Conference system development for academic conferences Hundreds of people can participate remotely from the Internet March 3 5:13
As events have been canceled and postponed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, groups such as the National Institute of Informatics have developed a conference system for academic societies that allows hundreds of people to participate from a distance through the Internet. I hope that it can be used for lectures at universities.
It was developed by a group such as the National Institute of Informatics, and a pilot operation was conducted at an information-related conference that will be held from February 2.
The system was a modification of a commercial teleconferencing system. In the pilot operation, about 600 researchers who participated online divided into 10 Internet venues and presented research at the same time.
Participants can enter and exit the venue of their choice by choosing a theme of interest, and can also display slides while presenting, and display questions and answers on the screen.
According to the group, the system can be used not only for academic societies, but also for remote lectures at universities, etc., and we would like to improve it for educational sites if requested.
"It is very important for students to make presentations and discussions, because they can use the power of IT to secure educational and research opportunities while taking measures against the new coronavirus. I want to consider various developments in the future. "