European conferences run late spring and early summer, which lines up beautifully with the academic year. Submit in winter, present in June, spend the summer on the journal version. Civilized.
- Calls for papers go out earlier than expected; if you see the CFP on social media, you are late to start writing - Plan a full cycle ahead, not a few months; the previous autumn is when presenters started - Location is a feature: European venues pull a different attendee mix, and in some subfields that is where the conversation is - Budget honestly and apply for travel funding the moment you submit, not after acceptance - Track deadlines with an app that nags you; missed venues are the most expensive kind of cheap
VenueFit is free and keeps the European calls for papers in its month-by-month calendar, so the planning is obvious.