A day in the life’: first conference
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 5:17 am
We’ve asked our #DataImpactFellows to share a day in their life.
Stuart Campbell shares about the first time he presented at a conference.
The first conference I went to was early on in my PhD. It was at a very classy venue and we were given a nice lunch by the organisers (and that counts!).
I always feel lucky to be able to go to thailand rcs data conferences, especially in cities where I haven’t been before.
It can be intimidating to meet new people working in your area, but making the effort to talk to people seems like a small price to pay for the incredible luxury of being able to do these things as part of your job.
I remember talking to someone about the differences in attrition rates between Labour Force Surveys in different European countries, and thinking that it wasn’t a conversation you could have at every social event.
I also remember explaining to him that my research wasn’t very good yet and he shouldn’t come to my presentation. I did say I was optimistic that my work would improve in the future. I hope it has.
My presentation
My presentation was on the first afternoon.
Looking back, I think I would have designed my slides differently as I don’t think they looked professional enough. I’ve also learned to include better data visualisations than the ones I included. I did have a slide with a map on it which people seemed to enjoy looking at, and one lesson I took away was that all presentations should have at least one map if possible.
Stuart Campbell shares about the first time he presented at a conference.
The first conference I went to was early on in my PhD. It was at a very classy venue and we were given a nice lunch by the organisers (and that counts!).
I always feel lucky to be able to go to thailand rcs data conferences, especially in cities where I haven’t been before.
It can be intimidating to meet new people working in your area, but making the effort to talk to people seems like a small price to pay for the incredible luxury of being able to do these things as part of your job.
I remember talking to someone about the differences in attrition rates between Labour Force Surveys in different European countries, and thinking that it wasn’t a conversation you could have at every social event.
I also remember explaining to him that my research wasn’t very good yet and he shouldn’t come to my presentation. I did say I was optimistic that my work would improve in the future. I hope it has.
My presentation
My presentation was on the first afternoon.
Looking back, I think I would have designed my slides differently as I don’t think they looked professional enough. I’ve also learned to include better data visualisations than the ones I included. I did have a slide with a map on it which people seemed to enjoy looking at, and one lesson I took away was that all presentations should have at least one map if possible.