Trying to find a conference that will suit your research work is a difficult task. But we have tried to put in some useful tips that might help you in finding a conference.
Before understanding the way to find the right conference for yourself, you must know the types of conferences. This will help you in selecting the right conference based on your work and interest.
The term conference means a meeting to confer that is, discuss on a topic. At a conference, people come and present their ideas. You get to hear about the work of other people. This, in turn, gives you more thoughts and you also receive feedback to improve your work.
Types of conferences:
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Academic conferences held in the field of academics and science. These are official events where researchers are invited to present their work.
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Athletic conference refers to more of an ambitious grouping of teams mostly across specific geographies.
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Authors' conference, also known as the writers' conference. This is a type of conference where authors meet at a common place to review their work and recommend any scope of improvement.
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Convention usually refers to a meeting between companies of a certain area or field where individuals or representatives from various businesses are invited.
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Conclave refers to the private meetings that are conducted between people of authority, prestige, and influence.
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A seminar is held within an academic institution and focuses on a particular subject. It is a form of an intellectual lecture. The presenter usually comes prepared with some presentations and often there is some material which the participants can take to their home.
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Large conglomerates conduct grand events for the launch of their products, which are termed as Product Launches. Influential, market experts and leaders are usually invited at the launch of new products. In this way, maximum exposure is attained. Often companies distribute sample packs of the products. These types of events act as a huge advertisement in themselves.
Now that you know the basic difference between the types of conferences, let us start with understanding the nuances of the technique to find the right conference.
There are more than three lakh conferences that take place around the world every year. To choose the right conference depending on your research work or the level of your research, your interest, your level of experience is a brainstorming task.
The best way to make your work reach all the corners of the world is through a research conference. People from various other places come together at such a conference and it is a wonderful opportunity to connect with people and let them also know of your work. You get a chance to discuss not just your work but also ideas from other people and debate on them. People might also comment and provide feedback for your work, which will help you improvise it further. This, in turn, might also give you ideas for your further research.
Today it is the world of the Internet and that is why one of the best ways is to
search for conferences online.
There are many portals where you might get the list of conferences. One of the portals where you might get conferences for all categories is Resurchify.com. Here is a glimpse of a few categories listed on Resurchify to make you aware that it covers so many conferences. Categories range from Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Cloud Computing, 5G, Humanities, Computer Security, Management, Robotics, Multimedia, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Mobile, Medicine, Chemistry, Agriculture, economics, Communication, Politics, Religion, Film, Forensics, FPGA, Neurology, Accounting, etc. There are more than 300 categories available on Resurchify. You can easily filter them and get a list of best conferences for your domain. You will find all the relevant details of the conference like its schedule viz, event date, submission date, paper acceptance notification date, details of "Call for Paper" etc. You can also find the official link of the conference website, which will help you in further registration and information gathering. You can also get a list of Journals, Meetings, Symposiums, Workshops, Seminars, all in one place.
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How to search Conferences?
Searching conferences related to your field is always a challenging job. We have listed a few important points to consider while searching for the correct conference.
Read Journals and Magazines
Reading is always a good habit. It will help the reader in some way or another, sooner or later. There are numerous research and academic magazines, journals, newspapers for the various field. These materials often have details about the conferences taking place. These types of conference advertisements target the precise audience as only the related people of the field will buy these magazines or have subscriptions. One can check these editorials and get some details about the academic conferences taking place.
Reading is always a good habit. It will help the reader in some way or another, sooner or later. There are numerous research and academic magazines, journals, newspapers for the various field. These materials often have details about the conferences taking place. These types of conference advertisements target the precise audience as only the related people of the field will buy these magazines or have subscriptions. One can check these editorials and get some details about the academic conferences taking place.
Ask fellow researchers, peer group, supervisors, mentors for conference tips
Talking with people and taking lessons from the experience of other people will always help. Talk to researchers of your domain in your department or outside and ask them about the conferences they have attended or plan to attend. Ask them what type of conference might be beneficial for your type of research: local/ national/ international.
Often your faculty has good relations with conference organizers or research communities. You can always reach out to them for advice. They are quite experienced in this field and will suggest something good.
In the case where you might have attended previous conferences, you must be having your research network. Talk to those researchers with whom you might have built a rapport and gather their views and opinions.
If you can at least shortlist few conferences, please subscribe to their newsletter. This way you will receive all the related information and important notifications. And you will be able to track the conferences without missing anything.
Research timeline should match with your schedule of research
Meeting a conference deadline is very important. Researchers should manage their work in a manner that they can meet the deadline for their selected conference. Different conferences have different requirements. Some require only an abstract as an initial submission whereas, few require the complete research paper. Depending on the conference you plan to select or have already selected, you need to keep the submissions ready.
Keep in mind the format of the abstract and the paper. Usually, different conferences have their formats that have to be followed. Researchers need to keep in mind the format, their status of work and the deadline. A combination of these three things when hits the right target, will give the best results. And anyways, you would not like to miss any opportunity because of any deadline restriction.
It is also observed that high-quality or good ranking conferences usually call for paper four to six months beforehand because of the strict review process. Always consider this time before selecting the conference as you will have to keep your paper ready for the submission. Also, mostly there is a condition that you can submit your paper to one conference at a time till you get the result. always keep in mind this time gap between the paper submission and acceptance notification date.
Fix your goals for a conference
It is equally important that you know what you want from a conference. Accordingly, set your goal before finding a conference. There are many conferences taking place worldwide and there must be many of them which will fit into your list of goals.
Conferences also release a list of speakers and key folks from industry and academia who will be attending the conference. Choose a conference where you feel you might meet people whose research work, talks, interests, discussions might intrigue you and you may feel like building relations with them.
Read through the topics and interests of the speakers and you may take this as one of the pillars to decide the conference.
Create a budget plan to attend the conference
Attending a conference has an implicit meaning that you should have money in your pocket. There are a lot of expenses coming your way before you reach the conference venue. Expenses start from registration at the conference, travel - to and fro, accommodation, visa, etc. Few conferences reveal their registration fees at the time of submission and a few later. Before finalizing any conference to submit your work, assess all the costs involved and verify whether it fits in your budget.
You should also check within your university, organization or research institute for grants and these payments. Sometimes, the institutions bear half or complete expense for the researcher. So, it is always good to check beforehand and keep the documents ready, if required. Always keep the budget as a top priority because after all the work and selection is done, you will not want to get disheartened because of the monetary issue. This point should have been listed at the top but to keep the topic light, it has been brought up here.
Beware of fraudulent or new conferences
Often, some conferences are quite new and do not have any defined criteria for accepting the papers. They do not have a proper review system and readily accept papers only to generate income and crowd for their conference. It may also happen that the Chair they boast about might also be fake and is marketed only to attract people and get the researchers so that they have stuff for publishing.
Also, please beware and do not get attracted by lucrative websites. There are many websites which only lure the researchers but are completely fake. They are only hosted to extract registration fees and would go blank once their work is done.
Always check the authenticity of the conference, consult your peer group, read reviews and then, finalize any conference. It is an important decision for your career, research, hard work and money.
Hope these tips might help you in finding the right conference!
