michelle gatmaitan 11.4

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”

QuesGons?

Emailmeatmgatmait@kent.edu