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They probably don't want internet randos jumping in and flooding the chat with porn.

• tux3 5y ago
  That makes sense for the zoom sessions. But, although I've never run a conference, I naively can't see that broadcasting the plenary session's video a little broader (to the three to five latecomers likely to stick around!) would really cause problems. Not to be a stereotypical "Concerned Facebook Taxpayer", but in general I'm really fond of CERN's transparency, and I appreciate all the work they do to keep science open. They're usually way ahead of the field and it's refreshing to see, I love following what comes out of the LHC data. So all that to say, maybe I've set my expectations a little high when it comes to physics and public access =)
  • kkylin 5y ago
    Many online conferences I've attended this past year have both a Zoom meeting for registered participants and a YouTube "simulcast" for people who don't care about asking questions. I haven't run one and don't know if the logistics are complicated; maybe the organizers just didn't think of doing it. Anyway, these days most conferences seem to be pretty quick at putting videos out, though of course our attention will be elsewhere next week...