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The article discusses the efforts to broaden community participation in the Nomenclature Section of the International Botanical Congress through virtual attendance. A Special-purpose Committee was established to investigate the possibility of virtual participation and voting, and a report was produced summarizing the discussions and suggesting a trial run at the next congress. However, it was concluded that full online voting is not currently feasible due to the nature of the voting process. Instead, the Nomenclature Section will be livestreamed to allow virtual attendance and observation of the proceedings. The livestream will be free of charge, and mechanisms for registration will be posted on the congress website. The organizers hope that this trial run will encourage more involvement in nomenclature. [Extracted from the article]