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Presenting at conferences Some ideas/advices for PhD students

Presenting at conferences Some ideas/advices for PhD students. Jean-Philippe Bonardi University of Lausanne Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC). Really important to present at conferences. To get feedback on your research But not the only thing, by far!

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Presenting at conferences Some ideas/advices for PhD students

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  1. Presenting at conferencesSome ideas/advices for PhD students Jean-Philippe Bonardi University of Lausanne Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC)

  2. Really important to present at conferences • To get feedback on your research • But not the only thing, by far! • To learn about how to present/sell one’s research • Very important thing (for phd defense, for grants, for job market, to get co-authors, etc.) • To hear about others’ ideas (even on different topics) and generate new ideas for one’s own research • To better understand the ‘sociology of the field’ • To find jury members, people working on similar topics, future co-authors, future recruiters, etc. • For HEC as well….

  3. Types of conferences (example from Strategy) • The large ones US / International • Academy of Management • Strategic Management Society • Academy of International Business • The ‘large’ ones / European • European Academy of Management • Egos • DRUID • European Association for Research in Industrial Economics • Smaller ones (there are lots) • ACAC (Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference) • ARCS (Association for research in corporate sustainability) • Business and the Environment Conference • Many others organized as ‘one off’

  4. Differences between large and small ones • Large • Relatively high likelihood of being accepted (over 50%) • 15 minutes presentation • Attendants often from any field • Papers presented not always very connected to each other • General discussion / questions from the room for 20 minutes for all the presenters • For these large ones, important to: • Be really on the point  focus on key ideas • Few slides • General intuitions and results rather than technical aspects • Not expect too much from the room • Keep in mind that you have won if people take a look at your paper when the conference is over (this is really what people do!)

  5. Differences between large and small ones (2) • Small ones • Much lower acceptance rate (great if you’re in!) • Real advantage for ‘well known’ researchers • Presentations significantly longer (30mn?) • Generally one discussant per paper  deeper comments • Most people from a similar field • For these: • Can go much more in the details • Be ready to take much tougher questions / comments • The objective is to convince attendants that you are bringing something to the field with the paper you present

  6. Conclusion • Conferences are an important part of what we are doing • You want to pick your conferences based on where/by whom you want to be recognized • Keep in mind that they take time, though: During your Phd and early on in your career, one large international and one smaller one are good numbers

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