{"id":7086,"date":"2016-05-17T10:15:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T08:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.embl.de\/?p=7086"},"modified":"2024-03-25T10:26:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T09:26:06","slug":"1605-event-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/events\/1605-event-app\/","title":{"rendered":"EMBL conferences go digital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The EMBL Events conference app, which has been tested at three meetings to date, has been very well received by participants and speakers alike. Users describe it as \u201cvery practical to access all the information easily and quickly\u201d, while those sensitive to environmental concerns appreciate&nbsp;the reduction in&nbsp;printed material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"vf-blockquote\"><p>Very practical to access all the information easily and quickly<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Many&nbsp;participants arriving at registration don\u2019t want printed abstracts anymore, and EMBL is among the first institutions to offer an app as an alternative. 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