comunicaciones y ponencias
English translation: presentations and papers
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|  Selected response from: Muriel Vasconcellos United States Local time: 22:05 | ||||||
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abstracts and lectures Explanation: I think comunicaciones might be "abstracts" http://www.gm.asm.org/index.php/abstracts/abstract-faq and then ponencias could be lecture, paper or whatever you prefer .... |
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Publications and Lectures Explanation: Comunicaciones seem to be "publications", (refers more to the written paper more) while ponencias seems to be when you are "poniendo" or "exponiendo" or "proponiendo" before an audience (without specifically referring to a published work) Try googling "Publications and lectures" Reference: http://tramullas.com/about/comunicaciones/ Reference: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=66616 |
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lectures and announcements Explanation: statements... speeches... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2010-09-12 13:05:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Claro que sí Emma, mira en el siguiente enlace y se aclararán todas tus dudas al respecto, saludos. Cómo preparar una ponencia http://www.arrakis.es/~cule/pon.htm |
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12 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1conference papers and other presentations Explanation: I'm not sure of the exact answer, but I have 100% confidence in the following explanation. As a rule, one doesn't give 'lectures' at conferences - unless it's a special invited lecture in the evening, not part of the regular conference program. In any case the equivalent of 'lecture' is "discurso", not "ponencia". It appears that the distinction being made here is whether or not the presentation results in a publication. With a "ponencia" the presenter is invited and appears on the main program and the corresponding paper is published in the proceedings. A "comunicacion" usually refers to a shorter, unpublished contribution on an informal panel, for which only an outline is published in the proceedings (at best) or a short statement presented in the course of a discussion, which is often not published. Sometimes attendees stand up during a discussion and read a prepared statement. This is especially common in the case of pharmaceuticals, where drug companies that could not get their product on the program send someone to make a presentation, just to get the word out. Of course, "poster" is 'poster', as you say. You probably know that a poster presentation didn't make the cut to be on the main program but was considered worthy enough by the Program Committee to be given space in a poster session. The presenters summarize their points on a poster of a specified size and attendees walk around and listen to them as they make a brief presentation and/or answer questions. (I worked two years was organizing medical congresses, and since then I've been involved in dozens of technical conferences.) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2010-09-13 08:19:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It's true that "comunicaciones" can be published as well. They are usually in an abbreviated format with a strict word length. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3conference papers and lectures Explanation: I've given a number of them in my time. 'Ponencia' is the more prestigious word, and is therefore reserved for important papers or speakers. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 hrs (2010-09-13 08:43:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In Spain, 'comunicaciones' are normally papers that have been submitted to a conference committee for approval, and there is a word or time limit. They're read in full from the written text at the meeting, not just highlights, and published in the proceedings; unless there's a lack of space and only 'selected papers' are published. I'm not altogether happy with 'lecture', but one has to find something more prestigious than 'paper'. As fror 'abstracts', in the Humanities there's a surprisingly backward neglect of abstracts in Spain, and even in the sciences the requirement is patchy for meetings within Spain. |
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