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An academic gathering for researchers, scientists, engineers, etc. to present and discuss their work and mutual academic interests.

An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers (not always academics) to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.

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How to warn others about a conference-related scam?

I am organising an upcoming conference and some of our participants were approached by Expo Housing Services, a company claiming - falsely - to be charged with arranging accommodation for our guests. The details of their operation, specifically…
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Rebuttal is limited to 500 words, but the reviewers asked almost 20 questions

I have got a rebuttal for the conference and require to respond the questions reviewers asked. However, the response section says "Your response must contain at most 500 words." How can I answer almost 20 reviewers questions in 500 words? Any…
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Why hold conferences in a resort town?

I have noticed many academic conferences are held in small resort town. Why? Why not held in something like a 4-star hotel in the city center? Attending a conference is a paid job, why should we travel to somewhere remote?
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Drawbacks of participating in a conference boycott

There is a petition going round at the moment regarding not attending US conferences. It has been signed by many academics. In theory I would like to sign, but doesn't doing so shoot the academic in the foot by not contributing to conferences and…
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Is it bad if my mom comes to a conference with me?

I am going to my first conference and my mom wants to join. (She can probably get funding from her university to accompany me, even though she is in a different field.) Will it reflect badly on me if we stick together?
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Why is it called an "abstract" if it is 10 pages long?

A conference I have submitted to asks for an "extended abstract" of up to 10 pages, which amounts to pretty much a full paper. Why is it then called "abstract"? The conference is in the crossing between computer science, biology, and mathematics, so…
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Opening / Closing prayer in the agenda at an academic conference - why?

So I just registered to a 5 day long academic conference in my field (North America). I looked at the agenda; and there is a 15 min Opening Prayer in the schedule during the first day, and a Closing one at the end the last day. Conference size is…
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Is it right for a conference to demand proof of purchase of flight tickets?

After I have been accepted to present a paper at a conference, the organisers are asking me to fill in a registration form (participation and attendance are free) AND to produce proof of purchase of flight tickets. I find this bizarre and intrusive.…
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Is it OK to ask the conference chair to waive the registration fee?

I recently got one of my papers accepted at an international semiconductor conference. I am the solo author (no mentor, no coauthor) and am not affiliated with any school or company currently (I will start my PhD this fall). Understandably, I have…
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Why did my papers get repeatedly put on the last day and the last session of a conference?

My paper got accepted normally (e.g., with neutral to positive reviewer rating) to a conference. I have noticed that, I always get to present (oral or poster) on the last days of the conference, and worse, at the last session. Predictably, I did not…
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What are some good practices when asking people to share their PowerPoint presentations from a conference/talk?

In many cases, they (understandably) don't reply (or they are uncomfortable with sharing them, as they often contain unpublished material). Also, I do this often, and don't want to be known as "the person who asks people for their powerpoint…
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What should I do if I attended a conference but forgot to register?

Due to some unexpected personal events, I left the conference earlier than intended. The lines to register had been so long and from past experience, I knew the trick was to wait until the last day when there are zero people in line. It's been two…
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How do you prepare to attend a conference where you may have trouble following the talks?

I am fairly new to academic conferences. I am registered to attend (not present at) a mathematics conference (graph theory, to be specific) in about a week and a half; I recently received the agenda and, based on the topic, some of the talks seem a…
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Should we transition to making our conference online or postpone?

Last year we started organizing a conference in one of the European countries in September 2020. Everything was fixed and we had a number of registered people. As you all may know, due to the pandemic outbreak, many conferences in Europe were…
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How to organize a good "special session" at a conference?

Many organizing committees set aside time and space at the conference for special sessions, which are often planned and organized by select individuals that have been invited to highlight a particular subject or scientific direction. For example, if…
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