Goooooooooood morning, afternoon, or evening, wherever you might happen to be! It’s that time of year again, when academics start lugging out their suitcases and dusting off their blazers.
That’s right: it’s the beginning of the summer conference season!
In other words, it’s that special time of year when this freelance medievalist travels to the town of Kalamazoo, MI, for what she considers the funnest, silliest, and most relaxed conference on medieval studies in the entire world. And to celebrate this momentous occasion, I thought I would round up some past posts that people might find helpful as they plunge into (or look ahead to) their own conference seasons:
Introducing yourself: This is one of my oldest PBP posts, but I still think it’s one of the most useful. If you’re someone who feels nervous or awkward about introducing yourself to colleagues at events like conferences, then this is the post for you!
Conference survival kit: A list of the essentials (and a few other items) to help you pack for your conferences.
Approaching publishers: This might not seem conference-related, but a lot of the biggest academic conferences feature booths manned by various publishers and their editors. You can use this old post to help you reach out to the publishers of your dreams and ask for a meeting!
Give better talks: You’ll find some handy tips here for how to grab your audience’s attention (and keep it).
Apply for a travel grant: If you need some additional financial support for a trip to an upcoming conference, then this is the post for you!
Plan a conference: If you’d like to organise a conference of your very own, this post will help you get the funding for it!
ASK GOOD QUESTIONS: Please!!! This is a post for people who struggle to figure out how to turn comments into questions (any comment can be a question!).
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