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[–] [email protected] 59 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't get the problem. Professor picks conference, grad student submits paper and professor's group pays the trip. Isn't that how it's done? I always enjoyed those conferences.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If it's a good lab group yeah in bad lab groups the student is frequently footing the bill.

[–] FinalRemix 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We always footed the bill (student discount rates though!). And now that I'm the professor, I don't have that kinda money or support to foot the bill.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

Wtf. I mean, no judging, I get it. But that's not how it should be. Aren't there parts of grants allocated for that, most grants I was involved with had those sections.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 8 months ago (1 children)

marks as spam

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

Report as abusive or bullying content.

[–] Mbourgon 29 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Heck, the events I present at are a freaking fantastic time - so much so that the hardest part is getting in to present.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Are you in the magician's guild?

[–] Mbourgon 17 points 8 months ago (2 children)

SQL Server. Dozens of free events a year, one in most major cities, 20-40 Sessions/Presenters, token payment that covers lunch (and ensures attendance).

The main event (PASS Summit) is held yearly, has 150 to 200 presentations/presenters, and presenters admission is free. It’s a community event and it’s freaking fantastic.

[–] adamkempenich 24 points 8 months ago (5 children)

What I’m hearing is that you’re not NOT in the magicians guild…

[–] Mbourgon 16 points 8 months ago

Misdirection is one of the hallmarks of a magician, is it not?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't know what the opposite of magic is, but SQL Server is that.

[–] Mbourgon 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Are you kidding me? Why did the performance on this query start sucking this morning. Was it statistics? Plan recompilation? Plan sniffing? Bad plan? Somebody else running queries on the same spindles? Oh, it’s certainly magic.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

I guess curses count as magic, too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

There's a raunchy manga that just came out where the magic is based on SQL somehow.

*Actually it's a fan made re-release: My Ideal Life in Another World ~Perfected Fan Edition~ TOTALLY NSFW but I literally stayed for the plot.

[–] JJROKCZ 3 points 8 months ago

If they’re good at SQL, it’s magic yeah

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Or are they? Look behind your ear - tada! A magicians guild membership card with their name on it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I guess is more data oriented than SQL Server alone no? Like I don't quite have in my mind what kind of presentations would be donde if it was just SQL Server, apart from presenting new features or similar... But that would be mostly exclusive to Microsoft and associates.

[–] Mbourgon 2 points 8 months ago

It’s on everything from how to help your career (mentoring, presenting , etc), to learning tips for Azure to solving problems to using advanced feature. Mine were on WMI collection for SQL Server servers (and how to tweak power settings, etc) and Event Notifications to get all code changes, errors, etc. I have seen presentations on R, Python, MySQL, but also seminars on Service Broker, AWS, index tuning, and running MSSQL in Kubernetes or on Linux.

[–] iAvicenna 22 points 8 months ago

I mark such emails as phishing. I know that stretches the definition but it's not totally off.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Idk what conferences you're going to man I've enjoyed mine once I get through that preliminary don't know anyone struggle. Having speakers in person allows actual conversation beyond the q+a. Also students and "trainees" get actually discounted rates. Besides which your PIs funding should be reimbursing you which is means you get cc points for free.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Conferences are great. I assumed this was about those random e-mails that invite you to an unknown and suspiciously broad conference

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

This is a conference with mandatory presence! So what if it's a climate conference? We're not in a pandemic anymore. Grow up! /s

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Learn to enjoy the rest of the time during the boondoggle. And most of the time the company is paying for it anyway.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I just love how some things cost astronomical amounts of money just because academia or the company is supposed to cover those expenses and nobody sane is not going to buy that for themselves anyway :(

[–] asteriskeverything 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's like the nerdy forgotten stepchild of the hospitals, insurance, and pharmaceutical industries. They make up numbers amongst themselves for the little guy to pay.

[–] weariedfae 4 points 8 months ago

Your guys' presentations aren't 11 minutes? Fascinating.

Also, going to a conference when your employer isn't paying outrageous rates is painful. Fun, but it hurts the wallet so much.