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Tomorrow is the fifth #TriSciTweetup, this time with a little more structure to it than usual. We'll meet at NC Museum of Natural Science in Raleigh NC, for the inaugural Lightning Talks with Brian Malow on Thursdays at the Daily Planet Cafe. We'll start at 6pm. At about 7pm several people (including myself) will get up and say something interesting and scientific for 5 minutes each, perhaps answer a question or two from Brian, or from the audience, then continue having fun until the Cafe closes later in the evening.
Open Laboratory 2012 is getting published on September 18th. There may be a live event in NYC on that day, in which case I will travel to the City and perhaps we can have a #NYCscitweetup associated with the event. More information TBA.
On October 15-20, I'll be at the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting in Raleigh NC. Kate Wong and I will report to you from there.
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Science Writers (NASW/CASW) meeting is on October 26-30, also in Raleigh, NC. Registration just opened today. I'll be there, as a co-organizer of one of the panels. This is a great opportunity to network with the best of the best science communicators, get the most current "state of the field" updates from top scientists, and to learn and network. Join us if you can.
Registration for ScienceOnline 2013 will open in about a month. More information what to expect - here.