Workshop "Conference proposal: Reviewer’s insights"
Participation in international conferences is an integral part of professional development. The first stage of this journey—often challenging for a potential presenter—is writing a conference proposal that persuades reviewers to accept it. The speaker will offer insights based on her experience as a presenter and as a member of the scientific committee of several international conferences.
The workshop will focus on key elements of a concise and effective proposal. We will examine both successful and unsuccessful proposals, explore how a reviewer works, and analyze reviewers’ evaluation forms. In this way, we will work from both sides of the process, learning how to create successful proposals and how to take on the role of a reviewer. We will also consider the possibilities of a responsible use of large language models (LLMs) in conference proposal writing, approaching them as thought partners while preserving the author’s academic voice and identity. This workshop will be particularly relevant to early-career researchers and teachers entering research.
A special bonus for participants is tips from reviewers from partner universities in the USA and Austria.
Speaker: Elena Isakova, Candidate of Sciences (Philology), Associate Professor at the Department of Hermeneutic Linguodidactics and English Philology, Tver State University. Elena received the Best Young Teacher of Southern Russia 2025 award in the field of Humanities and Educational Sciences. She is a member of the Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the National Association of Teachers of English (NATE, Russia).
Target audience: HSE teachers, researchers, and graduate students
Language: English
Date & Time: March 10, 17:30 - 19:30
Format: online
