1) Seeing old friends
2) Seeing old teachers
3) Seeing the city
...
10) listening presentation!
A Scientific Conference is a meeting in which a group of experts gathering for consultation, exchange of information, or discussion, on a series of related topics with a formal agenda.
The role of a Scientific Conference is to bring experts together in a specific field to discuss, exchange of view and transfer new knowledge to other experts in order to disseminate the achievement is specific area within a defined scientific field.
As a result of a Scientific Conference a program of activities can be adopted with the aim of promoting the implementation of an specific scientific knowledge or to carry out the new research in this area or in another area within an specific scientific field.
Yes, @ Jorge Morales Pedraza
This is a real role of Scientific Conferences. But now you think that all conferences have a scientific objective?
In addition to the proper scientific roles, international scientific conferences have important contributions for the peace of the world through the making of friendship and cooperation over national boundaries.
Fateh -
I retired from the US Federal Govt, and because we were paid with public funds, getting to go to a conference was considered a privilege that discouraged missing sessions to go on a tour. But I can see that many cities would like the business, and there were a lot of tours during the sessions that I suppose were probably taken largely by university and other private sector folks. :-)
Funny story: The conferences I went to were mostly in statistics, many being at the annual Joint Statistical Meetings (of North America, the JSM). I heard that long ago, the JSM was once held at Las Vegas. After that the JSM was no longer welcome there. Apparently statisticians knew the odds and either did not participate in gambling, or did not make many foolish bets. If what I heard was true, that would bolster the claim that conferences are often very much about money. :-) However, for me, an opportunity to publish in a conference proceedings was useful, as I had little room in my schedule to deal with most journals.
Jim
Dear all,
Thanks for your posts.
@Tatsuo Tabata, interesting addition.
@ Jim really, this is a funny story.
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Conferences' aims are supposed to be promoting and exhibiting knowledge in a specific area of science, gathers researchers, scholars and academicians for discussion and presentation of their findings and the list keeps going on.
However, generally speaking, nowadays conference are held to obtain money and just publish some work!
Knowledge sharing, experience exchanging, researchers networking & future collaboration
Conferences combine the heritage of information / knowledge sharing through modern, state of the art hospitality, spaces the venue unique and quite memorable for a long time. For the presenters it is perfect for to interact with right ambiance with a mixture of content and comfort.
Scientific conferences often act as a welcomed source of motivation for those of us at the bench.
In scientific conferences, there’s a tremendous opportunity to run elbows with some of the scientists whose work you have admired over the years. Those contacts may result in a new collaboration or even lead to a future postdoc opportunity. Plus, it’s always amusing to put the names you’ve read on papers for years with actual faces at scientific conferences – who knew the giant in your field is actually only five feet tall…
Beyond hearing inspiring stories, we see how others solved problems similar to ours, which may help move us past the roadblock in our own research.
Overall, such conferences are good for information sharing, research discussion, cooperation, collaboration, finding new opportunities, etc.
In addition to presentations, conferences also feature panel discussions, round tables on various issues and workshops.
http://www.benchfly.com/blog/how-important-are-conferences/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_conference
Scientific conferences, specially international ones are avenues which have multifaceted values in which scientific research results are shared and knowledge is transmitted, common problems are perceived and taken by international groups, opportunity for exchange of professionals, acquaintances and exposure to cultures, traditions to share, learn and thereby create awareness for societies to get together and have personal touches of each other than seeing from a distant and stay apart from not knowing. The more we know each other and get interconnected in all aspects of endeavors, the smaller the separation between societies become and thereby the realization of how small our planet is to create a common passion to protect the common home earth for the common good of mankind.
Attend seminars, forums, conferences, summits and sessions where interesting topics about dream fulfillment and personal branding are prioritized themes and topics. Get exposed to better ways of doing things. ~Israelmore Ayivor
Dear Colleagues,
Good Day,
There was a Question which is very similar to this one on RG dated Dec. 3, 2013 ( See the 1st link, please), entitled "Why are you attending academic conferences". It has really very interesting answers!!
Please, the other link too:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Why_are_you_attending_academic_conferences
http://www.benchfly.com/blog/how-important-are-conferences/
http://www.trianglecoalition.org/einstein-fellows/einstein-fellows-news/april-2011-einstein-fellows-newsletter/why-we-go-to-national-conferences
http://www.cdnsciencepub.com/blog/the-dilemma-of-attending-or-not-scientific-conferences.aspx
http://blogs.plos.org/thestudentblog/2014/02/24/every-science-student-should-attend-conference/
Dear Fateh. Not all conference has a scientific character. But the question made is about the role of a scientific conference not of a conference in general.
Apart from dinners, tourism, and mutual patting on the back, conferences are good channels for sharing ideas and get new inspirations, but when you attend many conferences, you easily get tired of them, so stop for a moment and then pick them up again.
