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PreparingforProfessionalConferences
MichelleGatmaitan11.4.10
Conferences:“WhyBother?”
TheOpeningKeynote
CurrentresearchprojectsandinnovaGveinformaGon
Conferences:“WhyBother?”
Opportuni)estomeet(orsee)themajor“thinkers”and“doers”inyourfield
Picturedhere:Dr.T.BerryBrazelton!!!NAEYCConference,Nov.3‐6
Anaheim,CA
Conferences:“WhyBother?”
Networking
Travel
Conferences:“WhyBother?”
Thefreegoodiebags
Delicious,freefood(….ok…notalways.)
Conferences:“WhyBother”
Therealreasonyoushouldgotoaconferenceistoaddanotherlinetoyourvitathattells
everyone:“Igaveapresenta)onat(insertnameof
conference)!!!”
Sure,but…
• HowdoIknowwhattopresent?• HowdoIpayforallthis???
Conferences:SubmiRngaProposal
• CallforProposals• ConferenceTheme
• PresentaGonFormat– Session– Roundtable– Poster
PosterPresentaGons
• Template(freedownload)– hWp://www.makesigns.com/SciPosters_Templates.aspx
ThisonehastheKentStatecolors!
PosterPresentaGons
• Content– Concise:mainpoints
– UsevisualrepresentaGons:graphs,charts,tables• Format– Atleast24ptfont;largerforGtlesandheadings– Simplefontstyle
– Highcontrastcolors– “Chunks”
PosterPresentaGons
• PrinGng– DesignSolu)onsatKSUlibrary–about$55foraposter(comparedto$100+atKinko’s!)
– hWp://www.library.kent.edu/page/10547– SubmityourpptorpdffiletoDesignSoluGons(byemail)atleast48hoursbeforethedayyouneedit
– Youcanalsohavethemplaceyourposterintoatube(foranaddiGonal$3)
PosterPresentaGons
hWp://www.library.kent.edu/page/10047
SamplePoster
Otherpoints…
• Thetubeforyourpostercountsasonecarry‐onitemattheairport!
• Bringyourownpushpins,sGckytack,etc• Handouts:opGonal,butencouraged• EnjoyyourpresentaGon!– Listentoothers’ideasandquesGons– Network!!!
Conferences:Funding• GraduateStudentSenate:• hWp://dept.kent.edu/gss/forms.htm
Conferences:Funding
• Important:– Fundingassistanceisforoneconferenceperyear– Deadlines:applicaGonforfundingthroughGSSisduewithinthefirstweekoffallsemester
– 50%orupto$300maxwillbereimbursedforpresentaGontravel(lowerreimbursementforaWendanceonly)
– ChecktheGSSwebsiteforupdates(formsmaybeupdatedperiodically)
Conferences:Funding
• Forms:– BEFORE:“TravelRequestForm”
– AFTER:“TravelExpenseReportForm”
