Benefits of a scientific conference include:

1.  bringing together researches with shared interests

2.  helping young investigators choose among disciplines on which to focus

3.  introducing key questions that are examples of current and future research trends and ideas.

Please let me know if the following references/sites are helpful to you:

1.  Conference Goals and Projected Outcomes 2012 » Teaching ...

http://www.bu.edu/hps-scied/conference-2012/goals/Conference Goals and Projected Outcomes. It is a widely held belief that there is positive value in teaching the history and philosophy of science in support of ...

2.  What Are Academic Conferences Good For? - Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chadorzel/2015/06/17/what-are-academic-conferences-gDEnnisood-for/Jun 17, 2015 ... Academic conference presentations have more in common with TED talks than ... I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. ... The principal goals of an academic conference are not to turn the attendees into ...

3..  Goal-Setting Strategies for Scientific and Career Success | Science

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http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2013/12/goal-setting-strategies-scientific-and-career-successDec 3, 2013 ... Goal-Setting Strategies for Scientific and Career Success ... a poster at a conference in your field; and (3) do four informational interviews.

4.  Attending an academic conference - Washington

https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~mernst/advice/conference-attendance.htmlAttending a conference is a professionally rewarding experience. In addition to socializing with ...

Dennis

Dennis Mazur

Benefits of a scientific conference include:

1.  bringing together researches with shared interests

2.  helping young investigators choose among disciplines on which to focus

3.  introducing key questions that are examples of current and future research trends and ideas.

Please let me know if the following references/sites are helpful to you:

1.  Conference Goals and Projected Outcomes 2012 » Teaching ...

http://www.bu.edu/hps-scied/conference-2012/goals/Conference Goals and Projected Outcomes. It is a widely held belief that there is positive value in teaching the history and philosophy of science in support of ...

2.  What Are Academic Conferences Good For? - Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chadorzel/2015/06/17/what-are-academic-conferences-gDEnnisood-for/Jun 17, 2015 ... Academic conference presentations have more in common with TED talks than ... I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. ... The principal goals of an academic conference are not to turn the attendees into ...

3..  Goal-Setting Strategies for Scientific and Career Success | Science

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http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2013/12/goal-setting-strategies-scientific-and-career-successDec 3, 2013 ... Goal-Setting Strategies for Scientific and Career Success ... a poster at a conference in your field; and (3) do four informational interviews.

4.  Attending an academic conference - Washington

https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~mernst/advice/conference-attendance.htmlAttending a conference is a professionally rewarding experience. In addition to socializing with ...

Dennis

Dennis Mazur

Thank you so much for this valuable contribution. Recommended dear Dr. Dennis Mazur.

Best regards, Mourad

hi,

Scientific conferences bring together different experiences together. you can update your scope of knowledge concerning the recent approaches in your field of study and widen your scope of colleagues.

Thank you for this nice clarification dear Arwa Abdulrasoul Salman.

Mourad

Face to face discussion wit peers, socializing, meeting new friends and future colaborators, meeting different cultures, learning and acquiring the new knowledge in the field...

The most basic importance of a scientific conference consists in networking. The papers and presentations, of course, are crucial, but you can read them afterwards.

Social interaction see different people view 

I agree. Conferences help scholars get a sense of burning issues across the globe as well as frontline research in the related field.

There were many similar or related research questions about the benefits of scientific conferences. There are fine inputs and resources, as well as different experiences...

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Many_graduate_students_are_reluctant_to_attend_scientific_conferences_what_are_the_reasons_behind_that

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Do_you_like_attending_conferences_or_speaking_at_conferences_What_do_you_normally_do_before_during_and_after_a_conference

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Has_anyone_studied_how_we_learn_at_conferences

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_does_the_future_hold_for_face-to-face_conferences

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_importance_of_attending_an_academic_conference_for_graduate_students

Right, dear Ljubomir. Very often a number of questions are repeated or re-phrased here on RG. I am impressed by your memory and collection of data bases regarding the various posts here. Chapeau!

Thank you very much dear colleagues for your contributions.

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scientific conference helps you to broaden your research horizon as you meet people with common interest

Thank you so much dear Mohn for your contribution.

