The (current) tendency to favour in-person meetings over virtual ones.
Historic hangover In person meetings have proven valuable for a long time, discussions, debates, negotiations, talks, chats, the list is endless, it is no surprise that we value in person meetings. The role of the in-person meeting in recent evolution, as the global population has increased so has the likelihood of in-person meetings. In terms of virtual meetings Pandemics like covid19 encourage the idea of virtual meetings. Virtual meetings are good for reducing co2 in the context of long distance travel and subsequent in-person meetings. Virtual meetings scale particularly well into thousands of participants and can connect over international boundaries.