Created by JonathanEisen Powered by Jonathan Eisen at AAAS 2012 206 Items Notes from my trip to the AAAS Meeting in Vancouver 2012 Try #1 - heading to AAAS in Vancouver. My first time at AAAS. Going up to session on the Earth Microbiome Project organized by Jack Gilbert. Session: The Earth Microbiome Project: Modeling the Microbial Planet (2012 AAAS… Confex Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics On my way to Vancouver for my first #AAASmtg - not sure if tweeting is embargoed or not - phylogenomics.blogspot.com/2012/01/aaas-m… 5:54 PM - Feb 16, 2012 · California, USA See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets AAAS meeting - is this one for embargo watch? Phylogenomics Giving a talk at the AAAS meeting in February in Vancouver. I have avoided AAAS meetings previously because I do not like AAAS's position on open access issues. Given that AAAS is at least… Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics · Feb 16, 2012 On my way to Vancouver for my first #AAASmtg - not sure if tweeting is embargoed or not - phylogenomics.blogspot.com/2012/01/aaas-m… DNLee @DNLee5 @phylogenomics I've tweeted and live blogged in the past. As long as you can get a wifi signal you should be fine #AAASmtg 5:56 PM - Feb 16, 2012 See DNLee's other Tweets Ginger Pinholster @gingerpin Replying to @mrgunn @mrgunn @phylogenomics Tweet away, guys. Watch our live webcasts! Pass it on. eurekalert.org/aaasnewsroom #aaasmtg 1 7:22 PM - Feb 16, 2012 See Ginger Pinholster's other Tweets Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics Well I may be stuck in an airport but at least I have Jack #AAASmtg cc: @gilbertjacka 8:54 PM - Feb 16, 2012 · California, USA See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Jennifer Gardy @jennifergardy · Feb 14, 2012 Replying to @phylogenomics @phylogenomics Awesome! My weekend is a bit crazy but late Thurs (9pm-10ish) is good, Fri early PM, Sat and Sun late afternoon. Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics @jennifergardy well, sat at SAC airport for 3 hours; when they said I would have to sit in SEA for 5 hours to get to #AAASmtg I went home 10:44 PM - Feb 16, 2012 See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Holly Bik @hollybik · Feb 16, 2012 Replying to @ryneches @ryneches yeah, so much for my express visa application...will have to come back to SF in a week to pick up my passport!! Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics @Dr_Bik @ryneches I sat 3 hrs at SMF waiting to USE MY F#*$# PASSPORT; now have bailed; going to #AAAS tomorrow; may head in to grind worms 10:13 PM - Feb 16, 2012 See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics Calling on #AAAS to Deposit all Archives of Science in Pubmed Central shar.es/gaWYh 2 11:31 PM - Feb 16, 2012 See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Calling on AAAS to Deposit all Archives of Science in Pubmed Central Phylogenomics Much has been written recently about a call to boycott Elsevier due to their outrageous policies regarding academic publishing. I support the boycott but I also agree with many others who hav… Liza Gross @lizabio · Feb 16, 2012 Replying to @phylogenomics @phylogenomics Oh, no! Sorry to hear of your travel travails. Hope to see you at #AAAS tomorrow! Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics @lizabio working on it ... just got so pissed off about airline absurdity I went home --- try again tomorrow 11:57 PM - Feb 16, 2012 See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics · Feb 16, 2012 Replying to @lizabio @lizabio working on it ... just got so pissed off about airline absurdity I went home --- try again tomorrow Liza Gross @lizabio @phylogenomics Don't blame you! What an ordeal. 12:03 AM - Feb 17, 2012 See Liza Gross's other Tweets Try #2 Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics Ok - let's try that again - at SAc Airport heading to #AAASmtg cc: @gilbertjacka 5:50 PM - Feb 17, 2012 · Portland, OR See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Arrived at AAAS Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics These are the GMDs - the guardians of microbial diversity #AAASmtg 1 9:27 PM - Feb 17, 2012 · Greater Vancouver, British Columbia See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Press conference Jack A Gilbert @gilbertjacka Tweeting from the press conference for the EMP @phylogenomics rob knight an Janet Jansson #AAASmtg 10:01 PM - Feb 17, 2012 · Greater Vancouver, British Columbia See Jack A Gilbert's other Tweets Jack A Gilbert @gilbertjacka Sampling the press officers in the room - #Citizenscience - this should be fun! With @phylogenomics #AAASmtg #EMP 10:04 PM - Feb 17, 2012 See Jack A Gilbert's other Tweets Jack A Gilbert @gilbertjacka Do bacteria have species? Can you tell a sparrow from a dunnock! - our chair at this press conference!! #AAASmtg with @phylogenomics 10:12 PM - Feb 17, 2012 · Greater Vancouver, British Columbia See Jack A Gilbert's other Tweets Eric Michael Johnson @ericmjohnson · Feb 16, 2012 You bet. I'll be here all weekend. RT @sswchow: @genegeek @ericmjohnson Canadian Tweetup? #AAASmtg Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics @ericmjohnson @sswchow @genegeek is there a #AAASmtg tweetup? 