SBC-NC'08
clock | May 9, 2010One difference between reading Open Laboratory anthologies and reading the original posts included in them is that the printed versions are slightly edited and polished. Another difference is that the Prefaces and Introductions can be found only in the books. They have never been placed online.
But now that four books are out and we are halfway through collecting entries for the fifth one, when only the 2009 book is still selling, I think it is perfectly OK to place Prefaces and Introductions that I wrote myself online. I wrote Prefaces for the 2006, 2007 and 2008 book, as well as the…
clock | February 10, 2008Of course! Anton and I met earlier today and started planning the third Science Blogging Conference. We analyzed the responses we got so far from you, in person, by e-mail, on your blogs, on the interviews and via the feedback form (if you have not done it yet, please give us your feedback here, it's not too late) and made the first steps to make the next meeting even better.
So, watch this space! There will be news revealed, one item at a time, over the next few days and weeks. First, in a couple of days, we will announce the date and the venue for the third meeting. The other news…
clock | February 8, 2008On top of screencasts, podcasts and PPT files that are already available, you can now also read the full transcript of the session on Public Scientific Data from the Science Blogging Conference. And much more here....
clock | January 28, 2008The second annual North Carolina Science Blogging Conference, held January 18 and 19, 2008, was an unqualified success. Find a comprehensive listing of links to the many blog entries and video clips posted before, during and after the conference to learn about the conversations and networking at the conference.
Like our inaugural event, this second conference was a collective activity — many, many organizations, companies and individuals pitched in, in ways large and small, to keep this conference free, attendees fed and the discussion lively.
Please join us in thanking them. (We thanked…
clock | January 24, 2008The day before yesterday, my copy of The Open Laboratory 2007, the second annual science blogging anthology, arrived in the mail.
So yesterday, Reed and I met at a coffee shop and looked it over. It looks great! Reed knows what he's doing and is a perfectionist, so of course the book looks perfect.
So, I went back online to Lulu.com and approved the book to be sold in various online and offline bookstores. The book information will be sent to Bowker's Books In Print and once approved by Bowker, Lulu will upload the title to their distribution network. This process is generally completed…
clock | January 24, 2008[Bumped up to make it easier for me to update, and links placed under the fold so not to clutter the front page]
Here's a collection of blog posts written during the Science Blogging Conference (more will be added over the next couple of days as people write their posts after recovering from travel) and the collection of video recordings of several sessions. Also, check out all the other action from today....
Friday, January 18th, 2008: Blogging101, Lab Tours and Dinner
A Blog Around The Clock: Science Blogging Conference - Blog and Media Coverage
A Blog Around The Clock: No matter where you…
clock | January 23, 2008If you have not done it yet, please fill a brief questionnaire about your experience at the Science Blogging Conference. We will meet in a couple of weeks to analyze how it went and to start brainstorming the ways we can make the next conference even better.
So far, we received 46 responses through that form and have been reading them carefully. One of the responders was not even there - he fully participated in the proceedings online, watching the streaming videos and participating in chatrooms in real time, then blogging about it. I wish there was a way to send locopops - the high point…
clock | January 22, 2008Brian Russell recorded some sessions at the Conference and is now putting them up on Blip.TV. Here is the first clip, the very beginning of the Conference on Saturday:
clock | January 21, 2008There is something about being on scienceblogs.com that is different - and bigger - than just being a science blogger on a prominent platform. Something that others are still trying to figure out and emulate. And that is the friendship that we have all developed between us. We are like a big family - we call each other SciBlings, after all. Whenever we travel, we try to meet. Although we are spread all around the USA, as well as Canada, Australia, the U.K., and Sweden, we have been quite successful at meeting each other in Real Life.
The Science Blogging Conference was a great excuse for…
clock | January 21, 2008During the Student blogging panel--from K to Ph D at the Conference (actually, the session I enjoyed the best of all - and that is not easy as all the sessions were fantastic), a point came up about the way universities are slowly changing their attitudes toward students blogging. Actually, one of the panelists, Sarah Wallace, is a direct beneficiary of a recent 180-degrees turn by Duke University. Instead of looking askance at student blogging, Duke is now actively encouraging students to write blogs about their research, providing them with the platform and tech support and faculty…
clock | January 21, 2008Through blog posts, via e-mail, and via our feedback form (have you filled it yet?) we are already getting tons of feedback on the way Conference ran, what was good about it, what not so much, and what can be done differently next time. We are carefully reading all of it and will certainly address all of your feedback as we start organizing the 3rd meeting (give us a week or so to rest, will ya, please?!).
One of the things that we get a lot is feedback from the people who were not able to attend in physical space and were very happy we made it possible to participate from the distance (see…
clock | January 21, 2008During the Science Blogging Ethics session at the Conference, there was a discussion of a possible Science-bloggers code of ethics, or at least a community-built set of guidelines for best practices and responsible conduct on science blogs. It was suggested that the best way to make such a set of guidelines would be on a wiki. So, Janet has built the Science Blogging Ethics Wiki and you should all help build it over time.
clock | January 20, 2008Well, just below, I posted all of my pictures from the Conference. If you have some of your own, please upload them to the Facebook group and on Flickr. Tag the Flickr photos with the "scienceblogging.com" tag and then look around all the pictures and identify the people, tag them (on Facebook) or give their names (URLs as well) in the comments.
As I am exhausted and this takes some time to do, you are welcome to ID the people in my pictures in the comments on my posts as well...
clock | January 20, 2008On Sunday morning, about 18-19 of the Conference participants met at the New World Coffee House for breakfast, where we were joined by Rep.Brad Miller (D-NC). Pictures under the fold....
clock | January 20, 2008And here is the last set from the Friday dinner at Town Hall Grill (under the fold):
clock | January 20, 2008And, under the fold, you will see even more pictures from the Friday night dinner (isn't my wife a great photographer?):
clock | January 20, 2008Even more pictures from the Friday dinner at Town Hall Grill (under the fold):