Question: What types of "Academic Conferences" should I be presenting at?
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At your level, there's no reason to worry about the prestige of the conferences you're presenting at.Instead, look for calls for papers on topics that interest you, maybe something you've already written a paper on that you could tweak into a presentation. There are conferences every week at universities all over the country (and world). Usually they're smallish events put on by an individual department around a theme. There are also huge annual ones put on by large professional organizations, but these are also broken down into panels organized by theme. They'll ask for a one-page abstract describing what you want to talk about, and they'll choose the most interesting among them to invite.
For your first conference, I would choose one that's aimed at graduate students or even undergrads (if you can find one) rather than one where faculty are also presenting.
Paper talks are usually expected to be 15-20 minutes, or about 7-10 double-spaced pages. It's fine to read from a written paper--most people do--or you can talk from an outline or notes if you prefer.
Finally, I wouldn't worry too much if you don't manage to present at any conferences before applying to grad school. It's a big bonus, but it's not necessarily expected or required as an undergraduate.
Edited to add: ask your prof or the secretary of your department to forward you announcements of calls for papers. Usually these are advertised to departments and sent along to faculty and grad students, but not undergrads.
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