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The art of conference attendance: common pitfalls and how to avoid them
Dr. Jo Pike – Room 319, Wilberforce Building, [email protected]
Tel: 01482 466364
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Introduction
• Conference attendance as an art – not a neutral activity but should be part of an overall strategy to help you achieve your aims.
– Pros and cons with attending conferences (as member of audience)
– Pros and cons with presenting at conferences– A personal example of strategic conference
attendance
“Always have a plan, and believe in it. Nothing happens by accident.” - Chuck Knox, American Football Coach
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Cinderella, you will go to the conference!
• You’ve just got funding and you’re happy
• But what are you hoping the outcome will be?
• Networking? Learning more from the field? Meeting your idols?
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What are conferences for?
• Disseminate your work
• Listen to other people’s work
• Attract people to your institution
• Develop potential ideas for future projects – research, writing, seminars etc.
• Open up avenues for future employment
• Invites to other institutions
• Tips and advice for career.
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Attending as a member of the audience
• Positive -
– You don’t have to give details of your work– You don’t get nervous– You can evaluate the field
• Negative
– You have to be proactive– People may not remember you– Can be a bit uncomfortable
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Attending as a speaker
• Positives
– People approach you!– People remember you (and your work)– Feedback
• Negatives
– Nerves– Unhelpful comments– Getting your ideas out there
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Personal Experience
• Recent conference in Jan resulted in
– Press and academic interest in topic– Strengthened partnership between University and
local provider– Interest from leaders in field – Nascent advisory board for future project related
to this work– Invite to speak at conference in June
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Tips and techniques
• Choose conference wisely (limited funding etc.)
– Who will be there? Why do you want to network with them?
• Do your homework – contact ahead of conference, open dialogue, find out who is interested in what
• Have a back up conversation topic
• Be open, but keep something back (don’t give away all your research)
• Be prepared to be underwhelmed by your ‘idols’. PhD students often far more interesting.
• Take handouts, business cards etc.
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Thanks for listening! jjp j @ ullj jujieh a c