Purpose
We explored perceptions and preferences about the conversion of in-person meetings to virtual ones. Here we show some preliminary data.

Methods and materials
We prepared a survey (in English) that was available online between June and August 2020. The survey comprised of 16 questions about preferences regarding online conference attendance.  
It and was targeted to radiologists, residents and medical students.

Results
We received a total of 508 answers from 71 countries.
The largest number of answers were submitted from Italy and India.
Most people at the time of the survey had already attended a virtual meeting (80%) and would like to attend further virtual meetings in the future (97%). 
The ideal duration of a virtual meeting was 2-3 days (42%) or half a day (32%). 
The preferred time format was a 2-4 hours meeting, with 1-2 breaks (43%).

Conclusions
Respondents appreciated the opportunity to attend online the most important radiological meetings; however, they generally would prefer a change in meeting design.
A deeper analysis of subgroup data, for example by country or age, would be very useful.

Preliminary results of an international Survey on Virtual meetings

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