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Tag Archives: Conference
Surviving at conferences…
I didn’t post a blog last week as I was attending a research conference. Most people as part of their PhD will be requested to attend and/or present at a research conference. If your supervisor doesn’t suggest it, I would … Read More
AAMAS 2009
It looks like I will be going to the home country of John von Neumann and Paul Erdos this May to present at AAMAS 2009. The official description of AAMAS is as following. AAMAS is the leading scientific conference for … Read More
Tagged: AAMAS, computer science, Conference, PhD
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Birthday Workshop
In academic circles, there is a nice tradition of arranging a conference on the birthdays of senior professors. It is a coming together of researchers in the area. On his 66th birthday, a workshop on theoretical computer science was arranged … Read More
Trip to Liverpool
I was at Liverpool in early September for two back-to-back conferences/workshops. Both of the meetings were on interdisciplinary areas related to computer science and economics. The first meeting was on market based control and was funded by BAE, BT, HP … Read More
Conference Update
I have written about certain conference arrangements earlier (here and here). As it turns out, the conference which I was preparing for went smoothly which is a relief. I thought it would be appropriate to tell you how things went: … Read More
Academic Posters
Posters are required for workshops, conferences and orientation events. Especially for young researchers, posters can be useful to promote their research and gain experience. As Paul Goldberg points out, it is easier to learn about a person’s work at a … Read More
Tagged: Conference, Paul Goldberg, PowerPoint
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Thank-you Notes
A couple of months ago, I received a brief email from a professor who participated in a conference at Warwick: “Hi, Just a quick thank you email, I really enjoyed the conference and found it really useful. Kind regards.” The … Read More
Tagged: Conference, Thank you notes
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