Today was the first day of a new type of scientific conference — an entirely virtual annual CNS meeting. We are excited to be able to pioneer this new format in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, to bring you all the great cognitive neuroscience originally planned for our meeting in Boston in March, but now with even more content and more participants from around the world. Welcome to CNS 2020 Virtual! Highlights from Day 1 included Michael Tomasello’s wonderfully stimulating keynote lecture on the origins of human cooperation, connecting with peers and friends in the Chat Lounge (while lounging with snacks), the first invited symposium on big data in cognitive science, an exciting Data Blitz, and a full poster and Exhibition Hall.
Here is a snapshot of some first impressions from the virtual experience:
Follow #CNS2020 Virtual here and with our meeting hashtag. We’re happy to welcome participants from around the world! pic.twitter.com/29doR9JvUv
— CNS News (@CogNeuroNews) May 2, 2020
Joining #CNS2020 @CNSmtg from Japan🍵🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/LpJZADq04M
— Yuki (@yukids123) May 2, 2020
#CNS2020 Welcome to all our members and thank you to all our sponsors from @r_mangun! pic.twitter.com/VKOaCCpiJP
— CNS News (@CogNeuroNews) May 2, 2020
Virtual #CNS2020 conference keynote on the origins of human cooperation. A new experience at 2am AEST #academiclife #ecrchat #AcademicChatter pic.twitter.com/bb463oYj8m
— Eric J Tan (@ericjtan) May 2, 2020
Origins of Human Cooperation by Dr. Tomasello @CNSmtg: "... I invite you to go to your local zoo, whenever it opens again, next century, ...". This made me laugh and cry at the same time 😂 #CNS2020
— Shanice E. W. Janssens (@JanssensShanice) May 2, 2020
@CogNeuroNews #CNS2020 is happening, fully virtual. Aptly, @MPI_EVA_Leipzig’s Mike Tomasello is giving a great video talk first, which is serendipitous because he has been giving talks based entirely on kids and chimps video clips for long! — It’s moving to see the meeting on. pic.twitter.com/6P6Aok1W73
— Jonas Obleser (@jonasobleser) May 2, 2020
Here's a summary from Michael Tomasello's wonderfully informative talk about the origins of human cooperation. #CNS2020 pic.twitter.com/13v49186qb
— CNS News (@CogNeuroNews) May 2, 2020
Thank you to our Exhibitors. Check out their virtual booths in the "Exhibition Hall" #CNS2020 https://t.co/q0bz3ZVSLF pic.twitter.com/S8xPc4mb9C
— CNS News (@CogNeuroNews) May 2, 2020
Come learn more about making sense out of big data in cognitive neuroscience at our first symposium of #CNS2020. Now playing: https://t.co/hT20GTqWwe pic.twitter.com/Y3JZyWBWut
— CNS News (@CogNeuroNews) May 2, 2020
Randy Buckner @cnlstudies kicks off the first symposium of #CNS2020 by highlighting the need to develop methods that support humans (#neuroscientists) to understand the large-scale datasets that are now possible to collect pic.twitter.com/gnghHZoTUc
— Natalie Gilmore (@nm_gilmore) May 2, 2020
Symposium 1 was insightful, inspiring and reinforces the utility of big data analysis in cognitive neuroscience. #CNS2020 #BigData #cognitiveneuroscience @cnscongress @ACNS_Official
— Taz Clifford (@CliffordTaz) May 2, 2020
#CNS2020 We appreciate our Exhibitors. Be sure to check them out in the Exhibition Hall. In the spotlight today, @CortechTweets and @brain_vision. pic.twitter.com/NjcgXqc1nN
— CNS News (@CogNeuroNews) May 2, 2020
Just realized that for the first time, I can freely wander around all the posters in my session, while also standing by at mine (A31), something I always regret not being able to do at actual conferences. On the flip side, I haven't arranged enough snacks. #CNS2020 @CNSmtg
— Dr. Srishti Nayak 🇮🇳🇸🇬🇨🇦🇺🇲🏳️🌈 (@dr_srishtin) May 2, 2020
Get some Data Blitz now! Visit the Session Hall to pick your blitz... #CNS2020 pic.twitter.com/XpUpORFuAW
— CNS News (@CogNeuroNews) May 2, 2020
Glad to say that my initial ambivalence towards virtual conferences has converted to enthusiasm after the first excellent day of #CNS2020! User friendly interface, nice chat options, and the convenience of being able to fold laundry while catching up on the latest science 👍 https://t.co/ljUF7kInnO
— Lucina Uddin (@LucinaUddin) May 2, 2020
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