Conferences are challenging, exciting and exhausting. In addition to that, when you're the one organising the conference, they're also a lot of work. I just finished a conference I organised with my colleagues and I thought I list some of the things that make conferences better and some things that are better avoided. Let's start … Weiterlesen Conference dos and don’ts – the organiser’s perspective
Schlagwort: academic conferences
Conference season is upon us
I did the thing I told myself I would never do because it sounds like a really bad idea: I agreed to participate in two conferences that are barely a month apart. On the plus side the first one is at my home university so I don't need to travel. So I spent the last … Weiterlesen Conference season is upon us
Leaving the Ivory Tower
At some point in your academic career you will have to put yourself out there. Being an introvert myself even typing this, let alone offering some sort of advice, feels very odd. While I secretly yearn for the life of a medieval monk happily copying manuscripts in a secluded monastery, I have come to admit … Weiterlesen Leaving the Ivory Tower