Obviously, the main role of scientific conferences is the exchange of the knowledge in the scientific community. But also with it, it has created the brotherhood atmosphere and sometimes enjoying with travelling atmosphere. So, our main motto should focus on the scientific output in the conferences.
A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done. ~Fred Allen
All members posted excellent answers.
Mainly to expose the knowledge. Later sharing / getting ideas / to rectify problems by consulting experts from different areas of expertise.
I agree the main motto should focus on the scientific output in the conferences.But it is a good opportunity to get acquainted and make friends and open prospects for scientific cooperation
Depends, but usually you can have knowledge and ideas sharing together with new friendships and nice memories ;)
From scientific point of view, the conference should discuss the hot topics in the research area and take the advantages from the discussion with experts for future development and enhancement. Moreover, the conference is a good place for meeting experts and making communities. Furthermore, it is the memory of a nice scientific activities.
The main goal of scientific conferences is to gather a community of scientists in order to present their research & to receive feedback from such knowledgeable persons. They are expected, as scientists, to discuss the topics with their colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere.
In some cases, scholars of universities hold conferences to advertise for themselves & to become acquainted with other scholars in order to find opportunities for better jobs.
In some cases, also, the conferences will allow for a number of free meals & a chance for tourism (or what is called: mixing business with pleasure).
I see a main objective: to provide continuity of updating old practitioners and training young professionals.
Without catwalks for old braggarts ...
The most useful feature of a scientific conference, is the opportunity to network. Such meetings tend to gather investigators from around the world, and so create opportunities for discussion and socialising with far flung collaborators. But now there is many roles in scientific conferences other than meeting and collaboration ...
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Networking and creating connections
Researchers use conferences mostly for networking and creating connections with researchers of similar interests.
The keynote presentations are worth attending. conferences provide a fun environment to enjoy the extra-curricular conference program and discuss ideas with peers in a relaxed atmosphere.
Benefits of participating in International Conferences?
1. Access to the knowledge and expertise of others:
Gain access to the information, knowledge, experience and expertise of other organizations.
2. Share your information and expertise:
Share your own expertise and your information with other organizations.
3. Network & contacts:
Conferences provide an excellent opportunity to develop contacts and to network with international organizations and NGOs working in your domain of activity.
4. Act globally:
Many local problems require a global response. You can contribute to the elaboration of these policies, knowing that even small progresses can have a world-wide impact.
5. International recognition:
Giving international visibility to local problems allows more resources to be mobilized to resolve them, and to have them taken into account within international policies.
http://www.mandint.org/en/why-participate
Dear all,
Good day,
Communication is one of the most important skills to learn for human beings, no matter how it is conducted. Today’s students are the masters of communication both formally and informally. One of the most important venues for formal communication is at a conference, especially international conferences for undergraduate students. There are many benefits, both globally and individually, of attending a conference. Not only do you further your education, but you also learn how to talk to people from diverse backgrounds.
https://studenteventsblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/the-benefits-of-attending-international-conference-for-students/
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When I was doing the masters and PhD, I attended several conferences, presented some papers and published an article in a journal. That actually helped me to complete the programs of study within 5 years, while still teaching full time in a secondary school. That's one more good thing concerning science conferences for a student. From mobile.
Dear all,
Good day,
@ Miranda Yeoh, Your experience confirms the importance of international conferences for undergraduate students.
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scientific conferences are achance to meet new researchers and to accept new skills
it meant to introduce researchers to areas trending and it meant to solve problems
The role of scientific conferences is a presentation (promotion) of own results in the scientific community. It's like a concert for musician (after recording the album).
This is a good question.
@Tatsuo Tabata has hit the proverbial nail on the head: international scientific conferences have important contributions for the peace of the world through the making of friendship and cooperation over national boundaries.
It is definitely the case that international scientific conferences give participants the opportunity to meet other researchers, to begin new collaborations and establish new friendships as well as renew old friendships. The problem with this is the enormous expense, time and travel required for those of us travelling to a distant country. I myself prefer international workshops and seminars, where there is a small gathering of researchers who want to share ideas on a limited number of topics.
Well it depends on who is organizer of conference and also the type of the conferences.
It is a forum for exchange of not only ideas but also an opportunity for cross cultural experiences. It provides es a testing ground for our ideas and allows to see what others are doing in our domain of expertise.
The very idea of standing in front of an audience who is technically literate give an enlightened feeling.
Yes, scientific conferences have important contributions for following scientific research work at least:
1, making known new ideas and thoughts,
2, preparing and deepening our ideas and thoughts for a good presentation,
3, interchanges between and among researchers working process, ideas, future plains…
4, an “eyes-opening” project,
Every scientific activity generally has good concepts and intentions. Such conferences have them as well. In my view, these conferences provide opportunities for strong networking, exchange of research ideas and of course for generating sense of brotherhood.
