[Rdap] invited participation at conferences

[Abigail Goben]

I get them because I'm listed on the College of Dentistry website as
faculty. SO many invitations for writing about my Dental Research!!!

I do a lot of blocking, but I save my favorites for when I'm teaching
others about "you will get spam, let's look at some examples and how to be
critical"

Abigail

On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 3:10 PM Stephanie Swanberg <swanberg at oakland.edu>
wrote:

> Hi Daureen,
>
> Yes, I also get these requests!
>
> Sounds like you might be getting phishing emails from potentially
> predatory conferences as cold emails or solicitations from an unknown
> conference organizer outside of your field are often signs of this. I would
> recommend this article from The Huffington Post: Predatory Conferences
> Undermine Science And Scam Academics
> <https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/dr-madhukar-pai/predatory-conferences-academia_b_12467834.html?ec_carp=5942490893497754955>
> by Pai and Franco and check out the Think.Check.Attend website
> <https://thinkcheckattend.org/> for more information.
>
> Unfortunately, this is becoming more and more common, similar to predatory
> journals seeking authors to publish in their journals. I'm not sure if
> there is a way to identify a source or block these emails. I would
> recommend marking as spam and hopefully your email client will start
> recognizing them automatically.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Stephanie
>
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 3:13 PM Daureen Nesdill <daureen.nesdill at utah.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I’m wondering if I’m not the only one receiving way too many invitations
>> to speak at conferences – wait – on subjects ranging from welding,
>> pathology, genetics, electronics, immunology, etc.
>>
>> I’m a little disappointed the subjects are not RDM, animal welfare in
>> research, research posters or even squirrel behavior and chemical ecology
>> (my MS-PhD work)!
>>
>>
>>
>> Is anyone else plagued by these requests and do you have any idea which
>> list is causing it?
>>
>>
>>
>> -Best
>>
>> Daureen
>>
>>
>>
>> Daureen Nesdill, MS, MLIS
>>
>> Research Data Management Librarian
>>
>> The Faculty Center @ the Marriott Library
>>
>> University of Utah
>>
>> 801-585-5975
>>
>> Daureen.nesdill at utah.edu
>>
>> https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0126-5038
>>
>>
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>
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>
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