ICONS-2020, the Intercontinental NMR Seminar, organised during August 26-28, 2020, was the first of a new on-line magnetic resonance conference series. It was an off-shoot of the weekly Intercontinental NMR Seminar Series that started on April 8, 2020:
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The seminar and ICONS series cover various aspects of magnetic resonance, both electron and nuclear. The seminar series also gives early-stage researchers an opportunity to give seminar talks and interact with colleagues from different countries.
ICONS-2020 attracted registrations from nearly 550 people spanning 35 countries (in the spirit of the meeting, covering 5 continents). The meeting talks were broadcast across the Zoom and YouTube platforms. The average combined attendance was around 180 with the peak touching 250. The meeting covered a wide range of topics in NMR.
The conference was organised by Konstantin Ivanov (ITC, Novosibirsk, Russia), Gerd Buntkowsky (TU, Darmstadt, Germany), Daniel Abergel (ENS Paris, France), and P. K. Madhu (TIFR Hyderabad, India). Suman Saurav, TIFR Hyderabad, provided technical assistance. The conference and seminar series were sponsored by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Wiley, Springer, HyperSpin, and Adani. Detailed information can be found at the ICONS-2020 webpage: