Is it common in your academic workplace for people to share hotel rooms at conferences with colleagues?
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posted by aabbbiee
on May 9, 2013 -
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I need a better audio setup for a projector in a conference room for a non-profit with no budget. Seriously: we're poor.
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posted by Fnarf
on Mar 28, 2013 -
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Help me eat well during a conference! I'd like tips for food that travels well on airplanes, as well as anything specific to the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. Many picky eater details within.
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posted by silly me
on Feb 14, 2013 -
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I would like to hear about the little things that really stood out and details you still remember to this day from conferences or conventions in any field.
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posted by nathaole
on Feb 12, 2013 -
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I'm from the U.S. and I've been invited to an academic conference on "Religion in Modern Society" at a university in PRC. I need a visa.
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posted by reverend cuttle
on Feb 1, 2013 -
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I'm trying to find a way to have a group video conference between 4-7 people, that allows iOS and Android devices to connect, as well as Mac and PC users.
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posted by peripatew
on Jan 23, 2013 -
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I'm organizing a conference which has a Wordpress website. Can anyone recommend a plugin that facilitates easy setup of pages/posts with speaker bios, session descriptions, locations and times, and an attractive auto-generated conference schedule page with links to the bios and session blurbs?
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posted by beagle
on Jan 18, 2013 -
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Do you have experience with Kiddie Corp child care provided at a convention?
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posted by medusa
on Jan 4, 2013 -
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HCI people: I have an opportunity to think about going to alt.chi next year. From what I can gather, it looks interesting, but also will be expensive to travel to and to attend. So, has anyone been in the past, or actually presented alt.chi papers?
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posted by carter
on Dec 21, 2012 -
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I'm a Canadian software developer. I'm going to a conference in the US next month, and I'm not sure what to say when they ask if the trip is for business or pleasure.
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posted by problemspace
on Oct 27, 2012 -
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A presentation on assertive negotiation and learning confidence: my time slot is twice as long as I expected! Can you help me brainstorm a group activity to break up the time while illustrating the concepts? Do you have any resources to share?
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posted by aabbbiee
on Sep 13, 2012 -
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I have to do a 45 minute presentation at a summit next month. I need to give this presentation the practice it deserves. But, everyone is on vacation in England and the school year does not begin until after the summit. I am in England, I have little money, and I really need an audience who know about social enterprise and journalism to tell me what I need to do more clearly for this presentation. can you give me any advice? the conference is in four weeks.
posted by anonymous
on Aug 15, 2012 -
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What is the most awesome meeting icebreaker / energizer that you have ever heard of and / or participated in?
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posted by allkindsoftime
on Jul 11, 2012 -
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I've taken some great trainings over the past several years and I'm looking for one this year. My company will send me almost anywhere in the US for up to 5 days of training/conference. Where should I go this year?
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posted by schwab
on Jul 2, 2012 -
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What is a good conference calling service for use in Canada (Ottawa specifically), which allows people to connect by computer or by phone in a single conference? I'm on a budget too.
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posted by Nish ton
on Apr 15, 2012 -
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NicheRequestFilter: Planning an event in Paris. Looking to rent a conference room with A/V and catering at a sexy boutique hotel. Ideally in Levallois-Perret or the 8th or 17th; we can cab up to 15 or twenty minutes. We'll be twelve to fifteen people. Merci!
posted by nickrussell
on Apr 9, 2012 -
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grad students and former grad students/postdocs/academics (or pretty much anyone who has experience going to conferences): trying to figure out if I'm making an unreasonable request about room sharing at a conference, or if colleagues are.
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posted by captain cosine
on Feb 25, 2012 -
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As a junior programmer at a tech startup, how do I tactfully approach my employer about sponsoring my attendance at a professional conference? Is that a common request to make?
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posted by limon
on Jan 3, 2012 -
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Do any of you have experience with postdoc recruitment at academic conferences (Specifically, BSGT/ESGCT)?
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posted by metaBugs
on Oct 6, 2011 -
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I'm trying to rent a big house in Montreal to accommodate somewhere between 8-12 people this coming November for a conference. Does anyone have any specific experiences or recommendations?
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posted by eagle-bear
on Sep 15, 2011 -
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How concerned should I be about a mediocre paper I co-wrote being presented at a conference (by a classmate I despise and distrust)?
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posted by naoko
on Aug 26, 2011 -
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Please help me find the best telephone conferencing hardware for our conference room.
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posted by jbickers
on Aug 19, 2011 -
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I'm looking for recommendations for a location in New York or southern New England to have a 3 day/2 night unconference for a 25-30 folks max, relatively close to transportation. I'm envisioning something like a camp with cabins, electricity, a usable kitchen, and a common room for meals and discussion space. Most importantly, it needs to be cheap.
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posted by anarchivist
on Jun 7, 2011 -
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What are some good ways of publicizing a workshop/conference when the submission deadline is in two weeks?
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posted by wending my way
on May 18, 2011 -
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Can the tutorials, presentations and other reading material given to attendees at Embedded Systems Conferences, which happen annualy in Silicon Valley-US, and also in other places, be purchased later if one has not attended the conference? If yes, Where, How can one buy that?
posted by goldenmean
on May 13, 2011 -
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My company is hosting a private convention for clients next week, and my assigned tasks are to 1) attend all sessions and 2) chat up clients as much as possible. I could use some pointers on how to do the latter.
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posted by anderjen
on Apr 6, 2011 -
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I'm in the UK, and will be giving a pre-recorded video conference presentation remotely next month in the US. What is the deliverable I should be aiming for (YouTube link, QuickTime video, PDF with MP3, something else?) and what is the easiest, most hassle-free way of creating and delivering it?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 26, 2011 -
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I will be attending an industry conference for the purposes of networking and I need to find the right mindset in order to create the best impression. This includes networking when I have little to no initial contacts, trying to impress industry professionals, and keeping it together through the week. Success is going to be tantamount to me appearing confident, how do I get in the right mindset?
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posted by hellojed
on Feb 18, 2011 -
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Help me attend my first industry conference! Need advice on asking permission/presenting my case to mgmt.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 14, 2011 -
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Two questions about an academic conference: (1) voice recording at a distance and (2) networking at said conference as an undergrad.
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posted by SollosQ
on Feb 2, 2011 -
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Are you a member of Society for Neuroscience or ASBMB or FASEB or something similar? I have a doctorate in biochemistry/pharmacology. I've completely left academia and work at a small biotech firm as a scientist. I don't want to permanently narrow my field of interest, so I thought it would be helpful to become a member of one of the science societies and/or attend some conference(s) separately from those that come up for my job. I'm having trouble deciding on what would be the most efficient and enjoyable option.
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posted by Tandem Affinity
on Jan 31, 2011 -
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Let's say you're looking for a band to play at a conference for 500 river and watershed activists in Charleston, South Carolina in June. Let's also say you're doing this from Portland, Oregon and know next to nothing about the music scene in that beautiful coastal city. Finally, let's say that your fellow staff members have barred you from booking another bluegrass band ever again, yet this isn't exactly a Top 40/cover band crowd. What's a soul to do?
posted by vverse23
on Jan 20, 2011 -
21 answers
Want marketing department arguments can I make to justify my going to South by Southwest and the Blogworld New Media Expo?
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posted by IzzeYum
on Dec 13, 2010 -
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Best option for a 'webinar' given:
1. multiple speakers in different locations
2. broadcasting to dozens of individuals in different locations
3. to be recorded and made available for later replay
4. low cost
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posted by leotrotsky
on Nov 5, 2010 -
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I work for a nonprofit that rents out smallish space for other nonprofits to meet in. We have one room that's big enough that soft talkers are sometimes hard to hear in back, and one of those soft talkers has recently asked if I can set up a wireless lavalier mic for her. So I need to solve too problems: the mic system, and the amplification system.
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posted by Erroneous
on Sep 22, 2010 -
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I'm going to a conference in Salt Lake City in late October and I need recommendations for places to stay for a week.
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posted by dohmer
on Aug 28, 2010 -
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Would it be worth it to drive five hours from Chicago to Cincinnati to present a poster at a relatively influential conference for two hours and then drive back?
posted by nosugrefneb
on Aug 18, 2010 -
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I'm helping to plan a weekend conference in Portland, OR next June. We hope to have 300-500 people attend. We'd like to have some sessions in which everyone gathers to hear featured speakers, and we'd like to have breakout workshops featuring smaller groups. Plus it would be great if we were near food and lodging. My question:
Where are good locations in Portland to hold a conference? We're not keen on cold, soulless places like the convention center. What about the art museum? The Baghdad theater? The Aladdin? The Kennedy School? What venues can you recommend?
posted by jdroth
on Jun 30, 2010 -
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I am hosting a small professional conference in Washington DC in September. Where is a good place to hold an evening social event for 50-75 people? In or near Georgetown is good, but something uniquely DC elsewhere can work as well.
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posted by procrastination
on May 26, 2010 -
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