Virtual meeting, real and sound science: Report of the 17th Meeting of the Spanish Society for Developmental Biology (SEBD-2020)

Abstract

PREAMBLE The Spanish Society for Developmental Biology (SEBD) organized its 17th meeting in November 2020 (herein referredtoasSEBD2020).Thismeeting,originallyprogrammed to take place in the city of Bilbao, was forced onto an online formatduetotheSARS-CoV2,COVID-19pandemic.Although, we missed the live personal interactions and missed out on the Bilbao social scene, we were able to meet online to present our work and discuss our latest results. An overview of theactivitiesthattookplacearoundthemeeting,thedifferent scientific sessions and the speakers involved are presented here.The pros and cons of virtual meetings are discussed.