tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post6883536639262414396..comments2024-03-29T00:56:07.277-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: Big, Fat, Fake ConferencesNotorious Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-62110671051977978522012-12-18T01:03:49.865-08:002012-12-18T01:03:49.865-08:00Anonymous, my guess would be that this was one of ...Anonymous, my guess would be that this was one of many conference advertisements that come to the office of some dean or provost at your university, to an account that gets handled by a non-academic staffer who simply passes them on, thinking that faculty might be interested. This does indeed look like a suspect conference; I'd ignore it.Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-12532874013206309872012-12-17T23:56:27.097-08:002012-12-17T23:56:27.097-08:00And what about a virtual "conference" wh...And what about a virtual "conference" where you do not have to present at all, only to upload your full paper intended to be published in the proceedings? <br /><br />Recently my univesity posted an announcement about a certain "The 1 st Global Virtual Conference" http://www.gv-conference.com which seems like a bogus event to me (or at least, rather a money-making business scheme than an academic event). They co-operate with journals included in Jeffrey Beal's "Predatory open-access publishers" list, and i really do not want any of my papers being published in such journals. But since my univesity decided to circulete their call i do not know what to think about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-69788054996420052872010-09-29T06:47:48.378-07:002010-09-29T06:47:48.378-07:00Thanks so much! I found the same mixed signals --...Thanks so much! I found the same mixed signals -- some big, respectable names, but some anomalous (to me) features, like *rounds* of submission (unheard of in my field), unnamed plenary speakers (though it's still early), etc. Also new to me, there's a list of papers accepted in previous rounds. Again, a mixed bag of names, but much of it interesting and apparently substantive. And I love the idea of a conference not limited by the same old structures in my field...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-88569820561128433522010-09-28T22:19:16.336-07:002010-09-28T22:19:16.336-07:00what is it that they say 'bout analysis?
anal...what is it that they say 'bout analysis?<br /><br />analysis paralysis?<br /><br />lolthe unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948743988197782850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-74938844991288364592010-09-28T21:24:59.709-07:002010-09-28T21:24:59.709-07:00Okay, I've gone and taken a look at the organi...Okay, I've gone and taken a look at the organizing entity's information. From what I can tell, this is a business that specializes in organizing scholarly conferences, publications, etc. As a business, they do want to make a profit. But they also seem to be sincere about their mission.<br /><br />I'm reading them as sort of like wedding planners of the conference circuit: they want to be profitable, but that doesn't mean that the marriage is fake.<br /><br />In cases like this, the value of a conference depends on the quality and commitment of the people attending. So my best advice would be to get your hands on lists of past presenters and keynote speakers. Is this a group you want to be a part of?Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-3001130731833829752010-09-28T21:18:16.062-07:002010-09-28T21:18:16.062-07:00Anon, I wouldn't know how to call this one: Th...Anon, I wouldn't know how to call this one: They do have a very high registration fee, it's run by a commercial entity, and they make a point of going some very fancy places, so that part makes me think "profit-taking junket."<br /><br />On the other hand, they have universities and faculty deeply involved as advisory board and supporters, and there are definite themes (broad ones, but themes nonetheless) that they're organizing the conference around, an interesting structure, and the publications seem to have double-blind peer review. <br /><br />They <i>are</i> being experimental here, but we don't want to assume that anything but the traditional fusty conference held on a college campus is automatically bogus.<br /><br />Anyone else out there have any experience with this particular conference?Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-84049099831935210142010-09-28T20:57:40.476-07:002010-09-28T20:57:40.476-07:00Would this conference qualify as bogus? I was jus...Would this conference qualify as bogus? I was just submitting when I read your post,and now I wonder:<br />http://thehumanities.com/category/conference/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-73944574895776905022010-09-21T17:05:01.328-07:002010-09-21T17:05:01.328-07:00the thing 'bout attending a conference is bein...the thing 'bout attending a conference is being able to diversify ur network.<br /><br />what if u meet someone in the conference who'd be interested of commercializing ur ideas?<br /><br />what if u discover new insights on ur research by mingling with people from other discipline, whom at first, appear trivial to ur standard?<br /><br />i try not to be too judgmental bout conferences. if the corporation is prepared to cover all the expenses why not? opportunities tend to come from places we least expect.<br /><br />i once met a research engineer who told me how he came bout to solve a complex problem in queueing theory by listening to ideas sparked by a group of sociologists.<br /><br />then again, *serendipity* is an offensive notion to some researchers. if this is the case, it is best for these researchers to ignore 'em fake conferences :Pthe unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948743988197782850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-46219055426973968162010-09-19T18:28:02.270-07:002010-09-19T18:28:02.270-07:00Yeah, I get them too. I call them "fake,"...Yeah, I get them too. I call them "fake," though I agree that "bogus" might be better. A sure clue is that the invitation often begins, "On behalf of the organizing committee...." And the person sending the invitation (or rather, whose name is used to send the invitation) is rarely a tenure-system faculty member. I've had to disillusion a couple of our grad students who have gotten such invitations.Brian W. Ogilviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045133494402037781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-82857024183132894732010-09-19T16:17:33.328-07:002010-09-19T16:17:33.328-07:00I've always figured that any conference indivi...I've always figured that any conference individually emailing all professor addresses they can find, is bogus. Real conferences don't do that. They email their members, H-Nets, etc.<br /><br />It's really really disturbing that an admin member forwarded one of those.<br /><br />*Do* people really attend other sessions at these conferences? I always assumed they were full of people who gave their paper and spent the rest of the time at the beach.dancehttp://pronetolaughter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-46444147663151466092010-09-17T13:29:24.128-07:002010-09-17T13:29:24.128-07:00In the biomedical sciences, there are FUCKTONNES o...In the biomedical sciences, there are FUCKTONNES of these thinges. I get several e-mails a weeke flogging them.Comrade PhysioProfhttp://physioprof.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-43598282383385587552010-09-17T13:11:24.390-07:002010-09-17T13:11:24.390-07:00I've been deleting what sounds like the same e...I've been deleting what sounds like the same e-mails you've been deleting, Notorious, but I hadn't really considered that they might be fake conferences. (Bogus yes, but not quite fake.)<br /><br />I think you're probably right!<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'll pay for my own vacations, and keep them off my CV.Historiannhttp://historiann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-49499236942529565772010-09-17T11:15:01.896-07:002010-09-17T11:15:01.896-07:00David Lodge's novel "Small World" ha...David Lodge's novel "Small World" has several conferences among its settings; the dénouement is at a very dramatic MLA in New York. It's hilariously funny--I imagine professors of English Literature and related disciplines get more of the jokes than anyone else, but I'm not an academic at all and I love it. Highly recommended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-53588617470186427532010-09-17T11:04:30.147-07:002010-09-17T11:04:30.147-07:00p.s. I have been to real conferences with the wor...p.s. I have been to real conferences with the words "resort" or "spa" in the title... but it's always off season and conference hotel prices are relatively cheap (under $100/night). <br /><br />A resort in Arizona in late August, northern Utah in late February. The surrounding town has always been mostly closed for business. And the area is quite lovely, but only if you don't actually *go* outside.Nicolehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-47005740943872095162010-09-17T10:58:30.486-07:002010-09-17T10:58:30.486-07:00In Hawaii, eh? I got that today too... and I have...In Hawaii, eh? I got that today too... and I have nothing to do with arts or humanities. Bizarre.nicolehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com