Comments on: Simon Chapman: Conferences and carbon http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/ Just another blogs.bmj.com weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: video conference http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2676 video conference Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:48:43 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2676 Hey comments were something special to me. I have solved my 80% problems through this . thanks very much again. kevin businessman london,UK http://www.live-conferencing.com Hey comments were something special to me. I have solved my 80% problems through this .
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]]> By: Dr.N.P.Viswanathan http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2638 Dr.N.P.Viswanathan Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:39:34 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2638 I will be very happy if every one who reads this blog ,To read my letter published on 8th july2008,Virtual congress of general practice is thriving.Let us join hands to arrange conferences without leaving carbon prints and which will be eco-friendly with out using papers.Paper free conference. N.P.Viswanathan Family physician Bangalore ,India I will be very happy if every one who reads this blog ,To read my letter published on 8th july2008,Virtual congress of
general practice is thriving.Let us join hands to arrange conferences without leaving carbon prints and which will be eco-friendly with out using papers.Paper free conference.
N.P.Viswanathan
Family physician
Bangalore ,India

]]> By: Joe Mellor http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2266 Joe Mellor Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:54:10 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2266 Professor Chapman, you are so right. If human civilization is to have a future, we must reduce our carbon dioxide emissions. Flying is a potent cause of greenhouse gas emissions. Flights to conferences are avoidable under many circumstances and the quality of learning may well be better using alternative, modern video-conferencing techniques. So, this is probably the way we'll be going in the future. Let's embrace it now. Joe Mellor Consultant Anaesthetist, Leeds. UK Professor Chapman, you are so right. If human civilization is to have a future, we must reduce our carbon dioxide emissions. Flying is a potent cause of greenhouse gas emissions. Flights to conferences are avoidable under many circumstances and the quality of learning may well be better using alternative, modern video-conferencing techniques. So, this is probably the way we’ll be going in the future. Let’s embrace it now.

Joe Mellor
Consultant Anaesthetist, Leeds. UK

]]> By: Prashant. Bavi http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2260 Prashant. Bavi Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:25:49 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2260 As a Indian postdoc working in cancer research in Saudi Arabia, I have attended 4 conferences in North America in the last 4 years. I would beg to differ from your opinion on attending far away CME's and carbon footprint. I subject myself to loads of work and deadlines to be met before/after travelling, undergo the torture of a trans atlantic flight, jet lag, flight delays and misplaced/lost bags. It would be a blessing to avoid all these. But they are a necessary evel. When you attend these meetings you are exposed to conventional sessions, symposia, workshops, networking, exhibitor booths and many more things. These cannot be substituted in a virtual CME for now.Maybe in the future this would be a practical option. As a Indian postdoc working in cancer research in Saudi Arabia, I have attended 4 conferences in North America in the last 4 years.

I would beg to differ from your opinion on attending far away CME’s and carbon footprint. I subject myself to loads of work and deadlines to be met before/after travelling, undergo the torture of a trans atlantic flight, jet lag, flight delays and misplaced/lost bags. It would be a blessing to avoid all these.

But they are a necessary evel. When you attend these meetings you are exposed to conventional sessions, symposia, workshops, networking, exhibitor booths and many more things. These cannot be substituted in a virtual CME for now.Maybe in the future this would be a practical option.

]]> By: Robert Booy http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2265 Robert Booy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:05:36 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2265 Simon makes several important points. I am "attending" a conference at Niagara Falls next week which starts at 9am Canadian time (11pm Sydney time). An additional benefit of reducing one's travel, which an influenza afficionado must raise, is the reduced risk of infectious disease transmission by avoiding the crowds in planes, trains, lecture theatres and leisure boats. Any meeting would however have to be scintillating to keep me going past Midday (2am in Sydney). Roberet Booy Simon makes several important points. I am “attending” a conference at Niagara Falls next week which starts at 9am Canadian time (11pm Sydney time). An additional benefit of reducing one’s travel, which an influenza afficionado must raise, is the reduced risk of infectious disease transmission by avoiding the crowds in planes, trains, lecture theatres and leisure boats. Any meeting would however have to be scintillating to keep me going past Midday (2am in Sydney).

Roberet Booy

]]> By: Thomas Brandhuber http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2264 Thomas Brandhuber Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:06:06 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2264 Congratulations, Mr. Chapman! There´s nothing to add to your suggestions. I hope - at least in a couple of years - we´ll wonder, that there had been so much travelling only for exchange of research informations at former times.... Hoping there will soon be quite a lot of people, who share this dream. Thomas Brandhuber, Pediatrician, Homeopathic Medicine, Mistelbach, Austria Congratulations, Mr. Chapman!
There´s nothing to add to your suggestions.
I hope - at least in a couple of years - we´ll wonder, that there had been so much travelling only for exchange of research informations at former times….
Hoping there will soon be quite a lot of people, who share this dream.

Thomas Brandhuber,
Pediatrician, Homeopathic Medicine,
Mistelbach, Austria

]]> By: David Pencheon http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2263 David Pencheon Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:21:16 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2263 Quite right Professor Chapman. It's very good to be able to respond to invitations without snubbing them. A good tactic I learnt from a colleague in Cornwall was never to accept invitations from meetings who were not prepared to vidoecast or videocapture and broadcast their conference. It's set to change the dynamics (and economics) of the conference circuit, without necessarily upsetting networking nor CPD. David Pencheon NHS Sustainable Development Unit, England Quite right Professor Chapman. It’s very good to be able to respond to invitations without snubbing them. A good tactic I learnt from a colleague in Cornwall was never to accept invitations from meetings who were not prepared to vidoecast or videocapture and broadcast their conference. It’s set to change the dynamics (and economics) of the conference circuit, without necessarily upsetting networking nor CPD.
David Pencheon
NHS Sustainable Development Unit, England

]]> By: Brett Montgomery http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2262 Brett Montgomery Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:18:41 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/04/18/simon-chapman-conferences-and-carbon/#comment-2262 At the RACGP Annual Scientific Convention in Brisbane in 2006, the audience heard a live but telephoned presentation from Paul Glasziou in Oxford. ( http://www.racgp.org.au/asc2006/keynotes/glasziou ) Questions were asked and answered in real time, and for a visual component we had powerpoint slides. The audience seemed very happy. Conference organisers take note: this is the way of the future! At the RACGP Annual Scientific Convention in Brisbane in 2006, the audience heard a live but telephoned presentation from Paul Glasziou in Oxford. ( http://www.racgp.org.au/asc2006/keynotes/glasziou ) Questions were asked and answered in real time, and for a visual component we had powerpoint slides. The audience seemed very happy. Conference organisers take note: this is the way of the future!

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