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Editorial

. 2010 Feb 26;6(2):e1000650.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000650.

Ten simple rules for organizing a virtual conference--anywhere

Nelson N Gichora¹, Segun A Fatumo, Mtakai V Ngara, Noura Chelbat, Kavisha Ramdayal, Kenneth B Opap, Geoffrey H Siwo, Marion O Adebiyi, Amina El Gonnouni, Denis Zofou, Amal A M Maurady, Ezekiel F Adebiyi, Etienne P de Villiers, Daniel K Masiga, Jeffrey W Bizzaro, Prashanth Suravajhala, Sheila C Ommeh, Winston Hide

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PMID: 20195548
PMCID: PMC2829023
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000650

Editorial

Ten simple rules for organizing a virtual conference--anywhere

Nelson N Gichora et al. PLoS Comput Biol. 2010.

. 2010 Feb 26;6(2):e1000650.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000650.

Authors

Nelson N Gichora¹, Segun A Fatumo, Mtakai V Ngara, Noura Chelbat, Kavisha Ramdayal, Kenneth B Opap, Geoffrey H Siwo, Marion O Adebiyi, Amina El Gonnouni, Denis Zofou, Amal A M Maurady, Ezekiel F Adebiyi, Etienne P de Villiers, Daniel K Masiga, Jeffrey W Bizzaro, Prashanth Suravajhala, Sheila C Ommeh, Winston Hide

Affiliation

¹ International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya.

PMID: 20195548
PMCID: PMC2829023
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000650

No abstract available

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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