I do see the value of having posts published before /​ betweem conferences.
If you are primarily trying to attract university students then it does make sense to time it with spring break, but I do think for working professionals it’s a fairly short timeline.
I think it’s very likely that many people will not read this post until a few days or weeks later, or will see it soon but won’t come up with an interesting idea until several weeks into the deadline.
On the timelines:
I do see the value of having posts published before /​ betweem conferences.
If you are primarily trying to attract university students then it does make sense to time it with spring break, but I do think for working professionals it’s a fairly short timeline.
I think it’s very likely that many people will not read this post until a few days or weeks later, or will see it soon but won’t come up with an interesting idea until several weeks into the deadline.