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  • Conference ‘Fall Crawl’: 3 Conferences, 2 weeks, 1 Presentation

    Today’s post is yet more evidence of why scrolling through EventBrite can pay off (well sort of, only 1 event from this crawl was found there). Over the last 2 weeks I found myself inadvertently on yet another conference crawl, and not just any conference crawl, this one was entirely free of charge. What made

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  • Conference Crawl Anyone?

    In a useful follow-up to my previous post concerning finding yourself at a conference that did not quite meet your needs, I can now present the opposite outcome. Over the last week I attend 2 further conferences and, thankfully, I can report that these experiences gifted me some very useful material and connections. Conference 1:

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  • Sheep on the Beach: Right Person, Wrong Conference

    June has been a fast moving month, while 1 week was a much-needed holiday, it was immediately followed by a conference (and by immediately I mean I travelled from Croatia to Edinburgh to Norwich in one very long day). JIAR 10th Annual Conference @ the University of East Anglia I had been looking forward to

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  • BAFA 2023: The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected…

    As mentioned in the previous post, last weekend I set rail for Sheffield to attend the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) annual conference. I mentioned my usual ritual of creating expectations that I am unable to fulfil at such events so now that I am home, it is time to reflect upon my findings…

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  • Expectation vs Reality: A pre-conference pep talk

    This weekend I will make my way to my first conference of the year (there are currently 2 planned) and, as always, I will undergo my pre-event ritual. In the lead up to a conference, I always imagine how I will act. I will introduce myself to people, engage in conversation with people, and make

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