12:50 AM - Feb 18, 2012 · Greater Vancouver, British Columbia See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Eric Michael Johnson @ericmjohnson Yes. Elephant and Castle 8pm-late on Sat. RT @phylogenomics: @ericmjohnson @sswchow @genegeek is there a #AAASmtg tweetup? 1 12:51 AM - Feb 18, 2012 See Eric Michael Johnson's other Tweets Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics · Feb 18, 2012 Anyone know if there is a #AAASmtg tweetup? Heather Piwowar @researchremix @phylogenomics yes: #AAAStweetup Sat Feb 18, 8-late, Elephant & Castle Pub & Resto (385 Burrard) ow.ly/1GsSmo #AAASmtg 1:00 AM - Feb 18, 2012 See Heather Piwowar's other Tweets Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics Seen at #AAASMtg - next door Archdiocese meeting post.ly/5RJAg 1 6:43 AM - Feb 18, 2012 See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Amanda Yu @amanda_y Saw that too, the irony. RT @phylogenomics: Seen at #AAASMtg - next door Archdiocese meeting post.ly/5RJAg 11:39 AM - Feb 18, 2012 See Amanda Yu's other Tweets Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics Seen at #AAASmtg : @DrBondar - maker of #scio12 music video youtube.com/watch?v=MoBRzC… 1 6:51 AM - Feb 18, 2012 · Greater Vancouver, British Columbia See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets First Science Online 2012 video - dance steps chore… Watch later Share First Science Online 2012 video - dance steps choreographed by Dr. Carin Bondar YouTube Recorded on Januar 19, 2012 using a Flip Video camera. Science Online 2012, one of the many actions organized by @DrBondar Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics Seen at #AAASmtg AAUW booth #WomenInScience www.aauw.org 6:53 AM - Feb 18, 2012 See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics Discouraging (gain) PR #SPAM by posting them pre- embargo: Here's one about smokeless tobacco #AAASMtg shar.es/g3qQM cc: @ivanoransky 2:34 PM - Feb 18, 2012 See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Here we go again: discouraging PR #SPAM by posting them pre-embargo: Here's one abo… Phylogenomics Just received this in my email. As I have said before ( The Tree of Life: How to stop press release spam? Post embargoed press releases) I am sick of getting unsolicited press releases that are… Ivan Oransky @ivanoransky .@phylogenomics strikes again, posting unsolicited press release before "embargo" shar.es/g3qQM More: bit.ly/d3KQ52 #AAASMtg 4:52 PM - Feb 18, 2012 See Ivan Oransky's other Tweets Earth Microbiome Project session Jack A Gilbert @gilbertjacka Janet Jansson - introducing the Earth Microbiome Project session at #AAASmtg 4:36 PM - Feb 18, 2012 · Greater Vancouver, British Columbia See Jack A Gilbert's other Tweets Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics Janet Jannson #AAASmtg w/ Davinci quote "We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot." #EMP 4 4:33 PM - Feb 18, 2012 See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Jack A Gilbert @gilbertjacka The Earth Microbiome project session this morning at #AAASmtg is arranged like dinner theater!! 4:37 PM - Feb 18, 2012 · Greater Vancouver, British Columbia See Jack A Gilbert's other Tweets Jack A Gilbert @gilbertjacka @rickLStevens talking at the Earth Microbiome project session at #AAASmtg 4:47 PM - Feb 18, 2012 · Greater Vancouver, British Columbia See Jack A Gilbert's other Tweets Jack A Gilbert @gilbertjacka Rob Knight talking at #AAASmtg #EMP session - he will be talking about our results. 5:21 PM - Feb 18, 2012 · Greater Vancouver, British Columbia See Jack A Gilbert's other Tweets Jack A Gilbert @gilbertjacka · Feb 18, 2012 Replying to @hollybik @Dr_Bik @phylogenomics as the session organizer I can honestly say that it is impossible to organize him! Holly Bik @hollybik @gilbertjacka - then I will trust in your esteemed leadership to bestow the proper respect for eukaryotes during #AAASmtg microbial session! 5:39 PM - Feb 18, 2012 See Holly Bik's other Tweets Jack A Gilbert @gilbertjacka “@phylogenomics: @gilbertjacka yes, otherwise I would have to break the embargo” embargo-shmargo!! #AAASmtg 4:39 PM - Feb 18, 2012 · Greater Vancouver, British Columbia See Jack A Gilbert's other Tweets Alan Boyle @b0yle Sitting between @phylogenomics and @digitalbio at the #Microbiome talk at #AAASmtg: bit.ly/hCi6eJ 4:45 PM - Feb 18, 2012 See Alan Boyle's other Tweets Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics My slides (or close to them) for talk in a few minutes at #AAASMtg slideshare.net/phylogenomics/… via @slideshare 1 5:30 PM - Feb 18, 2012 See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets 1 of 72 Towards a Field Guide to the Microbes for #AAASMtg from Jonathan Eisen Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics At #AAASMtg I will discuss library.illinois.edu/bix/fieldguide… amazon.com/Field- Guide-Ba… mendeley.com/groups/1359493… plosone.org/article/info:d… microbe.net/citizen-scienc… 5:32 PM - Feb 18, 2012 See Jonathan Eisen's other Tweets Biology Virtual Library - University of Illinois Library Illinois The Biology Virtual Library has served the Schools of Life Sciences on campus since 1959.