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One of mine, which I put into practice after attending a JavaScript-focused conference in 2018: Don't attend conferences that focus excessively on latest-thing
by andrew_ 4y ago
One of mine, which I put into practice after attending a JavaScript-focused conference in 2018: Don't attend conferences that focus excessively on latest-thing social issues or identity politics.
Conference rules/terms/bylaws that are longer than a Life Insurance contract are also a personal red flag.
- Spooky23 4y agoThat’s a good policy. There was one conference where our counsel started laughing at the absurd terms that would be illegal for us to abide by.
- version_five 4y agoYes, I work in machine learning and some (many) of the conferences are very scary politics-wise. Personally I think it's better to focus on conferences that are smaller and more niche and don't have the baggage that comes with getting big and famous. Any time spent on politics is time not spend on actual research discussion