Due to the spread of COVID-19 throughout the world, almost all academic conferences have been forced to change their meeting styles. Although some were canceled or postponed, many conferences were held with the help of IT technologies. The ninth International Symposium on Electrical Insulating Materials (ISEIM 2020) was also held online from September 13 to 25, 2020, including an extended discussion period from September 18 to 25.

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由于COVID-19在世界范围内的传播，几乎所有学术会议都被迫改变其会议方式。尽管某些会议被取消或推迟，但许多会议都是在IT技术的帮助下举行的。第九届国际电绝缘材料研讨会（ISEIM 2020）也在2020年9月13日至25日在线举行，其中包括从9月18日至25日的延长讨论期。