Conferences are widely recognised as a central component of academic life, providing important opportunities for dissemination of research, professional networking, and extending scholarship. Notwithstanding this, concerns are increasingly voiced around such factors as the environmental and sustainability aspects of conference travel and hosting, and issues of equity and access. The imposition of travel and congregation restrictions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic has seen the suspension of in-person academic conferences throughout the world. This desk-based research study provides a timely opportunity to consider the challenges that this has precipitated, and the ensuing changes to the long-established and relatively consistent format that is employed for academic conferences. In doing so, it reflects upon what has been lost through the unavoidable abandonment of the traditional face-to-face conference during these unique times, but also what may have been found in terms of creative solutions, reimagined formats, and unexpected benefits that have arisen through the reconceptualisation of such events, and which may have wider implications for the academic conference in the post-pandemic world that awaits us.

会议被广泛认为是学术生活的核心组成部分，为传播研究、专业网络和扩展奖学金提供了重要机会。尽管如此，人们越来越多地关注会议旅行和主办的环境和可持续性方面以及公平和准入问题等因素。由于 Covid-19 大流行而实施的旅行和集会限制已导致世界各地的面对面学术会议暂停。这项基于案头的研究提供了一个及时的机会来考虑由此带来的挑战，以及随之而来的学术会议所采用的长期建立且相对一致的形式的变化。在这样做，