Save Conference Acceptance for Update Letters?

[steffiswims]

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I just received the news that one of my research projects was accepted for a poster presentation at large, global conference in late November...is this something I should include in secondaries that have an "anything else" question?

OR save it for an update letter once I have presented it? I feel like December (essentially) is a little late to let schools know but maybe I am wrong?

 

[eigen]

I would include it in your secondaries, but I'm also not sure I would consider a poster presentation "update letter worthy" on its own, unless it's one of the particularly selective conferences.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Keep it for your scrapbook or CV when you apply to faculty positions. Look back on it fondly 30 years from now. 🙂

What's a scrapbook? Sigh.

 

[steffiswims]

Keep it for your scrapbook or CV when you apply to faculty positions. Look back on it fondly 30 years from now. 🙂

What's a scrapbook? Sigh.

So it's not even worthy of mentioning...at all? What's acceptable for an update letter then?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

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[karaya]

So it's not even worthy of mentioning...at all? What's acceptable for an update letter then?

Maybe an accepted publication, award, or grant. Personally, I think a poster can be lumped in with all the other "this is what I did this year" updates that come out during LOI season. n=1 but the LOI I sent probably got me off the WL.

 

[steffiswims]

Maybe an accepted publication, award, or grant. Personally, I think a poster can be lumped in with all the other "this is what I did this year" updates that come out during LOI season. n=1 but the LOI I sent probably got me off the WL.

When is LOI season?

 

[gyngyn]

When is LOI season?

The same as PTE season.