From: steve_giovatto@hotmail.com   
      
   Hello guys,   
      
   I am a student doing a Ph.D. in Computer Science, and only recently   
   submitted my first paper (to a conference). I was wondering whether   
   any of you can give me some advice: Assuming I want to pursue a career   
   in the field (say, become an academic), how important are conference   
   papers vs journal papers? Obviously journal papers are more   
   'valuable', but by how much? It seems when I check scientist's web   
   sites, they have lots of conference papers and a few journal papers.   
      
   Is this a silly question..?   
      
   I will greatly appreciate any advice you can give.   
      
   My email is: steve_giovatto @ hotmail . com   
      
   Sincerely,   
   Steve   
      
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