Currently searching for conferences related to workplace training and learning and saw that on some websites they ask potential participants to submit papers to attend. Do people submit these papers to get published at the conferences? Can I attend such conferences just to listen?
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I went to grad school (and hated it and dropped out after 3 years). Went to a lot of conferences. Papers and posters aren’t required, but it’s generally expected that some people will sign up to present something otherwise there would be no posters. In grad school, students are/should be constantly working on research TO present because it’s part of their requirements to present so many times.
I’ve been to several professional conferences as well and those have all been lecture based, not posters. Only a dozen or two speakers or panelists for a few days, so most people are there to listen. When the emails go out for planning those conferences, they generally ask for speakers in various topics, but it’s by no means a requirement to attend—numbers wise that wouldn’t make sense.
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