-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [WI] WI2021 – Early Bird Registration and Program Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:19:19 +0100 From: Stefan Stieglitz stefan.stieglitz@uni-due.de Reply-To: Stefan Stieglitz stefan.stieglitz@uni-due.de To: wi@lists.kit.edu
Dear colleagues,
WI2021 registration is now open! Early Bird tickets are available until 28th February. Please register here: https://wi2021.de/en/overview-registration/ https://wi2021.de/en/overview-registration/
Registration provides you with access to our digital event management platform Whova and networking environment Gathertown. Virtual WI2021 will be interactive and social! Have a look at the WI2021 program highlights:
* *Opening Sessions*: Enjoy live panel discussions with (inter)national guests from academia and industry! We will meet our guests @University of Duisburg-Essen (under consideration of current safety regulations). A professional film crew will record the opening sessions and bring the interactive live stream to your screen. * *Research Track Sessions*: Full paper presentations will be short to give more space to discussion and feedback! You will have plenty of opportunity to engage in lively discussions through Q&As, polls, and the live chat! The track on Digital Health will also organize an additional panel discussion. * *Open Discussion & Poster Sessions*: You can visit virtual poster stands in Gathertown and have a live video chat with the authors of short papers! * *Panel Post COVID – Quo Vadis WI*: A panel discussion of personal interest to the entire WI community. How will WI conferences be organized in the future? Back to physical spaces, hybrid settings, or staying virtual? * *Community Workshops*: Organized by members of the WI community on six exciting topics. The workshops are designed to be interactive and include lightning talks, topic-based discussions, and breakout sessions. * *Networking in Gathertown*: Explore the virtual conference building in a charming 2D pixel environment! You can customize and control your own pixel character. Simply walk up to other members of the community to open a video chat! Meet sponsors, research colleagues, and students in Gathertown as you would in the physical world. (Hint: There will also be a bar.) * *Virtual Movie Quiz*: A fun social event to get to know each other better in the WI community. Meet new people and answer some tricky questions about movies and TV shows. * *WI Women’s Lunch*: Network with female researchers and practitioners. Male colleagues are also cordially invited to attend.
You can find the detailed program including an event schedule on our website: https://wi2021.de/en/program-overview https://wi2021.de/en/program-overview
We hope you will enjoy your virtual experience @WI2021!
Kind regards, Frederik Ahlemann, Reinhard Schütte, Stefan Stieglitz - Conference Chairs