Completed. 261 attendees. Yay!

Context

The VIVO Conference is the major annual event for knowledge exchange and networking in the VIVO Community. Regarding the current situation with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic being a threat to large parts of the world, it seems reasonable to switch to a virtual conference for this year. In this task force we will organize this virtual event.

By hosting a virtual event, we hope to engage people who would not typically be able to attend a VIVO Conference.

Objectives

Organize the technical framework for a virtual conference
Find a suitable format for this event
Establish technical and organizational support before, during and after the event.

Deliverables

a virtual VIVO conference with an attractive program

Suggested schedule

Perhaps the conference can be in mid/late June?

Develop charter	Done
Solicit members and schedule first meeting	Done
Develop action items, assign to team members	Done
Schedule the conference; communicate save the date	Week of 2020-04-13
VIVO 2020 Conference	June 16-18

Members

Mike Conlon(University of Florida, facilitator)
Christian Hauschke (TIB)
Anna Guillaumet(SIGMA)
Ralph O'Flinn (University of Alabama, Birmingham)
Michele Mennielli (LYRASIS)
Andrew Woods (LYRASIS)

Meeting Times

US morning, European afternoon. 10 AM US Eastern Time, Tuesdays.

Communication Channels