Event Title
A Call for Standards for Academic Conferences
Location
Hart 117
Start Time
13-5-2009 10:30 AM
End Time
13-5-2009 11:00 AM
Description
The academic conference is essential to our occupation as professors. It is where we present the results of our research and where we learn about what others are doing. The conference presentations we make go onto our curriculum vitae, establishing our academic reputations and enhancing our applications for tenure and promotion. Yet we must be careful about where we present and publish our work. Publicly available materials from some recent conferences exhibit “red flags” that raise concerns about the academic quality of these events.
It is time to establish uniform conference rules that uphold standards of transparency, accountability, intellectual achievement, and quality. Given that there is no central accrediting body for conferences, the best solution is for the entire academic community to come together now and take steps to uphold the scholarly integrity of the conference institution. This presentation examines red-flag risk factors and presents ideas for setting conference standards.
A Call for Standards for Academic Conferences
Hart 117
The academic conference is essential to our occupation as professors. It is where we present the results of our research and where we learn about what others are doing. The conference presentations we make go onto our curriculum vitae, establishing our academic reputations and enhancing our applications for tenure and promotion. Yet we must be careful about where we present and publish our work. Publicly available materials from some recent conferences exhibit “red flags” that raise concerns about the academic quality of these events.
It is time to establish uniform conference rules that uphold standards of transparency, accountability, intellectual achievement, and quality. Given that there is no central accrediting body for conferences, the best solution is for the entire academic community to come together now and take steps to uphold the scholarly integrity of the conference institution. This presentation examines red-flag risk factors and presents ideas for setting conference standards.