Adding Online Discussions And Forums To Live Physical Conferences And Events

Increasingly conference organizers are thinking of adding an online discussion to the in-person proceedings. This is a good thing to do and strongly encouraged, since it adds a dimension not possible to achieve with a strictly in-person event. This paper was written in response to a request for advice by the organizers of one such online event, and while it is by no means the last word on the subject, it constitutes a good overview of how you can approach such a project.