Zoom. At this stage in the global Covid‐19 pandemic, workshop participants are familiar with the Zoom platform; few technical issues were reported, and the workshop organizers are not aware of anybody who was unable to participate due to issues with the technology. It is likely that holding the workshop on Zoom increased the number of participants: it is unlikely that as many people would have been able to join the workshop if it involved travel to meet in person. On the other hand, this also means that many of the participants seemed disengaged. A relatively small fraction of the participants actively took part in the debate; many others likely connected for a few minutes without investing substantial attention Future workshops could seek to mitigate this by more actively soliciting participation in the discussion: rather than simply calling for questions or comments at the end of talks, an active chair could request feedback from participants, or otherwise structure the discussion to ensure that all participants can fully participate.
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