On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Christoph Steinbeck <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> seems like I missed this discussion completely.
> Just stumbled accross it because I was creating the usual BlueObelisk
> dinner wiki page.
>
> My very personal opinion about publicising the blue obelisk dinner
> beyond the blue obelisk mailing list and getting more people involved is
> that this is a very bad idea .
>
> Again, this is my very personal opinion :-)
>
> I think, the meetings are just good as they are. There are plenty of
> opportunities to network in more party-like settings at the ACS
> meetings, and I certainly don't want to be responsible for organising
> blue obelisk parties and either getting funding for it or collecting the
> money from the participants. Would someone is like to do this? Unless
> someone jumps up and takes on this responsibility, I think the topic is
> settled :-)
>
I agree.
To clarify. There is nothing special about the ACS - it's just that it's one
of the most likely places that people will meet. There's no reason why they
should take place in Goslar, or Ireland, or St. Olaf or Cambridge if 3 or
more people happen to coincide in spacetime. For example Jean-Claude and
Cameron Neylon and I will be at the Open Science Summit in Berkely next week
- we could make a BO dinner from that at the local pizzeria or whatever. The
only limitation is I don't think there is a dinner slot free.
--
Peter Murray-Rust
Reader in Molecular Informatics
Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
University of Cambridge
CB2 1EW, UK
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