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Second Life: is this the future of the academic conference?

guardian.co.uk » 2008 » November » 11th » Second Life: is this the future of the academic conference?

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How will the global business of academic conferences be affected by the recession? It's a multimillion dollar question, worthy of a big conference in itself, hosted in some scenic city with good air connections. On second thoughts, perhaps not, in the approaching era of what the vice-chancellor of Manchester University predicts will be "extraordinary stringency, tougher than anything … Continue Reading »

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