到植物科(SOL在线研讨会、旋花科网络、野牡丹科虚拟研讨会)。尽管这场运动是由于不幸的事件而兴起的，但人们对研究变得更加全球化的渴望已经存在了几个世纪。多个国家之间的合作在2000-2015年间显著增加(Gui等人，2019年)，为参与国带来了创新的竞争优势(Chen等人，2019年)。虽然研究合作正变得越来越重要，但研究人员跨境交流的能力是显著促进国际合作的垫脚石。直到最近，这一直是通过国际会议(Su&al，2016)实现的，但它们往往受到地点的偏见，对于来自发展中国家的与会者来说可能代价高昂，将有才华的研究人员排除在对话之外。通过使用虚拟平台，更容易将来自多个国家的人聚集在一起，而且参与不需要旅行的事实允许资源有限的研究人员参加并充分参与。虽然有几种方式可以实现科学交流，但我们认为，虚拟研讨会在加强全球交流和促进研究界的联合方面发挥着重要作用。因此，作为来自不同国家的早期研究人员，我们提议在2020年开始一系列研讨会，以我们的研究主题--茄科植物为主题。多年来，茄科社区的国际会议激增，讨论最新的研究成果。在过去的50年里，组织了多项活动，从1976年开始的国际茄科会议(英国伯明翰；Hawkes等人，1979)到最近的SOL基因组学会议(见Solgenology)。NET)和侧重于茄科的拉丁美洲研讨会。随着许多研究小组在这个由99个属、约2700个物种组成的不同家族中积极工作(Knapp等人，2004年)，出现了对空间的额外需求
Science collaboration and communication are cornerstones of discovery and quality research. There has always been demand for sharing research and ideas with colleagues. We have come a long way since the time when Joseph Banks or Charles Darwin sent handwritten letters to colleagues waiting months for replies to virtually instant e-mails and video conferences. The growth of virtual seminars has intensified over the last decade, and the number of these online meetings has recently exploded due to the global pandemic of COVID-19. There are now virtual seminars ranging from evolution (EvoEcoSeminars) to polyploidy (https://www. barkerlab. net/polyweb) to plant families (SOL Seminars Online, Convolvulaceae Network, Melastomataceae Virtual Seminars). Though this movement has grown due to unfortunate events, the desire for research to become more globalized has been around for centuries. Collaborations between multiple countries have significantly increased during 2000-2015 (Gui & al., 2019), resulting in innovative competitive advantages for the countries involved (Chen & al., 2019). While research collaborations are becoming increasingly relevant, the ability for researchers to communicate across borders is the stepping-stone that significantly promotes international cooperation. Until recently, this has been achieved by international conferences (Su & al., 2016), but they are often biased by their location and can be costly for attendees from developing countries, leaving talented researchers out of the conversation. By using a virtual platform, it is easier to get people from multiple countries together, and the fact that participation does not require travelling allows researchers with limited resources to attend and participate fully. While there are several ways to achieve science communication, we believe that virtual seminars play an important role in strengthening global communication and improving the joining-up of research communities. So, as early-career researchers from different countries, we proposed in 2020 starting a seminar series in the subject of our research, the plant family Solanaceae. Over the years, international meetings in the Solanaceae community have proliferated to discuss the latest research findings. Multiple events have been organized in the last 50 years, from the International Solanaceae Conferences starting back in 1976 (Birmingham, UK; Hawkes & al., 1979) to the more recent SOL Genomics meetings (see solgenomics. net) and Latin-American Symposia focusing on Solanaceae. With many research groups actively working in this diverse family of 99 genera containing around 2700 species (Knapp & al., 2004), an additional need has emerged for space to present