Have you written any professional papers, been published, given presentations at conferences? Do you enjoy doing it, does it really matter for career movement, is it worth the time? What have you written about?

So far I have down 2 papers/presentations for the American Society of Naval Engineers, with one of those articles being published in the Naval Engineer's Journal. I don't know if I want to do any more, although I have topics and material....trying to figure out if it's even worth it anymore.



Most recent paper/presentation:

https://www.navalengineers.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/2011%20Proceedings%20Documents/FMMS2011/Papers/Borka.pdf

https://www.navalengineers.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/2011%20Proceedings%20Documents/FMMS2011/Presentations/Borka.pdf

and from 2010:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1559-3584.2010.00242.x/full

10/5/2011 9:33:48 AM

yes. hasn't really played into my career, yet. one is a 400+ pager. ahaha.

I should say the technical information hasn't. speaking/presentation/etc skills have.

[Edited on October 5, 2011 at 9:45 AM. Reason : .]

10/5/2011 9:35:11 AM

400+ That's more like a doctoral thesis!!!

10/5/2011 9:37:10 AM

ok, I cheated. it is a M.S. thesis

but it's a publication, dammit!

though people tend to discount theses/dissertations since they're not "peer reviewed". and i can sort of see that, but in many cases, these papers are reviewed much more heavily than "peer reviewed" papers. in my case, I for one, was a perfectionist on it, my PI was obviously "an expert in the field", and then my other 3 committee members were experts in directly related fields and all 5 us hashed through this thing, multiple times.

[Edited on October 5, 2011 at 9:43 AM. Reason : .]

10/5/2011 9:38:36 AM

I've given presentations at a couple of conferences. I think I'm up to six now. I enjoy working on the seminars but it hasn't done squat for my career other than beefing up my public speaking skills.

10/5/2011 9:44:11 AM

I give a lot of presentations on my work. I also get interviewed and quoted by trade publications from time to time (about 5 times in the last month alone). As long as you are making your managers look good, its a win win.

10/5/2011 9:44:29 AM

I would definitely like to write some stuff for ASHRAE but I think I want to get some more experience under my belt first.

10/5/2011 9:45:11 AM

three patents and involved in some isa standards committees in process control.

not so much any more in my new role though.

10/5/2011 9:48:08 AM

Recent Borka threads:

Oh, by the way, I'm going to Italy

Oh, by the way, not that it matters, but I'm building a house

Oh, by the way, not a big deal, just though you'd like to know, I've been published

Oh, by the way, in case you missed it the first time, and again, not a big deal, really, but I've been published

10/5/2011 9:48:35 AM

coffee's hot, eh, borka?

[Edited on October 5, 2011 at 9:51 AM. Reason : e]

10/5/2011 9:51:11 AM

end all of those topics with "..weird!"

10/5/2011 9:55:50 AM

@ CarZin....what field do you work in?


@pilgrimshoes....awesome and congrats on 3 patents...what were they for

10/5/2011 10:02:25 AM

Getting published: message_topic.aspx?topic=561618
Giving a presentation at a professional conference: message_topic.aspx?topic=616602
Having your work quoted...but no recognition....: message_topic.aspx?topic=618616
Professional Papers and Presentations you've done: message_topic.aspx?topic=619000

"I mean, you know, no big deal. It's whatevs."

10/5/2011 10:03:18 AM

In a web-centric world, it's not that hard to get published. Technically speaking, blogging is a form of publishing.

That said, it's definitely gratifying.

[Edited on October 5, 2011 at 10:16 AM. Reason : ,]

10/5/2011 10:13:38 AM

Higher Ed IT.

10/5/2011 10:21:47 AM

Yep, 2 papers published.

10/5/2011 10:27:34 AM

I've tweeted a few hundred times and some of those have even been re-tweeted!

[Edited on October 5, 2011 at 10:32 AM. Reason : BobbyDigital > Borka]

10/5/2011 10:31:46 AM

I have over a thousand facebook friends. And sometimes they comment on my updates.

iheartkisses > boobydigital > borka

10/5/2011 10:40:33 AM

I made one hell of a powerpoint on why South Korean soybeans were not a viable investment opportunity for a domestic entity with a mid range market cap, but you don't see my tootin' my horn

10/5/2011 10:41:04 AM

I was a writer/producer/reporter for PBS for a couple of years. But since nobody watches PBS, it doesn't really count. Kind of the tree falling in an empty forest conundrum.

[Edited on October 5, 2011 at 10:49 AM. Reason : crumbs have no calories]

10/5/2011 10:49:06 AM

I write for CaryCitizen.com and have had a half dozen or so articles published by them, along with photographs.

For work, at my past job I created numerous presentations, most of them for internal training though. Recently I have written a 9 page whitepaper, several product data sheets, web copy and company blog posts.

10/5/2011 11:13:42 AM

I wrote the Electrical Distribution Manuals for TVPPA and the City of Orlando. They're used by a lot of people, but I wouldn't really consider them to be published since they're not available to the public.

10/5/2011 12:03:30 PM

^^^ Hey now, plenty of 2-year olds watch PBS!

10/5/2011 1:17:45 PM

Yes, but they probably aren't watching Legislative Week in Review or North Carolina Now.

10/5/2011 1:19:02 PM

I LOVE giving presentations and talking in front of groups. Luckily I get to do that a lot in grad school.

oh and I KNOW OVER 200 WOLF WEBBERS

10/5/2011 1:45:21 PM

Is it bad that one of my favorite parts of giving presentations at my last job was seeing the sorts of dumbass questions people would come up with during the Q&A period?

10/5/2011 1:46:45 PM

I just got acknowledged for doing most of the illustration work in a new software development book http://www.amazon.com/Agile-Software-Engineering-Visual-Studio/dp/0321685857

My master's thesis

Had my first conference presentation this spring, which was cool. Was nice to see the room mostly full, I got almost double the audience I was expecting (~120ppl)

And 4 patents, none of which have yet even cleared into USPTO.

10/5/2011 9:48:16 PM

Quote :

"@pilgrimshoes....awesome and congrats on 3 patents...what were they for"

i'd post links, but then the internets would know my full name...

four applied for from 2003-2005, three issued between 2009-2011.

some alternative charging mechanisms for electrostatically spinning nano fibers with conductive polymers and shit.

i dont do that shit anymore, which is a shame. it was fun.


[Edited on October 5, 2011 at 11:16 PM. Reason : e]

10/5/2011 11:15:05 PM