Many of the good points are listed above. I only add I enjoy visiting the new places with new cultures. This can be an addition benifit to those of technicals.

I like the idea dear Prof. Said.

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It’s very important to attend and participate in the conference, but more importantly, how to benefit from attendance and meeting with others to strengthen scientific capacity and discussion. I think this question previously posted on the RG site.

Many thanks dear Prof. Fikrat M Hassan for this wonderful comment.

Best regards, Mourad

What are the benefits of a scientific conference?

You can also refer to the following RG link:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Why_are_you_attending_academic_conferences

 Thank you so much dear Prof. Han Ping Fung for this useful link.

Yours sincerely, Mourad

To meet the scientists working on the same subject in person. Round Table Discussion.

Conference is important bcus it avails one an opportunity to share his/her research ideas and progress to people in similar field.

Many thanks dear Prof. Chukwuebuka and Prof. Ali hadi Ghawi.

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An excellent article : Academic conferencing for dummies!

The title of this post might sound harsh, but it’s exactly how I felt the first time I was at a scientific conference. I hadn’t prepared very well for attending this conference, because I was focused on presenting at this conference...

Nice reading about before, during and after the conference!

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/academic-conferencing-dummies

Many thanks dear Prof. Ljubomir for this useful link. Recommended

Best regards, Mourad

Very interesting question. Personally, i found scientific conferences more challenging than journal peer review. The conference will enable you have face-to-face discussion with experts in the filed who may add value to your work through criticism. I also think companies attend conference for new solutions rather than reading the journal. 

Thank you so much dear Prof. Nasir for this valuable contribution. Recommended

Yours sincerely, Mourad

Well, a scientific conference provide an opportunity to the young and old researchers to gather and share their research activities in the past, ongoing projects and find ways for future research. Especially, young researchers can benefit more by having a face to face interaction, since to meet the learned researchers in otherwise cases is not easy due to their busy schedules and research activities.

Dr. Irfan

Dear Dr. Ifran

Many thanks to you for following and supporting the discussion. Recommended

Yours sincerely

1. Research colaboration

2. sharing Scientific knowledge

3. growing scientific network

4. develop new ideas

5. understand up to date news

6. guidelines to upcoming and junior scientist.

Dear Prof. Md Bokhtiar Rahman

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1) Continuous education refreshing knowledge 2) Polishing skills 3) Getting face to face with peers 4) Networking 5) Encouragement of our juniors 6) assess to new ideas 

Many thanks dear Prof. Syed for this interesting comments. Recommended

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Several major benefits are gained from participation in scientific and academic conferences, and these benefits are as follow:

* Build distinct scientific and academic relations, and increase the cognitive awareness of the researcher.

* Review the scientific developments in the field of study and work of researcher.

* Increase the confidence of the researcher himself when he presented data to researchers working in the same field, and learn how to present data to them.

Dear Prof. Isam

Thank you very much for this wonderful comments. Recommended

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I respect all the answers however most conferences are touristic

Many thanks dear Prof. Aly R Abdel-Moemin for supporting the discussion.

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You get an opportunity to meet with the researcher in person whose paper or work you are following. Beside that you can discuss and can buildup collaboration to work together. 

Multiple, but I like meeting people the most. Something may come out in the end, in the way of cooperation in research/ authoring papers.

Presenting my research to colleagues and learning the latest discoveries in my fields so that my teaching remains current.

Expensive academic conferences give us old ideas and no new faces!!!

Those who manage to attend academic conferences expect many benefits. They hope to find their next collaborators. They hope to broaden their horizons to develop new research ideas. Conferences which mix practitioners with academics frequently also aspire to impact policies. This year’s world water week hopes to find novel hands-on solutions to waste water reduction and reuse.

However, our experience suggests that conferences usually do not deliver on these promises. There are always the same old faces, with a few more wrinkles every year, using obfuscating jargon to present the same old stuff. We’ve seen papers featured at conferences in recent years that could have easily come from the 1960s or 1970s. This not the research we think will deliver clean and safe water and improve sanitation for the millions who need it...

https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2017/aug/30/expensive-academic-conferences-give-us-old-ideas-and-no-new-faces