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I don’t think this is quite right with all conferences - I’ve personally found it quite common for these event companies to give talks to “platinum” sponsors as
by Closi 3y ago
I don’t think this is quite right with all conferences - I’ve personally found it quite common for these event companies to give talks to “platinum” sponsors as an indirect way of charging for them.
(Although this particular instance sounds like a scam)
- jacquesm 3y agoYes, true, there are 'pay for play' conferences but that's not the kind of conference that these scientists are normally approached for.
- ghaff 3y agoYeah, many conferences absolutely rely on company sponsorships to cover some or even most of their costs and many of those packages cover some sort of speaking slot among other things (booths, logos, swag bags, etc.). And some conferences have a lot of that sort of pay to play going on. But maybe because I'm used to it that seems different from a naked speaking fee situation.