Here’s what happened at the 2008 NC Science Blogging Conference on Saturday, January 19, 2008. See a comprehensive list of 2008:Blog and Media Coverage links.
On the agenda
FRIDAY
For those who wanted to get started blogging, we had a pre-conference blogging skills session; for those who wanted to observe science in action, we arranged tours of local science labs. That night, more than 40 bloggers gathered in Chapel Hill for dinner in Bora’s neighborhood.
SATURDAY
The main conference program was all day Saturday. Note that the NC Science Blogging Conference is based on Dave Winer‘s unconference format, and so everyone who attends the event is encouraged to be an active participant in all of the sessions and discussions.
| Sat 1/19 | Program | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8am – 9:30 | <span class=“question”>Registration</span>, get your grab bag of science swag, drink coffee & eat donuts. | ||
| 9:30 – 9:45 | <span class=“question”>Welcome remarks</span>, ground rules and thanks to our sponsors, donors & volunteers (Anton Zuiker & Bora Zivkovic). | ||
| 9:50 – 11 | Breakout sessions | ||
| 1. <span class=“question”>Open Science: how the Web is changing the way science is done, written and published.</span> Discussion leader is Dr.Hemai Parthasarathy (former editor at Nature and PLoS). Join the discussion online. | |||
| 2. <span class=“question”>Science blogging ethics</span> Discussion leader is Janet Stemwedel. Join the discussion online. | |||
| 3. <span class=“question”>Science Journalism: moving from print to the Web (and vice versa).</span> Discussion leader is Adnaan Wasey. Read the discussion recap and join the discussion online. | |||
| 4. <span class=“question”>Real-time blogging in the marine sciences.</span> Discussion leaders are Kevin Zelnio, Karen James, Rick MacPherson, Peter Etnoyer and Jason Robertshaw. Join the discussion online. | |||
| 11:10 – 12:20 | Breakout sessions | ||
| 5. <span class=“question”>Overcoming obstacles to Open Science in the developing world.</span> Discussion leader is Vedran Vucic. Join the discussion online. | |||
| 6. <span class=“question”>Gender and Race in science: online and offline.</span> Discussion leaders are Suzanne Franks and Karen Ventii. Join the discussion online. | |||
| 7. <span class=“question”>Teaching Science: using online tools in the science classroom.</span> Discussion leader is David Warlick. Join the discussion online. | |||
| 8. <span class=“question”>Blogging about the Social Sciences and Humanities.</span> Discussion leader is Martin Rundkvist. Join the discussion online. | |||
| 12:30 – 1:30 | <span class=“question”>LUNCH</span> Use this time to meet new friends and engage in conversation with fellow scientists, bloggers and educators. | ||
| 1:30 – 2:40 | Breakout sessions | ||
| 9. <span class=“question”>Student blogging panel — from K to PhD.</span> Discussion leaders are Shelley Batts, Sarah Wallace, Anne-Marie Hodge, Anna Kushnir and Brian Switek. Join the discussion online. | |||
| 10. <span class=“question”>Public Scientific Data</span> Discussion leaders are Xan Gregg and Jean-Claude Bradley. Join the discussion online. | |||
| 11. <span class=“question”>Blogging public health/medicine.</span> Discussion leaders are Tara Smith and Becky Oskin. Join the discussion online. | |||
| 12. <span class=“question”>Building interactivity into your blog: more than just comments and trackbacks.</span> Discussion leader is Dave Munger. Join the discussion online. | |||
| 2:45 – 3:30 | <span class=“question”>Tea & snacks, mingling and networking</span> Use this time to meet new friends and engage in conversation with fellow scientists, bloggers and educators. | ||
| 3:30 – 3:45 | <span class=“question”>Gather in the big room</span> Altogether now for two group sessions. | ||
| 3:45 – 4:45 | <span class=“question”>Changing Minds through Science Communication: a panel on Framing Science</span>. Discussion leaders include Chris Mooney , Jennifer Jacquet and Sheril Kirshenbaum. Join the discussion online. | ||
| 4:45 – 5:30 | <span class=“question”>Adventures in Science Blogging</span> Discussion leader is Jennifer Ouellette| | 5:30 – 7 | <span class=“question”>BBQ dinner</span> Catered dinner and drinks. Use this time to meet new friends and engage in conversation with fellow scientists, bloggers and educators. This may be followed by a trip to Chapel Hill (Franklin Street) restaurants and bars for further conversations. |
