VCWAP 2025: Asmaa Ziati wins Best Poster Award
Congratulations to Asmaa Ziati awarded the prize for the Best Poster During the 5th edition of VCWAP, early-career women researchers presented 42 posters on GatherTown©, an interactive platform that fosters real-time discussions. This year, we introduced a brand-new, custom-designed map by Imola Benkö, creating an immersive experience set in an archaeological and paleontological excavation site. […]
VCWAP 2024: Congratulations to Lucía Villaescusa, awarded the second Prize for the best Talk
Congratulations to Lucía Villaescusa, awarded the second Prize for the Best Talk! At the 4th Virtual Conference for Women Archaeologists and Paleontologists (VCWAP), early-career women researchers delivered 41 high-quality talks. Lucía Villaescusa‘s presentation particularly impressed the jury, earning her the Second Prize for the Best Talk. Lucía was awarded a course of her choosing from […]
VCWAP 2024: Congratulations to Holly Martin, awarded the first Prize for the best Talk
Congratulations to Holly Martin, awarded the first Prize for the Best Talk! At the 4th Virtual Conference for Women Archaeologists and Paleontologists (VCWAP), early-career women researchers delivered 41 high-quality talks. Holly Martin‘s presentation particularly impressed the jury, earning her the First Prize for the Best Talk. This grants Holly access to a course of her […]
VCWAP 2024: Congratulations to Sandra Hähle, awarded the Prize for the best Paleoart
Congratulations to Sandra Hähle, awarded the Prize for the Best Paleoart! The Virtual Conference for Women Archaeologists and Paleontologists (VCWAP) hosted its second Virtual Paleoart Gallery this year. Thirteen women paleoartists exhibited reconstructions that brought to life beings from the past, accompanied by a commentary explaining the combination of scientific hypotheses and artistic choices behind […]
VCWAP 2024: Congratulations to Abril Castagnola, awarded the Prize for the best Poster
Congratulations to Abril Castagnola, awarded the Prize for the Best Poster! During the 4th Virtual Conference for Women Archaeologists and Paleontologists (VCWAP), early-career women researchers presented 33 posters on Gather Town©, a dynamic platform for remote meetings that allows for online face-to-face interactions. Among the array of posters, Abril Castagnola‘s work captured the attention of […]
How to prepare an oral presentation for a conference?
How to prepare an oral presentation for a conference? There’s no one way to present your work. In fact, being creative will help you get your audience’s attention. However, we’ve put together some basic tips we think could help you produce a presentation suitable for an international scientific congress. Feel free to supplement our tips […]
How to prepare a poster for a conference?
How to prepare a poster for a conference? Despite there is no magic perfect receipt to make the perfect poster – and we encourage you to unleash your creativity! – we want to give a basic list of 5 do’s and dont’s! 1 – Know the conference requirements Before starting your poster, it is crucial […]
How to prepare your proposal for the Virtual Paleoart Gallery?
How to prepare your proposal for the Virtual Paleoart Gallery ? Paleoart is a bridge connecting science and creativity that brings ancient creatures and landscapes back to life. Each piece of paleoart is a time-traveling portal, inviting the public to explore bygone eras. The Virtual Paleoart Gallery celebrates women paleoartists during the Virtual Conference for […]
How to write an abstract for a conference?
How to write an abstract for a conference? We understand that writing an abstract for a scientific meeting can be intimidating, especially if you lack extensive experience. However, fear not; we have compiled guidelines to help you structure your thoughts and prepare for your next abstract submission. Keep in mind that while an abstract should be […]
VCWAP 2023: Congratulations to Stamatina Sklavounou, awarded the Prize for the best Poster
Congratulations to Stamatina Sklavounou, awarded the Prize for the Best Poster! During the 3rd Virtual Conference for Women Archaeologists and Paleontologists, 34 posters were presented by early-career women researchers. The Gather Town space allowed us to do a poster session, almost face-to-face, with a lot of discussion between the participants through the webcams and microphones. […]