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Machine learning conferences have always played an important role in the world of data science. They're a place to announce new research, discuss current issues, and connect with the community. But getting to these conferences is often a challenge, and for years many have argued for virtual conferences. 2020 has seen the first real foray into virtual conferences for machine learning, with major conferences like ICLR 2020 opting to go entirely online. As the world adapts to working within the COVID-19 pandemic, other conferences are now following suit.