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 There are both disciplinary conferences and general conferences. ​ The reasons for attending the two differ. ​ **Disciplinary conferences** are smaller events but tend to draw most people working in your specialty of choice, so once you're entrenched in a subject it becomes extremely important to attend these to secure your reputation with the people that matter as well as keep up-to-date with all the newest results that might affect your research immediately. ​ In contrast, **general conferences** are most useful for getting a broader perspective of what's happening outside your sub-field and understanding the broader context of how what you are doing is relevant to astronomy in general, though there are usually discipline-specific tracks there as well.  These tend to be very large meetings. There are both disciplinary conferences and general conferences. ​ The reasons for attending the two differ. ​ **Disciplinary conferences** are smaller events but tend to draw most people working in your specialty of choice, so once you're entrenched in a subject it becomes extremely important to attend these to secure your reputation with the people that matter as well as keep up-to-date with all the newest results that might affect your research immediately. ​ In contrast, **general conferences** are most useful for getting a broader perspective of what's happening outside your sub-field and understanding the broader context of how what you are doing is relevant to astronomy in general, though there are usually discipline-specific tracks there as well.  These tend to be very large meetings.
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 +Never been to a conference before? ​ Nervous about speaking? ​ Presenting a poster at the American Astronomical Society conference is a great way to share your work in a student-friendly setting! http://​aas.org ​ Conferences happen in the winter and summer.
  
 A list of **many** (all?) astronomy related conferences is maintained at http://​www1.cadc-ccda.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/​meetings/ ​ A list of **many** (all?) astronomy related conferences is maintained at http://​www1.cadc-ccda.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/​meetings/ ​
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   * [[conferences:​AAS 219th Meeting]] (January, 2012 - Austin, TX)   * [[conferences:​AAS 219th Meeting]] (January, 2012 - Austin, TX)
   * [[conferences:​AAS 220th Meeting]] (June, 2012 - Anchorage, AK)   * [[conferences:​AAS 220th Meeting]] (June, 2012 - Anchorage, AK)
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