On 13 January 2020, over 1,000 researchers from 37 countries joined the first online conference in physics, the Photonics Online Meetup. With a raised awareness of the vast worldwide travel undertaken by researchers to attend conferences, virtual events provide an attractive solution, and can be organized to incorporate opportunities for social interaction.

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虚拟会议变得真实

2020年1月13日，来自37个国家/地区的1,000多名研究人员参加了第一届物理学在线会议，即光子学在线聚会。随着人们对研究人员参加会议的广泛旅行的认识不断提高，虚拟事件提供了一种有吸引力的解决方案，并且可以进行组织以结合社交互动的机会。