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1- Some advice for attending big discipline-wide academic conferences. I’m writing this for those who are attending #ISA2019 for the first time, but these are tips that apply to all subjects.

I’ve been going to these things for 15 years now and I’ve learned a few things.
2- Value people for their ideas and their character. NOT their seniority or their ability to get you a job.

I.e., don’t instrumentalize your interactions. I can’t emphasize this enough.

🛑 Stop looking for someone more important to talk to and focus on who’s in front of you.
3- Don’t treat this as a networking exercise.

“Networking” is the wrong mindset. It emphasizes quantity over quality. This makes more sense in a normal job market since it’s friends-of-friends who can inform you of new opportunities. But it doesn’t translate well to academia.
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