Welcome,
Dear colleagues, we meet at conferences to share our experiences when doing research, exchanging ideas and sometimes pomymysłami. Often, we get to know new people with whom we meet periodically of the year or every few years, to establish the knowledge of these unions, but these private that turn into long-term friendships. And these contacts and meetings allow us to know the nature of people ichmentalność, the culture of their country, so as at the beginning zaczoł dyskusię and at the same time said everything Dear Tatsuo Tabata.
Regards.
Dear all,
Good day,
"The opportunity to meet other researchers; create new networks and consolidate your exisisting network; exchange new ideas; follow the new ideas: test your research activities." ~ Oronzio Manca
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I believe that scientific conferences are a chance to meet new researchers and to accept new skills. And they can develop scientific body of knowledge.
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The role of scientific conferences are:
1. Research interaction
2. Promoting research
3. Communicating research
4. Encouraging young scientists
5. Research collaboration
6. International visibility
7. Etc. ...!
Dear all,
Good day,
Yes dear Napoleon Ono Imaah and all, generally the Scientific conferences have a scientific character role.
You are quite right dear Dr. Nabil many researchers find that the Scientific conferences are nice for tourism.
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Scientific meetings and conferences play an important role in the process of science. This module describes the history of scientific societies, beginning with the Royal Society of London in 1660. Specific examples illustrate why scientists go to meetings, how these gatherings influence research, and why attending meetings can be important for students and new scientists.
May be the following roles are important::
Sharing idea, exchange information, scientific collaboration, develop the communication, transferable skills, meeting with scientists, contribution in discussion and other activities. In addition to encouragement the junior researchers and students.
There are many opportunities in a conference. It depends on individual, how he/she avails right one.
Dear Nabil Ali,
Very interesting! Scientific conferences are a kind of tourism .....!
Is it an academic tourism?
1) Seeing old friends
2) Seeing old teachers
3) Seeing the city
...
10) listening presentation!
The main role is to exchange knowledge and learn from each other..You'll learn a lot from talking about your work — seeing what confuses people and receiving their ideas and suggestions
Dear Colleagues,
Good Day,
See, what Mark Skousen said about "scientific conferences":
"Since the 1970s, I've been a big fan of attending conferences as a great way to learn, network, socialize and enjoy a new environment. It's always refreshing to get out and see a whole new world".
Dear Dr. Subhash C. Kundu
I want to explain more about the answer of Dr. Nabil Ali. It is maybe that the scientific conferences have been kind of scientific tourism because in many of scientific conferences, we can use lateral didactic workshops and survey...
But it is only the one benefit of this kind of conferences. Dr. Behrouz Ahmadi-Nadushan completed the other benefits.
Best regars
Benefits of conferences
- Access to the knowledge and expertise of others:
- Conferences provide a fun environment to enjoy the extra-curricular conference program
- Gain access to the information, knowledge, experience and expertise of peers.
- Share your information and expertise:
- Network & contacts: Conferences provide an excellent opportunity to develop contacts and to network with researchers working in the same area
- Enjoying the keynote presentations
Goals of conference attendance
Attending a conference is a professionally rewarding experience.
In addition to socializing with colleagues from other institutions and a trip to a possibly exotic locale, the two main reasons to attend a conference are to hear presentations and to converse with other researchers.
Listening to presentations will inform you of what others are doing (sometimes more clearly than the paper, and in any event with a slightly different spin and the ability to ask questions)
Will inspire research ideas of your own, and will expose you to different styles of presentation. (You will see examples of both excellent and terrible talks.)
Ideas for my first experiments in human aggression came from discussions we had in a research seminar about William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies.' ~Philip Zimbardo
In addition to earlier points discussed, scientific conferences are good platforms where researchers set new direction to research.
It is usually good and inspiring to meet with peers, network with people working in same topics, share ones expertise and learn from others, and last but not least to meet with local venue culture and may be be inspired by some aspect of it. Conferences are the peaceful method to enhance knowledge and learn from it.
What is the purpose of not enabling a researcher attending conferences, to not being visible to others face to face , to not share his/her expertise, to not meet with peers, to be hidden.... ???
It is always a pleasure to be at Keynote addresses by renowned experts.
Many conferences also include exhibitions of companies presenting the latest trend in the industry.
In addition to the above points, the conference also has some encouraging activities like best paper award, some conference also involve an exhibition, and perhaps getting some research grants :).
Nice list by Subhash C. Kundu · thanks for all researchers for this disussion
Sure dear Behrouz Ahmadi, it is the best mean to be up to date with latest research support and products and to try to make new research ideas. It is as well a great pleasure to meet and listen to renowned experts and scientists 'and sometimes with some Nobel prized' who are not frequently easily reached out of conferences and meetings
Broadly, research, networking, socialization, cultural exchange, etc. are important roles of conferences.
