Conference Referees?

[Ellepsis]

Hello all,

I've been looking at people's CVs to kind of compare myself to the current grad students, and have a question for all the humanities grads out there. What does it mean to "referee" a conference? I see this on students' CVs who are fairly young, and they've done it like 30 times, so I'm wondering if it actually means presenting at a conference or what. How do you get invited to do this? Any info about this would be great.

Thanks,

E

[Ferrero]

Just volunteer yourself to the organizing committee(s) to be one. A referee basically acts as a go-between when verbal spats break out on panels, determining who made the better point, won the debate, etc. They also are permitted to blow a whistle when someone goes over their alloted time.

[ModusTollens]

You can ignore the last post.

A referee reviews papers submitted to a conference. They do the blind review.

Of course, when I review papers, I always carry a whistle just in case.