Raising the Question #4: Why Bother Attending Conferences?

Autor/in	Hickson, Mark, III
Titel	Raising the Question #4: Why Bother Attending Conferences?
Quelle	In: Communication Education, 55 (2006) 4, S.464-468 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-4523
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Organizations (Groups); Journal Articles; Conferences; Intellectual Disciplines; Professional Associations; Professional Development; Professional Personnel; Responsibility + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Geisteswissenschaften; Personalbestand; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit
Abstract	The convention is the professional equivalent of the "Thanksgiving Dinner". Several generations of the "family" come together year after year and share meals, news, successes, and failures. They talk about those who could not attend, and reminisce about those who are no longer among them. Conventions are flames in the den's fireplace: without their members, they merely burn and eventually extinguish, but when people throw logs on, they last forever. This article talks about the author's experiences in attending conventions. Furthermore, it also discusses the importance of attending conferences. "Why bother attending professional conferences?" The most direct answer to this question has to do with becoming and remaining a professional in the discipline. Professionalism requires everybody to become and remain active in the field of study. They do that by maintaining membership in their professional national and regional associations. Membership provides them with the benefit of receiving journal articles quickly, making it easy to stay current on the latest research. Membership also encourages to become involved in the associations by attending conferences. Conferences provide opportunities to listen to the work of others, present one's research, access the most current information in the discipline, organize programs and interest groups, and become part of a network of lifelong professional and personal friends. (Contains 2 notes.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10