Scholarly education has long been cemented in the broad sharing of knowledge, coupled with hands-on application to master understanding. Educational experience has benefitted from the ever-increasing impact of innovative tools and technology. The increased adoption of immersive technologies –augmented, virtual, and extended realities –promote opportunities for further dynamic, engaged, and connected learning. Across the education paradigm, immersive experiences are enabling learners to apply knowledge like never before: taking a walk through the human heart to hear it beat and watch it function, engaging with real-life patient scenarios to navigate a chaotic emergency room, landing on alien planets to discover unimaginable surroundings, and collaborating with remote peers as if they were in the same room. In this session, a cross-section of experts across the scholarly education ecosystem will share first-hand insights regarding the advantages, development, and applications of AR-VR-XR technologies. The audience will also have the opportunity to engage in a live immersive experience. || Learning Level: Mixed Learning || Speakers: Diane M. Harnish; Bonnie Gruber; Frank Sculli; Cory J Heizenrader; Leslie Hammersmith; Paul Zemaitis; Angela Vasa

This is the story of The Journal of Urology, a peer-reviewed journal, and its Editorial Board. We've worked together to grow the foundational values of a team and publication that stand for more than chasing impact. We are committed to engagement, DEI, involving early career researchers, transparency, and instilling a vibe of belonging. The vibe needed to be a vertical integration, starting at the beginning of our processes all the way to the end, with full buy-in of our editors, authors, reviewers, readers, and community. Learn from our Editorial Board members, who lead demanding research groups and practices, yet prioritize this mission, and scholarly publishing community members willing to share their time and passion to help make us better. In the words our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Robert Siemens, often borrows from Jerry Reed's "East Bound and Down": "We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there."