Meeting Science Researchers & Meeting Leaders - Challenges & Anecdotes

Happy Tuesday! I'm working on a feature for Knowable Magazine about meeting science, and have been speaking to experts in this area (if you do research in meeting science, haven't already heard from me, and have interesting new findings to share, feel free to get in touch!). Most of those I've spoken to have been in organizational psychology and computer science. If you work in a different discipline within meeting science, I'd love to hear about your research! It's a very niche field, so I'm trying to expand my search. I'd also love to speak to those who frequently lead meetings, whether virtual or in person (or both). What are the challenges you face in running effective, inclusive, productive meetings that keep people engaged? Do you have interesting anecdotes -- whether hits or horror stories -- that you'd be willing to share with me? Feel free to comment here, or if you have time for a 5-10 minute interview to share your thoughts on this for potential inclusion in my story, feel free to reach out. Finally, do you have a favourite meeting reference from pop culture? If so, please post links here. Grateful for any ideas, anecdotes or experts you can send my way. Thank you!