Items tagged conference in 2013
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Is it normal for conferences to charge a registration fee from selected authors?
It depends very much on the type of conference. I believe charging speakers is quite common in academic conferences—presumably because there are plenty of niche academic conferences where almost all of the attendees are speaking or presenting a paper.
[... 130 words]How can I successfully organize a conference?
PPK’s conference organisers handbook is crammed with useful advice on running this kind of event: http://www.quirksmode.org/coh/
[... 30 words]What tech conferences will be taking place in Seattle the summer of 2013?
We have a list of upcoming (mostly tech) professional events and conferences in Seattle here: Conferences in Seattle | Conferences & Events | Lanyrd
[... 63 words]What should tech conferences, events and planners do to add diversity?
JSConf did something very clever that helped them get 25% female speakers last year: Beating the Odds—How We got 25% Women Speakers for JSConf EU 2012
[... 94 words]What are some interesting and unusual tactics to draw people to your booth at a large conference or convention?
Make sure you have people on the stand who know their stuff—ideally people who built the thing you are promoting. Make it worthwhile for people to come and talk to you. Don’t have booth babes who are there for their looks rather than their expertise.
[... 129 words]Where can I find out about upcoming conferences, conventions, and trade shows in design, publishing, and elearning?
Our site, Lanyrd, is a crowdsourced directory of conferences and professional events. We’re extremely strong in areas such as Mobile, Web Design and User Experience, but we also have listings for Publishing and E-Learning. Try these pages:
[... 162 words]How many women are raped each year at tech conferences?
The geek feminism wiki maintains a comprehensive list of incidents at tech conferences: Timeline of incidents
[... 33 words]Where can I find a calendar of tech events and conferences all over the world?
We have a comprehensive, crowdsourced calendar of conferences and professional events on our service, Lanyrd.
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