How to find about conferences in your field

Conferences are very popular. They often serve as a platform for proposing new ideas, promote new products/brands and meet and greet new connections and old peers. Conferences are organized for academicians, researchers, professionals, entrepreneurs in great number and it is quite easy to miss out on the important ones. So how will you find out about conferences of your interest? This write-up has discussed tips on how to find out about upcoming conferences that you would want to attend.

As we have entered a new year conferences invitations have started to line up. In most cases these events are prescheduled. Most organizers maintain calendars on when to organize conferences in future years.

Mainly there are two types of conferences. The first type is held in every year and so it’s easier to learn about when they are scheduled next. The others are standalones. But still you can learn about them well in advance, especially if they are much anticipated. 

Finding out about conferences

•  Personal contacts: Your friends, colleagues, office, or professors are a good source to find out about conferences that are worth attending or they themselves would attend.
• Advertisings on media: Keep tab with newspapers, TV and local radio channels. Organizers often advertise their events on mass media to reach out to larger audience at once.  
•  Electronic mails: If you are enrolled on different forums and groups (professional or academic) then you would receive invitations through mails. Organizers also maintain list of prospective participants and may reach out to them directly.
•  Periodicals and journals: You may find information about upcoming events on journals and periodicals. Organizers often advertise well in advance and also repeat an advertisement couple of times.
• Online portals: If you want to stay updated on conferences but don’t want to waste time in browsing through periodicals or newspapers for information, then subscribing to conference alert services is a good alternative. These websites normally have extensive network of organizers and are really rich in information. In the current busy lifestyle of people they are also time saver and prompt. You can subscribe to their service and receive alerts for as long as you want. Only just confirm that the service provider has relevant conferences listed.  

In the year 2016 also we will see a lot happening around us. Attending conferences can really up your scopes to stay updated on the latest happenings. If you haven’t done it already, it is high time to enroll for conference alert 2016.