...Luca Bedogni; Giacomo Cabri; Riccardo Martoglia; Francesco Poggi Purpose Conferences bring scientists together and provide one of the most timely means for disseminating new ideas and cutting-edge works. The importance of conferences in many scientific areas is testified by quantitative indexes...

.... Findings Conferences in cities with public transit, good restaurants, and decent technology, including wireless internet and projection in the meeting rooms, offer better opportunities for the social bonding that encourages repeat attendance. Practical implications Conferences at locations without...

...Elke Greifeneder Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect about future professionals, hybrid publications and conference blogging. Design/methodology/approach This is an opinion piece, based on the participation during the BOBCATSSS conference. Findings Our young professionals...