Article | Li Xing-min (Professor, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Source | People's Political Consultative Conference Report
We know that everything valuable works, are sitting out of the back seat, with time out of the ground, rather than rushed about Britain ran out. For this reason, it is recommended that counterfeit Conference criticized above or less open as well, less tissue as well.
Over the years, I have always insisted on participating only "genuine" academic conferences, academic conferences or for non-academic content not very good meetings, conferences or use the name of the concerned him, and walk in his meetings, I have always been refusing to participate . Say so, because as far as I understand the direct and indirect, various so-called academic conference held today academia, academic or little to nothing to do with those great "meeting" very much in question. I'm here to give it intends to select three-terminal, to be analyzed and revealed.
One purpose of the meeting. Academic conference, was supposed to exchange academic information, discuss academic thinking, promote academic prosperity, for the purpose of promoting academic progress - of course, literati friends, enhance scholars, understanding and mutual affection between students, would be an accompanying Features. However, many of today's conference is artificially alienated: no longer academically purport, no longer learning-oriented, but instead fueled the market rally, unscrupulous money-making tools, purely a sightseeing tour of Jieduan.
Some universities and research institutions ample funding, so keen to organize various conferences, hesitate to spend lots of money to invite government officials, celebrities, academic authority (academician like character), high school and college officials, cultural star here, with strong momentum to increase glory. Organizers knowledge that they knew nothing about the VIP is no research or academic issues, brought them nothing more than window dressing, as a vanity project to build the image of engineering or props only, in order to enhance their visibility, expand influence. As invited guests, neither self-knowledge, nor abstinence, acts as a willing tool of others. The reason why hit it off, is that both sides have to benefit from each, everyone is happy. Do you not know, the real scholars bones cast aside such "academic conference," I do not know hysterical scholars after the meeting may address him deceived.
Second meeting content. Originally, the Conference should be a matter of course talking about the academic, learning to speak, sit pontificating. However, today some academic conferences, or non-academic talk of God out of thin air, or should be singing the praises of standard or jobless people learn Tide Herd or academic star of the show to show his face. In these conferences, or false questions openly become a theme of the meeting, no reason to spend time learning and human life; or no academic significance of the temple and speak words full of all kinds of occasions, much the same point of view, stereotyped language, skepticism and critical spirit gone ; or interest groups who hack Hee hee, academic bully Rangrang, competing debut, the conference turned into peddling contraband, trafficking of large grocery market, ruined school without learning, surgery without surgery, without the slightest academic breath. Such conferences costly, academic more harm than good.
Third, the meeting format. Now most of the conference, regardless of the podium seating schedule, arrange the order of speeches, the length of speaking time, are the first senior government officials, academics, academia and government followed before the turn of scholars. Scholars also seniority: high status, seniority, fame loud, older persons almost without exception priority, inexperienced are often dragged in the end, not even the opportunity to publish their own academic insights. In fact, the real scholars know very well: official power severe learning is not necessarily large, it made less sense, often saying nothing the majority. Gao bit sound levels are not necessarily high, in fact, its reputation hard to associate those few, not to mention a considerable number of so-called scholarly or academic celebrity star is stirred up by the mass media. Seniors may not be educated car, with confidence, the young person may not ignorant, abdomen without dispensation. This form of meetings will not help make a good conference, but also from harsh guiding role - not to advocate and leading scholars steadfast, solid academic research, but to entice and encourage them to heart good Jazz, the pursuit of fame, sinecures, fraught.
Today, a variety of names, especially academic conferences thrive. As a scholar, not to mention the need to participate in some academic conferences, otherwise it will touch with reality, in isolation, is not conducive to academic research. However, as a true scholar, but also the appropriate restraint, should not "run will be." Otherwise, all day long soak in the meeting room or on the way will be run, and how there is enough time scholarship? We know that everything valuable works, are sitting out of the back seat, with time out of the ground, rather than rushed about Britain ran out. For this reason, it is recommended that counterfeit Conference criticized above or less open as well, less tissue as well.