Here is the first, rough draft of the schedule. It is still very much in flux – contact Bora (coturnix AT gmail DOT com) to discuss possible changes, suggestions, to volunteer to lead a session, etc.:

Thursday, January 15th

Locals and any visitors already in town are invited to join us for the Early Bird Dinner.

Friday, January 16th

The Science of a Good Cup
9:30am – 11:30am

Counter Culture Coffee has invited us for a morning cupping – a tasting of some of their fresh-roasted coffee. We’ll also try to get a local researcher to lead us in a discussion about the science of taste. Sign up at the Coffee Cupping page.

To sign up for Lab Tours, go here

Women in Science & Engineering (WiSE) Networking Reception & Rebecca Skloot Lecture

Please note: The networking reception will consist primarily of desserts, wine, coffee, and some non-alcoholic beverages. So unless you want to have dessert for dinner, please make plans accordingly.

6:00pm Friday Fermentable wine-tasting (limited to first 20 registrants) - FULL –
6:45pm registration
7:15-8pm Networking/local groups fair
8-9 The Big Speech: Rebecca Skloot: “Women, science, and storytelling: The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks (a.k.a. HeLa), and one woman’s journey from scientist to writer”

More about the Friday events here.

Saturday, January 17th

We will have four tracks:

1. science blogging
2. science communication and education
3. doing and publishing science
4. show-and-tell quick sessions.

Each track will have sessions targeting different audiences (e.g., beginner bloggers, experienced bloggers, scientists, students, teachers, etc.).

| 8am-9| Registration, brief introduction | |/4^. 9:00-10:05 | A. Open Access publishing: present and future — moderated by Bill Hooker and Bjoern Brembs:
The world of scientific publishing is undergoing rapid change. Where is it now? Where is it going? What will happen to Impact Factors? Will there still be journals 20 years from now? How will a scientific paper look like? Who will be the