Well I was going to put a Twitter box in this post so I could effectively live-blog the conference, but there's a technical problem with Twitter.
08:28 Humph. Maybe I'll edit this post during the day, via my mobile phone. Anyway, I should get going. Breakfast has already started and I want some!
08:55 I must be losing my touch. On my walk to the station I was only leered at by one old bloke on a bicycle. It is incredibly humid today, by Northern European standards. I'm quite glad I opted for a lighter option than my "Don't Be A Dick" baseball shirt.
09:51 Conference is about to start. I hardly recognise anyone and feel like the sole representative of the geoblogosphere! My networking skills are crap.
10:42 Ben Goldacre's talk was excellent. I could sit and listen to his anecdotes about awful science journalism all day. Still think I'm the only geologist in the village...
11:16 Very useful panel discussion that's got me wondering who exactly I write this blog for. Who do I consider my readers to be? Scientists or non-scientists? Or do I just let rip with the textual diarrhoea?!
11:53 WTF?? No coffee at morning break? What kind of conference is this? You couldn't do that at SVP. There'd be riots! So uncaffeinated, I'm back in for the creativity breakout session. Perhaps an unwise choice given that audience participation might be needed...
12:15 The artist, the sage and the jester. Three styles of communication. But I'm not feeling very creative. I couldn't think of anything that couldn't be done with a coat hanger.
12:41 Is happiness essential for creativity? Poets all seem to be incredibly miserable. Perhaps it's a serotonin thing, which is why people who have watched comedy perform better in psychological tests. Clinical depression can sap creativity certainly. Maybe something for Paul to discuss with his fellow writers?
13:52 After a field trip to Pret for some good coffee, it's back into the session. I'm about to learn all about Second Life, one aspect of Web 2.0 that has baffled and bewildered me and scares me even more than internet chatrooms. Networking came more easily over lunch. May stay for beer...
14:11 Okay, I know geology is not a well-subscribed science compared to biology and chemistry, but there is more to science than cells and molecules. Aha - an erupting volcano!
16:20 No mobile reception during the unconference session all about keeping motivated while blogging but a good discussion was had and hopefully Paul's ears have been burning when the conversation turned to podcasts!
16:53 Final session discussing, among other things, whether blogs are good for one's career. Let's just say I don't make a secret of this blog (you all know my name) but I sure as hell don't put this on my CV!
17:47 BEER.
08:28 Humph. Maybe I'll edit this post during the day, via my mobile phone. Anyway, I should get going. Breakfast has already started and I want some!
08:55 I must be losing my touch. On my walk to the station I was only leered at by one old bloke on a bicycle. It is incredibly humid today, by Northern European standards. I'm quite glad I opted for a lighter option than my "Don't Be A Dick" baseball shirt.
09:51 Conference is about to start. I hardly recognise anyone and feel like the sole representative of the geoblogosphere! My networking skills are crap.
10:42 Ben Goldacre's talk was excellent. I could sit and listen to his anecdotes about awful science journalism all day. Still think I'm the only geologist in the village...
11:16 Very useful panel discussion that's got me wondering who exactly I write this blog for. Who do I consider my readers to be? Scientists or non-scientists? Or do I just let rip with the textual diarrhoea?!
11:53 WTF?? No coffee at morning break? What kind of conference is this? You couldn't do that at SVP. There'd be riots! So uncaffeinated, I'm back in for the creativity breakout session. Perhaps an unwise choice given that audience participation might be needed...
12:15 The artist, the sage and the jester. Three styles of communication. But I'm not feeling very creative. I couldn't think of anything that couldn't be done with a coat hanger.
12:41 Is happiness essential for creativity? Poets all seem to be incredibly miserable. Perhaps it's a serotonin thing, which is why people who have watched comedy perform better in psychological tests. Clinical depression can sap creativity certainly. Maybe something for Paul to discuss with his fellow writers?
13:52 After a field trip to Pret for some good coffee, it's back into the session. I'm about to learn all about Second Life, one aspect of Web 2.0 that has baffled and bewildered me and scares me even more than internet chatrooms. Networking came more easily over lunch. May stay for beer...
14:11 Okay, I know geology is not a well-subscribed science compared to biology and chemistry, but there is more to science than cells and molecules. Aha - an erupting volcano!
16:20 No mobile reception during the unconference session all about keeping motivated while blogging but a good discussion was had and hopefully Paul's ears have been burning when the conversation turned to podcasts!
16:53 Final session discussing, among other things, whether blogs are good for one's career. Let's just say I don't make a secret of this blog (you all know my name) but I sure as hell don't put this on my CV!
17:47 BEER.
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