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Overview of Academic Conferences

• Academic conferences are events where researchers present and discuss their scholarly work.
• Conferences usually include various presentations, such as keynote lectures, panel discussions, round tables, poster sessions, and workshops.
• Academic conferences can be in-person, virtual, or hybrid (in-person and virtual).
• 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 that is peer-reviewed by members of the program committee or referees chosen by them.
• Academic conferences can be single track or multiple track, and they might be called symposiums, congresses, or conferences.
• Social or entertainment activities such as tours and receptions can be part of the program.
• Academic conferences can be organized by a scientific society or a group of researchers with a common interest.
• Predatory conferences are exploitative events that do not provide proper editorial control over presentations.
• Academic conferences generate a large carbon footprint due to the amount of airplane traffic generated by them.
• In-person conferences can be inaccessible for researchers from low-income countries, researchers with care duties, or researchers facing visa restrictions.
• Virtual or hybrid conferences allow people from different time zones to participate simultaneously.

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