When I found out I was moving to Turkey when I was 12, I didn’t think it was a real place. My friends and I just called it the gobble gobble place 🦃🇹🇷 who knew it would be so formative in my career ❤️

This will be very helpful! Hooray!🎉

And for students in particular, networking doesn’t need to be formal. You can just approach a scholar and say how you appreciate their work. No other motive. The scholars interested in the next generation will often ask about your interests and connect you with people.

Also relevant for specific populations: there are lactation rooms at the conference center and on-site childcare (at additional cost, must be reserved ahead of time).
I will ooh and aah over your babies!

Get a conference buddy. There are weird moments and points where you have down time so have a friend you can touch base, meet up, or process whatever strange encounter you just had (which will happen). #AARSBL25

That these women have to revisit this experience over and over to seek justice is…*huge sigh*

also, did not know this. and this explains so much :)

Sookie's performance as a politicians wife was "chef's kiss" I ADORE Melissa McCarthy

if you're not careful, you are going to end up on one of those shows "my relative is a celebrity"