what is a conference proceeding

A conference proceeding is a collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference or workshop. It typically contains the contributions made by researchers at the conference, congress, symposium, or other meeting sponsored by a society or association. Conference proceedings can be published in-house by the organizing institution of the conference or via an academic publisher. They can also be published through dedicated proceedings series as an edited volume where all their inputs come from the conference papers. Conference proceedings allow researchers to present their research in a less formal setting than peer-reviewed journals, and they allow new researchers the chance to connect with others in their field. They can also help researchers discover who is researching a topic and what is currently being researched in a particular field. However, it is important to note that papers presented at conferences are working papers and are not typically peer-reviewed journal articles.