What are the pros and cons of publishing a new unpublished idea in a poster session in a leading conference? I worked on an idea and got new results. I came across a very prestigious conference that calls for poster abstracts. I sent mine and it was accepted for a poster presentation.
Should I present it there or it is better to publish it as a paper first?
What are the pros and cons of submitting my idea as a poster?
Also, I want to mention that I worked on the idea independently without a supervisor which was the main motive for me to send the idea in the poster session.
What advice would you give me also?
Thanks
In my field (in computer science), posters are usually a &quot;low cost, low benefit&quot; activity.
Pro:

A small amount of visibility
A small but nice CV entry
A small opportunity for feedback and input

Cons:

A small time investment for actually developing the poster and, sometimes, writing up an accompanying paper
A small cost for registering at the conference (I assume that the conference will be online due to COVID19, otherwise the costs could actually be larger)

In the end, it probably won't make much of a difference, unless lightning strikes and you happen to get amazing input/feedback/collaboration opportunities (not impossible to happen but unlikely).