Writing for ConferencesJenna Mittelmeier IET Leverhulme Session

Why do we attend conferences?

Research Community

Conference

community

Me

Conference

community

Me

Research Thesis

Research

Research Communit

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Knowing your audience…

Read through this year’s theme Research the keynote speakers Look at papers or abstracts from previous years Look for a list of reviewers or committee members Review last year’s Twitter hashtag

What are reviewers looking at?

Does this paper demonstrate something new? Does it build on current research in the field? Is this of interest to the conference community? Does it fit with the conference theme?

Introduction

Web Science 2016

EDINEB 2015

Literature review

Web Science 2016

Connect to reviewers

Connect to conference theme

SRHE 2016 Theme: Exploring Freedom and Control in global higher education

EARLI 2017 theme:

Education in the crossroads of economy and politics – Role of research in the advancement of public good

JURE: Education in the light of multiple perspectives: Towards intertwining personalised and collaborative learning

EARLI SIGs

EARLI SIG 21 conference, 2016

EARLI SIG 21: Learning and teaching in culturally diverse settingsConference theme: Reflective minds and communities

Discussion

Web Science 2016

Concluding remarks

LAK doctoral consortium 2016

What are reviewers looking at?

Does this paper demonstrate something new? Does it build on current research in the field? Is this of interest to the conference community? Does it fit with the conference theme?