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Editorial
. 2018 Aug 30;14(8):e1006191.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006191. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Ten simple rules for measuring the impact of workshops

Shoaib Sufi  1 , Aleksandra Nenadic  1 , Raniere Silva  1 , Beth Duckles  2 , Iveta Simera  3 , Jennifer A de Beyer  3 , Caroline Struthers  3 , Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller  4 , Louisa Bellis  5 , Wadud Miah  6 , Adriana Wilde  7 , Iain Emsley  8 , Olivier Philippe  9 , Melissa Balzano  10 , Sara Coelho  11 , Heather Ford  12 , Catherine Jones  13 , Vanessa Higgins  14
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Editorial

Ten simple rules for measuring the impact of workshops

Shoaib Sufi et al. PLoS Comput Biol. .

Abstract

Workshops are used to explore a specific topic, to transfer knowledge, to solve identified problems, or to create something new. In funded research projects and other research endeavours, workshops are the mechanism used to gather the wider project, community, or interested people together around a particular topic. However, natural questions arise: how do we measure the impact of these workshops? Do we know whether they are meeting the goals and objectives we set for them? What indicators should we use? In response to these questions, this paper will outline rules that will improve the measurement of the impact of workshops.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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