Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the business of science goes on no matter what. We just have to be more creative when it comes to meetings. Which is how I found my way to the three-day conference Advances in scalable hardware platforms for quantum computing.
Tag: Conferences
How I live-tweeted my own conference talk
Originally, I decided to live tweet my talk only to illustrate how identifying the key messages of the talk can work (and to prove to myself that I can do it). But now I think it wasn't a bad idea and might try it again in the future.
Scientific presentations and the art of storytelling
How many talks have you attended in the last year? And how many of those did you enjoy? Even when the topic itself is interesting, one often leaves disappointed. Some speakers spend too much time on technical details and do not have time to discuss the main results; others are not well prepared and keep… Continue reading Scientific presentations and the art of storytelling
Benefits and challenges of tweeting a conference
Academic conferences are usually exhausting. You spend the whole day (or, more often, several days) closed in a lecture room, often without direct sunlight or fresh air, and try to absorb as much information as you can from (sometimes poorly prepared) talks of your fellow researchers. At some events, speakers change as often as every 15… Continue reading Benefits and challenges of tweeting a conference