As a spillover from the Toxic video yesterday, you should also be aware of predatory conferences. I mean, I got a lot of emails advertising those scam conferences in my spam folder, and I think we need a video about how to spot them.
Big ACS events are a good time, but my favorite have been Gordon Research Conferences. I went in knowing nothing about nonlinear dynamics and oscillating reactions, and left with a deep appreciation of far-from-equilibrium reactions, their surprising prevalence in biology, and a tramp stamp of the B-Z rxn.
I would agree. The Gordon Research Conferences I have attended attracted a lot of great (and well known) chemists. They are much smaller than a national ACS event, and are a great opportunity to discuss research one-on-one with experts in a particular field.
This should go without saying, but make sure you are on good behavior at these things. You not only represent yourself but your lab and institution. Avoid getting inebriated, getting into fights, being overly 'friendly' with other people, etc.
It's pretty daunting as a PhD student - I did it! I was super nervous about it, but it went pretty well. My advice is to try to look up at the audience from time to time - it's kinda lonely up there and seeing the people actually helps to relax you. It will also help to keep the audience engaged.
The attire part is pretty interesting to me. I did research in physics and there it's pretty rare to see profs wearing smart casual or more, among postdocs/grad students I have pretty much never seen that. I hope post-covid there will be still in-person conferences as a standard, it is one of the best ways to network and get to know your future PIs.
The Gordon Research Conferences I have attended were fantastic. I hope you enjoy. The Physical Organic Chemistry Conferences I attended were in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
Going to my first conference as a undergraduate in munich this tuesday. I got lucky and only have to pay for the train because I got a free ticket from the GdCh (German Chemical Society). I m looking forward to it : )
In my entrepreneurial mind, conferences is mostly a waste of time. Sometimes, I needed the right incentives to join like if my crush join a conference that one time 2 years ago at the gym, its basically free and more time gathering info about crush... and 2 year latter were studying chemistry together. *Hears the 10PM rooster croak* All of it was a dream, but damm chemistry is fun
As a spillover from the Toxic video yesterday, you should also be aware of predatory conferences. I mean, I got a lot of emails advertising those scam conferences in my spam folder, and I think we need a video about how to spot them.
Great idea! I'm definitely for it.
If you have more ideas, hit me up on discord 🤙
Big ACS events are a good time, but my favorite have been Gordon Research Conferences. I went in knowing nothing about nonlinear dynamics and oscillating reactions, and left with a deep appreciation of far-from-equilibrium reactions, their surprising prevalence in biology, and a tramp stamp of the B-Z rxn.
I would agree. The Gordon Research Conferences I have attended attracted a lot of great (and well known) chemists. They are much smaller than a national ACS event, and are a great opportunity to discuss research one-on-one with experts in a particular field.
This should go without saying, but make sure you are on good behavior at these things. You not only represent yourself but your lab and institution. Avoid getting inebriated, getting into fights, being overly 'friendly' with other people, etc.
I have to present at the ACS Chicago event in Aug. first presentation and I will be one month into starting my PhD.
It's pretty daunting as a PhD student - I did it! I was super nervous about it, but it went pretty well. My advice is to try to look up at the audience from time to time - it's kinda lonely up there and seeing the people actually helps to relax you. It will also help to keep the audience engaged.
Transatlantic travel is $$$.
Having an F tier currency is *$$$$$*
The attire part is pretty interesting to me. I did research in physics and there it's pretty rare to see profs wearing smart casual or more, among postdocs/grad students I have pretty much never seen that. I hope post-covid there will be still in-person conferences as a standard, it is one of the best ways to network and get to know your future PIs.
For sure - conferences are great for networking
Ngl my main goal of CCCE this year is to get selfies with famous people and hell yea I did it
awesome
ACS is sweet, awesome opportunity to network and talk chem!
Just FYI, ACS can also stand for the American College of Surgeons, which is one of the largest surgical conferences in the world.
I'm about to fly out for my first ever Gordon Research Conference and I'm so excited!
The Gordon Research Conferences I have attended were fantastic. I hope you enjoy. The Physical Organic Chemistry Conferences I attended were in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
@@anthonyskrobul3726 thanks! I'll be going to the crystal engineering conference in Maine. Never been to Maine before, so that's also exciting.
Don't care about other people's work, go for the free food like a chad
cool upload That Chemist. I killed that thumbs up on your video. Keep on up the high quality work.
Thanks!
Going to my first conference as a undergraduate in munich this tuesday. I got lucky and only have to pay for the train because I got a free ticket from the GdCh (German Chemical Society). I m looking forward to it : )
awesome, congrats :)
I love the hall track, that being the reason to go.
Ughhh... The famous conference function, C(neurodivergence) = anxiety! (and yes, that scales as the factorial).
Yes best perk of the job
Only if there is free food.
I've attended dozens of conferences and they've all been a waste of time. Most talks are on old published results. I only go for the free vacation.
It's a requirement for my job 😅
why of course it's a free vacation :)
everybody trying to vacation/free food here nice.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, but the real reason we go to conferences is for conference hook-ups.
I will take your word for it
YOURE CANADIAN!!
I am indeed :)
Found guilty.
In my entrepreneurial mind, conferences is mostly a waste of time. Sometimes, I needed the right incentives to join like if my crush join a conference that one time 2 years ago at the gym, its basically free and more time gathering info about crush... and 2 year latter were studying chemistry together.
*Hears the 10PM rooster croak*
All of it was a dream, but damm chemistry is fun