Just attended the Postgraduate Conference of Social Sciences and Humanities 2012 held and fully sponsored by Unimas at the campus. Apart from the colloquiums and workshops, this is the first academic conference that I have ever participated in. There is one obvious similarity between these events, and that is the 'makan' culture... but I will leave that aside for the moment. I did not know what to expect but at the end of the day there is nothing surprising. I presented my work, but am not really pleased with my performance. For some reason I was tongue tied. Perhaps I was too cautious not to over-speak and make mistakes... There weren't many comments or 'criticism' after the presentation, and maybe that was due to the fact that my supervisor was the chairperson of that particular session, and he knows what I am doing (fortunately but to a certain extent, 'sadly'). Overall it is a good experience for me to present my work again, share my knowledge with others, learn from others and get to know some new friends or researchers. There is one thing for sure: if I want to make progress in academia, I have to share, and sharing includes receiving helps, be it advice or constructive criticism, from others. I am looking forward to joining the next conference at Taylor's University in September.
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