
As the season of scholarly conferences gets under way, here is a sampling of our previous Advice columns to help you prepare and get the most out of your meeting.
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First Person
We Know You Can Read. So Can We.
In which I sit through a conference panel and do not obtain enlightenment. -
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Career Confidential
Minding Your Manners for the Conference Interview
Balance careful preparation for an initial Q&A with a willingness to abandon those plans and wing it. -
Catalyst
The Conference Poster Child
Many scientists have strong preferences about whether to give a talk or present a poster. -
Advice
The Dangers of Tweeting at Conferences
Presenters should have the right to ask people not to live-tweet, and shouldn’t have to explain their reasons. -
First Person
Stop the Resource Bombing
We really don’t need another vague list of URLs and book titles from your conference panel. -
First Person
Why Conference Book Exhibits Persist
In an online marketplace, don’t overlook the old-fashioned book exhibit. -
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First Person
Double Lives
Conferences give the opportunity for romantic deception, and conferences take it away. -
News
An (Academic) Affair to Remember
Given a chance to explore an old passion, an assistant professor learns the rules and realities of a conference romance On a beautiful spring day several years ago, the e-mail message came. I should have expected it, but it still knocked me for a loop. It said, in part, “I really think we should…