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Here, we report the participants\u2019 experience of this live virtual meeting.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants were invited to complete custom\u2010developed, pre\u2010 and post\u2010meeting surveys to assess their expectations of and satisfaction with the live virtual format. Speakers and moderators were also invited to complete a custom\u2010developed satisfaction survey. The working parties of TROG (head\/neck\/skin, genitourinary, breast and lung) were also sampled.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 188\/273 (69%) registered participants logged in to the live virtual meeting. The online engagement for each of the oral sessions ranged from 53 to 66%. There were 102 and 57 responders to the online pre\u2010 and post\u2010meeting surveys, respectively. The majority of pre\u2010meeting responders indicated a significant level of employer support to attend the virtual meeting. Post\u2010meeting satisfaction exceeded pre\u2010meeting expectations (\u2018very much\u2019 and \u2018quite a bit\u2019; 86% vs. 54%; <jats:italic>P\u00a0<\/jats:italic>&lt;\u00a00.0001). The majority indicated they would be \u2018quite a bit\u2019 or \u2018very much\u2019 interested in future live virtual meetings.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The TROG 2020 ASM was conducted as a live virtual meeting. 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