{"id":6618,"date":"2026-06-03T12:49:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/?page_id=6618"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:01:00","slug":"conference-calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/research\/conference-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- ============================================================\n     CRC COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE CALENDAR\n     Paste this whole block into a WordPress \"Custom HTML\" block.\n\n     TO UPDATE: edit only the CONFERENCES array just below.\n     - Each entry has: name, abbr, clusters[], deadline, dates, location, url\n     - \"deadline\" needs an ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD) in the `sort` field\n       so the table can sort + auto-highlight the next one.\n       The `deadline` text is what actually shows (e.g. \"~Oct 2026 (est.)\").\n     - Set sort to \"\" for unknown\/estimated dates; they sink to the bottom.\n     ============================================================ --><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;color:#1a1a1a;max-width:1000px;margin:1.5rem 0 1rem;\">\n<h2>Academic Conference Calendar<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 .9rem;\">This calendar contains the major communication conferences most frequented by CRC fellows. If you don&#8217;t see a pertinent conference listed here, please reach out to <a href=\"mailto:crccom@bu.edu\">crccom@bu.edu<\/a> and we&#8217;ll be sure to add it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">The table is sorted by submission deadline, with open calls listed first and a <strong>&ldquo;Next up&rdquo;<\/strong> flag marking the next conference with the nearest date. Conferences whose deadlines have passed drop to the bottom and gray out automatically, so what&rsquo;s actionable always stays at the top. 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