I had the opportunity to attend a few technical workshops throughout the annual national conferences, and some were really a good learning experience.
Scientific conferences infact aim for all what you have mentioned like a complete package , including academics , tourism , meeting , business etc depending upon , where you come from . Whether you are an academician or researcher or a businessman/woman, you see such scientific conferences as an opportunity to link up on a mass scale . However , most of us look forward such conferences as an excellent platform to see what kind of research on a particular subject is in progress , and also compare with own research . This also gives us an opportunity to grab a new opportunity of seeing newer researches. You keep on writing ........ advantages heavily overweigh the disadvantages from conferences.
I feel there is nothing wrong if conferences provided an opportunity to network, do business, have technical tours with pleasure, and also present your latest work to share with others. There are good and engaging conferences as well.
The Conference Significance Index (SI) is a measure, analogous to the impact factor (the most popular citation index) for scientific journals, that gives an indication of the relevance / quality of a conference, and allows for ranking of conferences within and between disciplines.
Ranking of conferences in terms of quality, relevance and importance, as well as an indication of the value of oral, invited, keynote and plenary contributions by individuals.
http://www.techtransfer.csir.co.za/2014/10/conference-significance-indextm-an-indicator-of-the-relevance-quality-and-importance-of-scientific-conferences/
Scientific knowledge should be a kind of "social knowledge" and not a kind of atomic knowledge .Scientific conferences, are just the materialization of putting knowledge in its social environment. In additional Scientific conferences, give the chance to know important people, exchange ideas, test your results, etc. In a less serious side give the chance to see other places, know their history etc.
Dear Subhash and all,
Good day,
Yes, the Conference Significance Index (SI) is a interesting mesure of the conferences.
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Actually Conference Significance Index (SI) is to quantify relevance, quality, and importance of scientific conferences.
Sometimes I feel , in conferences, you act like a cultural ambassador of your country giving leadership to academics , besides getting to know the traditions and mannerisms across country or different provinces/states within the country, depending upon the organisational set up of the event .
Scientific conferences can help researchers to develop, clarify, and refine their work and also allow them to hear about what others in their field and related disciplines are doing, talk with colleagues from different institutions around the world, and learn about new research, tools, and techniques that might be relevant to their work.
Dear Meriam imane Babaghayou,
You are true! It is learning platform specifically for young scientists/researchers.
You are quite right dear Meriam imane Babaghayou and Subhash.
Benefits of conferences for young researchers
To learn about how to present/sell one’s research
listening to the talks is extremely valuable as one can learn the subject and the art of presentation!
To hear about others’ ideas (even on different topics) and generate new ideas for one’s own research
To find jury members, people working on similar topics, future co-authors.
I think scientific conferences has an important benefit for young researcher that anyone don't mentioned to it.
For example if I want to apply in graduated level, I believe I can find some professor in my field from other universities in the scientific conferences and I can speak to them and explain my idea. And maybe it can be more effective than the process of sending email and waiting for answer...
What is you idea?
Is it true?
It is true, dear Seyed Mehdi,
Attending and participating in conferences provides an excellent venue for networking. Talking and discussing research ideas with peers may help in getting admission for Ph.D. An excellent presentation to impress peers certainty helps!.
Scientific conferences also provide any researcher, a base about the kind of major researchable issues , problems being faced , alternative management strategies from most primitive to most advance strategies being adopted , in all a real complete package , especially when backed by good one-to-one discussion . Conferences surely have multipronged utility including business propects for different kinds of stakeholders.
Employee Development through Conferences, Seminars, and Mentoring ---- Employee training should be an ongoing process. As new employees get acclimated to your company, they should continue to develop skills and take on new responsibilities. There are many ways to provide continuing development opportunities to your employees.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/employee-development-through-conferences-seminars-.html
Dear Colleagues,
Good Day,
Tips for grad students to make the most of a scientific conference:
1) If you are a graduate student in the sciences, you should try to attend scientific conferences (or at least one).
2) Read ahead, e-mail ahead, and plan ahead to make sure you don’t miss anything at the conference you’re attending.
3) If your conference has concurrent sessions, it’s ok to move between rooms.
4) Prepare an “elevator speech”.
5) Don’t eat alone.
6) You should have business cards.
7) Don’t be afraid to approach senior/famous scientists.
8) Look for people who look like they don’t know anybody.
9) Have a twitter account.
10) Conferences can be affordable, but this requires that you plan ahead.
please, see the complete article for details:
http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=15246
Dear all,
Good day,
"(1) Learning from Experts
(2) Sharing your thoughts with other like-minded people
(3) Connecting with Scientists / Technologists from all over the world
(4) If you are auto-blocked about presenting your thoughts in public, this will help you in coming out of that blockage
Hope this helps. These have helped me and hugely." ~Prof. Sugata Sanyal,
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