tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post3812966252312716923..comments2024-03-20T12:56:48.451-05:00Comments on Better Posters: Invitation cardsZen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post-75297841376241372262010-02-22T18:42:17.185-06:002010-02-22T18:42:17.185-06:00Right, that's how I think about it.Right, that's how I think about it.Alejandro Montenegro-Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078462764857337905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post-7623674653057066972010-02-22T18:38:00.972-06:002010-02-22T18:38:00.972-06:00Let me clarify:
The idea is not, “Give them out t...Let me clarify:<br /><br />The idea is <b>not</b>, “Give them out to random people.”<br /><br />The idea is, “Hey, nice person that I’ve been talking to (over lunch / in the hallway / in the bar / at your poster), I think you might be interested in my project. Please come see my poster later this week. I’ve written the time and location down for you.”<br /><br />In other words, use them <b>after</b> you’ve established a conversation, not as an icebreaker.Zen Faulkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post-23538834659387912782010-02-22T18:06:04.330-06:002010-02-22T18:06:04.330-06:00I'm not so convinced about handing them out be...I'm not so convinced about handing them out before the poster session. I can't imagine a grad student just walking to senior faculty and handing cards to invite to a poster when they don't know who you are or what you work in.<br /><br />You could give them to people you know, to remind them of visiting your poster, but then the purpose of these business cards (to get yourself known) is lost.<br /><br />Nevertheless, business cards can be useful. The few times I've been handed these, was after I visited a poster and talked to the authors for a while and thought I may need their contact info for discussing some experiments after the conference. <br /><br />In fact, I will be designing mine shortly, and the model you propose, seems just right.<br /><br />BTW, great blog!Alejandro Montenegro-Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078462764857337905noreply@blogger.com