Why Do Scientists Hold and Attend Annual or Semi-Annual Professional

question 3

Multiple Choice

Why do scientists hold and attend annual or semi-annual professional conferences?

• A) to catch up on very recent and/or on-going research
• B) to meet each other personally, in order to better judge each other's work
• C) to get away from teaching commitments
• D) to bypass having to read the literature

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