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Generally, work is presented in the form of short, concise Academic Paper s and Presentation s lasting about 10 to 30 minutes. Often there are one or more Keynote Speaker s (usually scholars of some standing), presenting a lecture that lasts an hour or so, and which is likely to be advertised before the conference. Panel discussions, roundtables on various issues, Workshop s may be part of the conference, the latter ones particularly if the conference is related to the Performing Arts . Prospective presenters are usually asked to submit a short abstract of their presentation, which will be reviewed before the presentation is accepted for the meeting. Some disciplines require presenters to submit a paper of about 12-15 pages, which is Peer Review ed by members of the program committee or referees chosen by them. In some disciplines, such as English and other languages, it is common for presenters to read from a prepared script. In other disciplines such as the sciences, presenters usually base their talk around a visual presentation that displays key figures and research results. A large meeting will usually be called a Conference , while a smaller is termed a Workshop . They might be ''single track'' or ''multiple track'', where the former has only one session at a time, while a multiple track meeting has several parallel sessions with speakers in separate rooms speaking at the same time. Depending on the theme of the conference, social or entertainment activities may also be offered; if it’s a large enough conference, Academic Publishing Houses may set up displays offering books at a discount. At larger conferences, business meetings for learned societies or interest groups might also take place. Academic conferences fall into three categories:
ORGANIZING AN ACADEMIC CONFERENCE Conferences are usually organized either by a scientific society or by a group of researchers with a common interest. Larger meetings may be handled on behalf of the scientific society by a Professional Conference Organizer or PCO. The meeting is announced by way of a " Call For Papers " or a Call For Abstracts, which lists the meeting's topics and tells prospective presenters how to submit their abstracts or papers. Increasingly, submissions take place online using a managed service such as Community of Science or Oxford Abstracts . SEE ALSO
EXTERNAL LINKS Professional Conference Organisers - trade bodies
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