CSE 2021 Annual Meeting: Shaping Our Future by Embracing Adaptability

Abstract

The 2021 CSE Annual Meeting will take place May 3–5, and as this year’s Annual Meeting Program Co-Chairs, we are hard at work putting together the educational content and networking opportunities that have made CSE so indispensable to our own professional careers. We have fully embraced the positive aspects of a virtual event that will allow more colleagues to access and engage with the educational sessions and programming that are the hallmarks of a CSE Annual Meeting. The 3-day virtual meeting schedule was developed with an aim to provide the full CSE Annual Meeting experience we know and love in a format that acknowledges, and caters to, the constraints on our time and attention in a virtual space. We hope this new format will help everyone balance meeting attendance with work and home life obligations. The theme for this year’s meeting is “Shaping Our Future by Embracing Adaptability.” In the past year, each of us have had to increase our capacity to be flexible by adapting to changing environments in the workplace, the scholarly publishing industry, and our personal lives. The biological concept of adaptation showcases the importance of embracing change to better face the realities of the world in which we now find ourselves. The pace of change in our industry has accelerated rapidly in the last year, and the numerous innovations in response to those changes are more important than ever. With the future before us looking evermore unpredictable, we can take an active role in crafting the […]