At some American universities, tenure review is said to have proved an effective alternative, protecting the rights and freedom of faculty members, while exerting some quality control. In the face of a balanced workload that allows faculty time for research, service and teaching, course releases should not be necessary. Conferences and Publishing Conferences and publications are main venues for reporting research findings, exchanging ideas, and developing new plans for research. Every year university colleagues spend large amounts of time and money participating in conferences. Agreements between faculty members and their institutions often provide financial support for colleagues to attend conferences to present their findings.
Conferences are a vital part of a research culture.
But conferences also can generate revenue for the host institution or organization. Local support for hosting conferences should not be a drain on already-scarce funds earmarked to support research. In the same way, publication is a sine qua non of research. Some publishing operations are extremely profitable. I think not.