"We have had a difficult day of travel with him on my lap on a crowded airplane, and I desperately need to feed him. He's crying and hungry and all-around annoying. The hotel, despite my calls in advance, has not yet delivered a crib for him to sleep in or a high chair for him to sit in, so I try to spoon-feed some of the baby food I've brought with me while he crawls around the hotel room floor."
"I support having online conferences for two main reasons: accessibility and sustainability. There are also, of course, many considerations against online conferences: Zoom fatigue, the lack of dynamic "hallway-style" meetups, not seeing friends and colleagues in person, and much of our home and work to-do lists carried around with us like baggage the whole time, since we are technically "home.""
Personal travel with a young child created severe logistical and emotional strain while attending a professional meeting, including lack of hotel childcare amenities and disrupted feeding and sleep. Conferences provide some supports, such as babysitting cost assistance, but attending in person remained exhausting and philosophically less rewarding. Online conferences offer greater accessibility for caregivers and reduced environmental impact, promoting sustainability. Online formats also introduce drawbacks including Zoom fatigue, fewer spontaneous hallway interactions, reduced in-person socializing, and domestic distractions when attending from home. Many online-conference limitations can be mitigated through design, investment, and broader community adoption.
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