Q. 1. A. What is done in a workshop?

How does it differ from an academic

conference ?

So many answers to this question as there are workshops and workshop presenters
but, in general, a workshop is a single , short ( although short may mean anything
from 45 minutes to two full days ) educational program designed to teach or
introduce to participants practical skills, techniques, or ideas and conducted by
people like you.

Difference between the Workshop and Academic conference –

WORKSHOP ACADEMIC CONFRENCE

1. Workshop is smaller – usually 1- Conferences are longer as 3 days or 1
2 days and do not have parallel week , peer- reviewed publish
session, but some as peer- proceeding, so accepted papers count as
reviewed conference. But most of archival publications.
workshops do not publish
proceedings(there are exception
though).

2. Workshops is sort of teaching or Conference is about a subject and is

training you on a skill. For eg,
using a material, using a certain
computer program, acting
workshop etc.
composed of many session dealing with
a broader prospect.eg. an academic
conference on environment, word
tourism conference, women conference
etc.

3. Workshop is a from of academic Conference is a formal meeting

instruction that brings together whose typical aims are discussion,
small group to learn about consultation & problem solving.
specific
A conference has a more general
4. A workshop is usually more theme with a focus on presentations
and lectures,
specific and hands-on, so to speak.