So many conferences, does a person really need to attend and why?

Let’s go beyond your question.There are many kinds of conferences that people can attend like region,specialty, hobbies ,business and so on and so forth.

Conferences are not only a great channel to meet people of similar liking and mindset, share knowledge and understand different perspectives.

Come to think of it, no two events are the same.This goes for both the host and the participants.You never know what is the basic agenda for a participant. Why are they participating?

Here are a few things off the top of the head:

Networking

One of the reasons to attend conferences is to meet with like minded people and industry peers. Conferences bring together people from all different geographical areas who share a common discipline or field, and they are a great way to increase your grid. At a conference you will be able to get together with people from different backgrounds and experiences, of whom you may never encounter at your hometown or workplace or institution.With your growing professional network, conferences can become a good place to meet people in your field that you haven’t connected in a while.

Another major reason for attending conferences is to meet like minded people and industry peers. You might even run into those long lost peers or people in your field that you haven’t connected in a while.

Widen your Horizon

You might have heard about something new that keeps on popping in your mind.It might be a new technique, new types of equipment, unpublished data, or learn from thought-leaders that you may not have previously heard of. You will get to keep on top of the research of some of the biggest names in your field, in addition to some of the newest faces in it. Conferences give you the opportunity to talk to people one-on-one on what they are working on. They may even give you advice on how to upgrade your own work. You have the freedom to ask presenters questions about their work and the rationale behind it, which you can’t do when reading journal articles.They may even help you find solutions to problems you might be facing.

To present your ideas and work to others

This is an obvious reason for attending conferences: to present your work. It’s a good practice to talk about what you do with a variety of people from similar, related and/or completely different areas of study. Standing on that stage and presenting will make you more confident about the work that you do, and gives you new perspective about your work as people may ask questions that make you think about your project distinctly. You have the opportunity to get feedback on your work from people who have never seen it before and may provide new insight and perspective.

For people to meet you

Remember the saying that we read when we were kids,”Man is a Social Animal”.It is true. The more people we meet the more we learn consciously or subconsciously. Meet-ups and conferences should also be considered a way for people to meet you. Regardless if you are the owner of a multinational company or a second year college student, or even if you are attending for the first time, you might meet someone at lunch, in a lecture or wherever and within a few minutes. Maybe your skills are so good that you might even be invited as a speaker.

Learn beyond your field or interest

There are so many advantages to attending conferences, since not only would you learn a thing or two outside your field, but conference attendance also has many sessions for professional development and career advice.

And of course, there are other benefits like getting out of the office for a few days and using this time to explore a new city, gain continuing education credits via attendance etc.

So why attend conferences?

We each have our own reasons, but just think how a conference attendance dramatically enhances both your professional and personal development,it also provides you with tools and skills which you cannot be taught in-house or online.

Many believe that since they can access industry information through the Internet and social media, the days of live meetings are gone.

The truth is, meetings are more important than ever. The value in meetings comes from the human connections that occur. Often people share their fortunate “hallway conversations” that they have with other attendees as the most valuable parts of attending an event. It is the people that bring the return on investment to your time at a conference.

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