#Conférences

Paul Minda

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Since we've cancelled academic conferences this year, be honest. What is the main function of academic conferences for you? Catching up w/ friends or catching up w/ science/scholarship? For me,

Douglas Guilfoyle

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1/ It’s interesting that no one is defending academic conferences on the basis that attending allows engagement with transformative, brilliant papers they would not otherwise have encountered. The limited pushback

Kit Yates

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It occurred to me recently that this whole "Flattern the curve" mantra that we all bought into at the start of the outbreak was a complete crock of shit. The

Dan Bloom

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Government is to more or less enter a media blackout during the period of mourning for Prince Philip - no Covid press conferences, no press releases other than for essential

Michael Salter

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I do mental health research as a criminologist because of the link between mental wellbeing and criminal justice for traumatised people. The more healthy and robust survivors out there, the

eliomen

eliomen

Virtual con planners: for many folks going to conferences, 'hallwaycon' and the bar (even if they don't drink) are where the real value of the conference lies. Chance meetings. Introductions

Nicole Lee Schroeder, PhD

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Every time a major academic conference has come around during the pandemic there have been debates here on efficacy, accessibility, and outcomes. And I have to say - it is

Jorge J Rodríguez V

JJRodV

One thing I’ve learned over the years is that academic conferences, on average, will run you $1,000. Between membership (which is typically separate from registration fees), travel, hotel, and food

Arvind Ravikumar

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The past week at #AGU18 has been such a whirlwind! Despite good intentions, I'm now convinced that *virtual* academic meetings will not work as well (especially for ECRs & academics

Anna Ivanova

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Everyone at #CogSci2020 complained about the virtual format and hoped to return to live conferences asap. I think this attitude overlooks many issues of traditional conferences that can be solved

Helen Wheatley

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#BAFTSS2021 has been really successful - great papers, brilliant scholars showing their adaptability. Am hearing lots of murmurings about wanting to hold on to the online conference format and am

dan siddons

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Trump is campaigning via daily press conferences - a brilliant strategy... Yet NO ONE is mentioning the brilliance behind said strategy... Politicians take note of a MASTER displaying his art

Mondo Mascots

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My new hobby is identifying the mascots behind Japanese politicians at coronavirus press conferences. More Japanese local mascots at coronavirus press conferences. More Japanese mascots in the background

Eric Lee

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Scientists who don't drink alcohol: How do you deal with the oftentimes booze-fueled nature of academic conferences, and ensure that you're not missing out on important networking opportunities that may

Jorge J Rodríguez V

JJRodV

Which is why the prices of these conferences—especially around registration fees—is so jarring. I know many young scholars who go into debt to attend academic conferences for an interview, or

John Hawks

johnhawks

What does an online conference for 3000 scientists cost? "The conference was free for all participants. The running costs ($150 for a Crowdcast subscription and $60 for Amazon Web Services)