I don’t know who needs to hear this, but when you’re at #chi2022 and someone looks you up and down, lingering at your name tag only to then not even bother saying ‘hello’ to you because you’re a student and/or at a non-prestigious university: those people are not worth your time!
Especially if you’re early career, my advice for #chi2022 would be to spend more time making friends with people in a similar point in their career to yourself (yes, making friends, not networking!) than trying to get noticed by senior ‘superstar’ folks
Maybe just in general for #chi2022: spend time with folks you feel comfortable around, that are fun, those you can have exciting conversations with, who ask you questions about your work! Doesn’t matter the career stage or ‘where’ they work! Make genuine connections!
If you’re early career and at #chi2022, ask your supervisor and friends to introduce you to folks you want to meet! As supervisors we’re likely to know people or at least may have interacted with them at a previous conference - & this let’s us tell others about your awesomeness!
Now to the more senior folks at #chi2022: be proactive in sharing information about people at the conference with junior scholars. Introduce them to fun, friendly senior folks (esp those you’re friends with) and dear god, please WARN THEM ABOUT SOME PEOPLE!
& especially to those who pride ourselves on being justice advocates and/or supporters of diversity and inclusion: #chi2022 is a chance to practice what we preach!Stop mentoring and start championing! Tell your senior friends about women, POC, LGBT+ & other marginalised scholars!
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