conferences

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• Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Free swag, free food.

  Last defense contractors expo I went to (for free) they had yo-yos, rubicks cubes and lanyards. I took a bunch and sold them for a dollar each at the local swapmeet.

  I kept the 3D printed metal submarine keychain though

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  • WolfLink@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    My favorite loot is an NSA-branded webcam cover

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  • fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Lmao, I get so excited over stupid stationary. I usually keep everything digital these days, it makes me feel like a hoarder lol.

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• sober_monk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It’s also full of “networking opportunities”, i.e. you spot the people that you usually only see at conferences, check in on them and then proceed to not even think about them until the next conference. As a bonus, you can also have conversations with new people who are going to ignore your follow-up emails!

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• tetris11@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It’s disheartening to watch it, but heartbreaking to participate in it:

  “Hi we’re about to graduate and were wondering if there were any jobs available?”

  “Uhh, yeah, just check out our website and our Linkedin to see if anything comes up…”
  (Everyone’s face drops.)

  You know the lie, they know the lie, everyone feels ashamed.

  BUT YOU’VE GOT TO PROJECT GROWTH AT ALL/ANY COSTS, OTHERWISE OUR COMPETITORS WILL THINK WE’RE WEAK

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• mumblerfish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  One of my PIs when talking always mentioned the people he worked with and their job status. So he’d basically

  this work was made in collab. with all of these… The names in Black are permanent, ignore them, the ones in blue just got new postdocs, they are ok for now. The names in green: they will be applying! Keep an eye out for them!

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• scytale@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  While I’m here collecting free swag at the vendor booths.

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