Allergan is holding the OpenLAB ECM User Meeting in California on January 21st, 2010. Signup free by January 10th, 2010. They are also looking for speakers. To see more details and to register, visit this link:  http://www.chem.agilent.com/en-US/Products/software/Pages/WestcoastOpenLABECMUsers.aspx

Bio-IT World is looking for speakers for the Boston conference April 20-22, 2010. The deadline for proposal submissions is October 7th, 2009.
For proposal submission:      http://www.bio-itworldexpo.com/Bio-It_Expo_Content.aspx?ekfrm=94272
For early bird registration:    https://chidb.com/register/2010/bioitexpo/reg.asp

Let me admit this – I’m among that techie crowd that e-mails everyone. I resist picking up the phone when I don’t absolutely have to. Much of my time spent with other people in our industry is spent either in e-mail or in on-line groups. But even I can tell you that this is a poor substitute for leaving your desk and attending a meeting.

Over on Richard Gayle’s Blog Spreading Science, I read a post entitled Scientists need to tell better stories. It touches on a point that has bothered me for a while now, and that is that the basic structure and discipline of the scientific method demands a particular style of documentation, and that style often [...]

This coming weekend sees the start of my personal travel itinerary to a number of conferences and workshops in which I am participating over the next few months. First up is the 8th Annual ELNs and Advanced Laboratory Solutions conference in Brussels. Next month, its across to the west coast US for the [...]