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The art and science of writing a great abstract
Refine and perfect your conference abstract
Writing abstracts is a necessary evil when it comes to getting your research out there. Fortunately, it is as easy as following a simple formula!
Who: Academics and Higher Degree by Research students focusing on Southeast Asia at a tertiary institution
When: 2:00–3:30pm AEDT, Thursday 17 November 2022
Where: Online via Zoom
Writing abstracts is a necessary evil when it comes to getting your research out there. Fortunately, it is as easy as following a simple formula!
This workshop is designed to help you refine and perfect your conference abstract. A good abstract will get your paper accepted, but a great abstract will ensure yours is the most popular session at the conference.
If you're thinking of submitting an abstract for the Indonesia Council Open Conference 2023 or AMSEAS conferences, or simply want to learn the secrets to writing a great abstract, this is the workshop for you.
Higher Degree by Research students and Early Career Researchers based outside of Sydney in Australia or Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam) who successfully complete this workshop and submit a high quality abstract for the Indonesia Council Open Conference 2023 may be awarded a 500 AUD bursary to attend the conference in person.
Applications are now closed.
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To be eligible for this workshop, applicants must be:
- a SSEAC member (free to join)
- currently enrolled as a Higher Degree by Research student at a tertiary institution OR currently employed as an academic staff or affiliated with a tertiary institution
- conducting research on any of the countries within Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam), or Southeast Asia as a region
Applications are now closed.
To apply, submit your 150-word conference abstract in advance, and we will work on it together while also learning new skills for the future.
Successful applicants will be notified in the week starting 7 November 2022.
Please email any queries to sseac@sydney.edu.au.