What you know about academic conferences

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 Conferences

are the best platform to learn, discuss and share the knowledge. There are all types of conferences organized nowadays.

 Academic

conferences or symposium is one of them especially scheduled for researchers to present and discuss their work.

 Alas!

Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.


Academic conferences are typically parted into three categories; such as: ď‚ž The

themes conference, small conference organized around a particular topic;

ď‚ž The

professional conference, large conferences not limited to academics but with academically related issues.

ď‚ž The

general conference, a conference with a wider focus, with sessions on a wide variety of topics.



If you are not well prepared for attending the conference, it is better not to attend conference at any cost. Because, in the conference hall, you have to be prepared with many added skills.

First, in the conference, don’t hesitate to write to the big names in your field proposing a panel. You will find the most of them will answer and some of them may accept your invitation.

After getting accepted your invitation, prepare your presentation well in advance so that you can save the time at the conference to go to other panels and network. You have to utilize your valuable time wisely.


Attending other presentations will help you to learn from others and to improve your own skills and knowledge about your field. At the end, you should not forget about networking.

Becaus3e, like other fields, in academic conferences, it is very important to stay connected with the people.

If you are in confusion, in which age you are able to attend academic conferences, we are glad to inform you that attending academic conferences at an early stage of your PhD will help you the most.

Conference alerts 2016 will help you to know the schedules earlier.




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