The Conference in Full
With 1stCite,
- attendees can view and discuss every slide,
- presenters can answer every question, and
- organizers can observe and measure it all in real time.
With 1stCite,
Conferences are rare gatherings of expert communities. What happens during a presentation is everything that peer review aspires to be — real-time expert scrutiny, cross-pollination of ideas, and the collective reaction of that scientific community to new findings. Conferences create tremendous value. 1stCite helps more fully capture that value.
Conferences compress vast quantities of intellectual energy into a single time and place. Time constraints and practical realities make capturing that potential energy daunting. By extending the conference presentation in time and space, 1stCite redefines what's possible.
The structure of a typical conference means attendees miss most presentations, content they traveled across the world to see.
Presentations routinely end with unanswered questions. Every one that goes unasked is a missed opportunity.
After the conference, groundbreaking science disappears in the long wait to publication.
Scientific societies are natural, powerful social networks focused on research — yet most of that network's energy is compressed into a few days a year. By creating a model for sharing presentations easily online, the conference and the conversations become unstuck in time.
Before, during, and after the meeting — structured conversation between presenters, attendees, and the broader community.
1stCite gives it the infrastructure to act like one — with presentations, discussion, and expert engagement happening continuously, not just during a few days in a convention center.