Inverted-classroom conferences – A report on a new conference format

This paper deals with a new conference format based on the inverted-classroom concept, which consists of an initial asynchronous online session followed by a face-to-face event. The focus is on how to design conferences with a new format in a didactically meaningful way. Although the inverted-classroom concept offers a possible solution, the existing literature provides no guidance on how this approach can be applied to scientific conferences. Therefore, this experience report provides insights into the design of an inverted-classroom conference in order to draw attention to a new conference format and to provide an impetus for further scientific debate.