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Cromer is STILL Bracing
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- Friday, 05 Dec ember 2008 - 17:47 UTC
I’ve paid the money to the conference venue, so now is the time to
- make your own travel arrangements
- come up with something we might discuss!
For those still thinking of coming, it’s not too late: just visit the conference website and follow the signs.
Last updated: Friday, 05 Dec 2008 - 17:47 UTC
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Hmmm …. topics. How about a discussion of the evolution of science blogs, tracing the changes in the nature, frequency, and content of posts for individual blogs, and/or documenting trends and relationships between blogs? I’m visualizing some amusing cladistics diagrams for the latter. The former might be better illustrated by a gene expression or signaling pathway (apoptosis, perhaps?) diagram.
We could also have a contest to see who can best present their research interests or background, using components of a classic English breakfast as props.
FAB. I’ll book my flights tomorrow.
Is there any possibility of
inkjettinginjecting something of a musical nature into CISB09?I’m thinking about on the Saturday evening after the Unconference
Henry, do you think that you might be able to
bribeinviteRushStone Pony into making an appearance? That would be brilliant.Great idea, Graham – Stone Pony would be brilliant.
Another suggestion occurred to me today, as I was getting my horses ready for a polocrosse practice session. I’d like some help constructing a blog meme that I can live with, something that doesn’t make me feel as if I’m from another planet. Usually I’m not a fan of posting memes, because merely reading the responses of others often makes me feel that I a) am stupid, and/or b) have a really boring life.
My idea for a meme is related to one that Bora (Coturnix) had on his blog not too long ago, on outdated lab skills. I’d like to construct a meme based on outdated skills related to survival, thrift, and everyday life, but if I construct it without input, it will be ridiculously biased. My list of such skills would include baking bread from scratch, canning and preserving
mermaidsfood,crocheting sea urchinsknitting or crocheting clothing, hand- or machine-sewing, grooming/placing tack on a horse, building a simple piece of furniture, and driving a tractor. Simple competence at these tasks would be required; one wouldn’t have to be as skilled as one’s grandparents were or are at such things.Flights now booked.
I’ll be arriving before lunch on the Friday and departing late afternoon on the Monday.
I’m reliably informed that I have been to the Cromer region once before but since I was only a nipper, have no memory of this.
Any chance of the rest of us joining in on that Second Life thingy? I’ve been avoiding it so far but might be tempted if I get to visit a virtual Cromer…
Do you get cold howling winds in Second Life?
While surfing in teh blogospherz, I came across a website, titled England in Particular, about documenting local nature, history, buildings, landscapes, myths, etc. (I swear, the anglophilia was in remission, until the prospect of returning to the UK arose ….) One of the projects listed is to create an ABC of local items, and so I intend to attempt to make a travel ABC while I’m in Cambridge and Cromer in February. Why, I have some ideas already: B is for bracing, M is for mermaid, F is for frozen Texan, P is for pneumonia ….
Woohoo! I now have the final link required to start making my travel arrangements to go to England in February. London, Cambridge, Cromer, and perhaps a few other destinations, like the insanely wacky stables in Snaresbrook, where I learned to
stay atop a runaway Thoroughbredland properly after being ejected by a bucking Welsh cobride.I was watching
my favorite car prØn programTop Gear last night, and thought that maybe we could have a science and technology “Cool Wall” at CISB ’09. It could include any of the following classes of items:crocheted marine invertebratesplants and animalsPhotos or names of items would be placed or written on a board under the categories “Seriously Uncool”, “Uncool”, “Cool”, and “Sub-Zero” (for those of you who aren’t obsessed with Top Gear). Virtual audience participation via Second Life or another method would be great.
keep going, Kristi …
… i.e. Excuse me ma’am, but does this bus go to the station?
No. Or, possibly Yes. Or maybe no. Or perhaps …. what was the question?
Science Cool Wall: Yes or No?
Fish.
@ Kristi – (Off topic warning): Did you know that you can get a Top Gear Cool Wall Poster Book . It was on my letter to Santa I can tell you!
Chris – why haven’t you registered for CISB09? I am determined to get the tally to double figures.
@ Henry: Dude, I’m out of ideas now. The only other things I know enough to “conference” about are unlikely to be of interest to anyone else (dental and medical school preclinical education, DNA damage and repair, animal models for human diseases). I’ll just stick with my crocheted marine invertebrates workshop.
@ Chris – Cool! I definitely need to send in an order to Amazon UK now, as I’ve been coveting that medical tour guide to London that Matt blogged about.
I was unaware of Top Gear’s Cool Wall until lunchtime. Have watched a few vids so get the general picture. wiki
Science Cool Wall ?? Fab idea Kristi.
@ Chris – I agree with Henry and if you is available that weekend, you should attend CISB’09.
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Finally, on the suggestion of something about animal models for human diseases, I would be more than interested in being involved in a discussion about
Viva La Vidain vivo research in this regard.Hi Henry
I intend to register but I need to get rid of a few phobias first. When I was 9, my family went to Hunstanton on holiday and we did a day trip to Cromer (God knows why. On the beach I was
savagedbitten by a small dog. Since then I have steered well clear of such wild untamed parts of the UK and have not ventured further north in Norfolk than Barton Broad.However, my sense of a bargain may prevail as the Flybe flight from Manchester to Norwich on the Friday is £0.59p (+ taxes).
Hope you can both make it to CISB ’09, Chris and Brian.
I’d definitely be up for a discussion on animal disease models, Graham. A senior medical student, destined for a Neurology residency, is currently doing an advanced topics project, under my supervision (a role which sounds more important than it is, really), on one aspect of this; I’ll be interested to read her clinical perspectives.
The best part of the Top Gear Cool Wall, IMO, is the squabbling over which cars go where. I would be happy to play the role of presenter for a Science Cool Wall – be warned that I have the vertical reach of Clarkson, but the personality of May.
@ Kristi – seriously. YES. Please.
@ Brian D. Wild and untamed. About as much as fish and chips. :)
Science Cool Wall it is, then! I’ll start collecting some images to paste onto cardstock; others attending CISB09 might want to do the same.
I plan to book my flight today or tomorrow … my bias is to fly into Gatwick, rather than Heathrow. I just remember Heathrow being a nightmare (plus I lived half a mile from Clapham Junction, so Gatwick was always easier).
The sound effects on the Bittern Line website made my day!
In anticipation of the event, I’ve set up a couple of web links so that we have the capability of opening up to those interested, but unable to attend in person.
Liveblogging Twitter? Nah, it has to be FriendFeed, so I’ve created a CISB’09 Room
Livecast As of yesterday, I’ve created a channel on Mogulus. As the meeting room has wi-fi, there’s no reason why we can’t opt to livecast should we wish to do so.
Thanks Graham, that’s fabulous
When I get back
From Science Online 09
I shall give CISB
Some more attention.