May 06 2022
Tips and Tricks
The 10 Academic Blogs You Should Follow in 2022
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Academic blogs are a great source of information for researchers, professors, students or anyone interested in keeping up-to-date with new advances in...
May 04 2022
Tips and Tricks
The Best Conference Budget Template (& Planning Tips)
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
While there are many definitions of success when it comes to planning and executing an academic conference, adhering to a predetermined budget is part...
May 02 2022
Tips and Tricks
The 6 Conference Organizing Committee Roles and Tasks
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
An active, committed organizing committee is at the core of every successful academic conference.
Members of the committee act as ambassadors of the ...
May 01 2022
Tips and Tricks
Top 10 Apps for Researchers in 2022
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
The evolution of new technologies has caused a digital transformation in almost every industry and field of interest, including academia. Technology h...
April 27 2022
Tips and Tricks
Your Call for Papers Template (with Tips)
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
So, you’re organizing an academic conference. You’ve selected the event date, you have your organizing committee in place, and you know the focus of y...
April 27 2022
Tips and Tricks
Single-Blind Vs. Double-Blind Peer Review - Simple Guide
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
While the first scientific journal was launched in 1665, the peer review process began in the 1970s and is often considered to be at the core of the s...
April 06 2022
Industry trends
How to Spot a Fake Conference in 2022
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Everything You Need to Know About Fake Conferences
Fake conferences, also known as predatory conferences, are a major problem facing academia. By oper...
March 31 2022
Industry trends
What is a Poster Session? Definition, Guide & Examples
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
What is a Poster Session?
Poster sessions are an integral (and fun!) part of academic conferences or annual meetings, and an important opportunity for...
March 25 2022
Tips and Tricks
Conference Planning Checklist for 2022
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Introduction
Most researchers will organize at least one conference during their career, and sometimes many. Successfully orchestrating the meetup of ...
March 10 2022
Tips and Tricks
The Difference Between a Symposium and a Conference
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
When organizing an academic event, you may be wondering what to call it - is it a conference or a symposium, or something else entirely?
Similarly, wh...
February 15 2022
Tips and Tricks
Welcome Speech for a Scientific Conference: Examples & Tips
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Having a well written welcome speech that you’re confident about goes a long way in overcoming public speaking nervousness.
A great welcome speech set...
January 27 2022
Tips and Tricks
How to Write an Abstract for a Conference
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Scientific conferences are a great way to show your work to researchers in your field, get useful feedback and network. For most conferences, you will...
January 20 2022
Industry trends
The New Era of the Asynchronous Hybrid Events
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
The term “hybrid event” is on every event organizer’s lips these days.
This format, which consists of mixing virtual and in person participants, is of...
January 10 2022
Product updates
January 2022 product updates
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Here's a summary of the biggest January 2022 product updates!
Beautiful event websites
Your event website is one of the key elements between you and y...
December 09 2021
Tips and Tricks
Should You Host a Virtual Poster Session with Zoom?
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
In-person poster sessions are coveted moments in conferences.
The buzzing ambiance, the finger food, and beer as well as the serendipitous encounters ...
December 03 2021
Tips and Tricks
Virtual Poster Presentation Guidelines: Template & Tips
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
In academic conferences, poster presentations are super important. They help participants gain experience in communicating their research, share their...
November 29 2021
Industry trends
10 Great Examples of Conference Website Designs
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Get Ready to be inspired for your conference website
A Conference website is a must for multiple reasons.
Of course, sharing dates, location, keynote ...
November 22 2021
Product updates
Meet Fourwaves
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
How It All Started
It all started in 2012 when 4 Ph.D. students in bioinformatics at the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada were organizing a large st...
November 18 2021
Tips and Tricks
15 Best Tips for Presenting at a Conference
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Presenting at a conference is an important part of a researcher’s life: it allows you to share all the work you’ve been doing for months or years.
At ...
October 26 2021
Customer stories
Station1 is Paving a Pathway of Opportunity through Socially-Directed Science and Technology
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Introduction
Founded in 2016, Station1 is a leading national nonprofit organization that is paving a pathway of opportunity through a new inclusive, a...
October 19 2021
Industry trends
7 Benefits of Virtual Poster Presentations
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Let’s face it, in-person poster sessions are memorable: meeting people face to face, walking in a vibrant large physical space, glancing at posters, a...
September 28 2021
Customer stories
A symposium to help Early-Career Investigators (ECIs) working on GPCRs
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
For early-career investigators (ECIs), scientific events are very important to build solid foundations for their career and lab.
The pandemic prevente...
February 06 2021
Product updates
Announcement of the upcoming launch of Fourwaves Version 3.0
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
The evolution of the technology underlying Fourwaves has passed through different stages. Version 1.0 (Science on the spot) launched in 2012 and upgra...
February 02 2021
Tips and Tricks
Here are some tips for organizing your virtual or hybrid event
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Virtual events raise a lot of questions. Here are some frequently asked questions that we receive and some possible solutions, which could help you.
H...
December 07 2020
Product updates
Why we built an online platform for virtual poster sessions and how it works
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
Current situation
Many event platforms have developed new virtual tools in the wake of the pandemic. Most of these tools are essentially the same: the...
August 20 2020
Tips and Tricks
How to host a virtual poster session
Matthieu Chartier, Ph. D.
At the moment, the future of events seems to be mostly hybrid or virtual. This leads a lot of event organizers to wonder how to host a virtual poster ...