Current Awareness - Conferences

Attending conferences is a popular way of meeting colleagues in the same research area. The expansion of e-conferences (electronic or online conferences) has made this method of keeping up to date easier.

Check current journals for there are often notices of up coming conferences.

PapersInvited is a database listing conferences and calls for papers.

Conference Alerts: Academic Conferences Worldwide (opens in a new web page) - receive free e-mailed updates of conferences matching your interests, available dates and preferred destinations.

AllConferences.com (opens in a new web page) - is a directory focusing on conferences, conventions, trade shows, exhibits, workshops, events and business meetings. 

Search Engine search - use your favourite search engine and perform a search combining your topic and the term "conference". For example Yahoo! has the subcategory "conference" for many subject areas.