Eric's our marketing technology officer. The idea is a great idea. I think it'd be great if you implemented it, Pat. I just think we ought to hear from Eric first before you pull the trigger.
Alicia On Feb 4, 2009, at 9:36 PM, Pat Rapp wrote: > Who's the technology officer? I was just offering to do it because > it's a good idea, it's easy exposure, and it's free. If someone else > wants to do it, I say go for it. > > An example: > http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=646157164&ref=profile#/ > group.php?gid=35268132830 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alicia Henn > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 9:22 PM > Subject: Re: DNA in action! > > One of the things we've talked about doing is expanding our online > presence beyond our website. There has been resistance to a Second > Life R-SPEC presence. We should hear from our technology officer > before launching a Facebook page. > > How do facebook pages for organizations work? I've never seen one. > > Alicia > On Feb 4, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Jonathan Sherwood wrote: > >> I'll pitch in my yes vote. >> >> Can we set it up to allow certain people to post? Obviously, we >> don't want anyone in the world posting updates, but I don't think >> we'd want just one person with access, either. >> >> -- >> Jonathan Sherwood >> Sr. Science & Technology Press Officer >> University of Rochester >> 585-273-4726 >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I can put up an R-Spec page on Facebook, if there's no objection. >> >> It only takes a few minutes and we can easily post announcements, >> events, videos, pictures, link to our website, etc. >> >> >> On Feb 4, 10:01 am, Jonathan Sherwood <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I had been wondering about R-SPEC on Facebook. I don't know >> enough about it, >> > other than that it's a good way for people to keep abreast of >> what we're up >> > to. >> > But I think Pat's right - we need to promote individual meetings >> to some >> > degree. The D&C would run it in their calendar, and we can make >> sure other >> > places such as Writers and Books have it posted. >> > >> > -- >> > Jonathan Sherwood >> > Sr. Science & Technology Press Officer >> > University of Rochester >> > 585-273-4726 >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Pat Rapp <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > > Or, perhaps more fitting to this group in particular -- as the >> atheist >> > > otters on South Park say, "For science's sake." >> > > : ) >> > >> > > All kidding aside, I agree that it's unfortunate that there was >> such a low >> > > turnout when we had a guest speaker of such high caliber. >> > >> > > Having said that, there are times when one just cannot get to a >> meeting. >> > > Work and school are priorities. What we should do next time is >> try a little >> > > harder to promote the event -- submitting to the newspaper, >> blogging it, >> > > facebooking it, etc. That way, even if the regular R-Spec crowd >> is unable >> > > to >> > > attend, maybe the wider general public would show up. >> > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > From: "Dave Henn" <[email protected]> >> > > To: <[email protected]> >> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 9:00 AM >> > > Subject: Re: DNA in action! >> > >> > > I'm sorry I couldn't be there, too. That's a lot of "I'm sorry I >> > > couldn't be there" posts. Of course, in my case, living 350 >> miles away >> > > during the week makes attendance a tad more difficult even if one >> > > doesn't have, er, scheduling conflicts. Had I been in town, and >> > > assuming I had functioning transportation, I probably could >> have found >> > > a way to juggle my time to squeeze in an hour or two at the >> talk. This >> > > probably not too subtle hint is not directed at any one person >> but is >> > > prompted by the cumulative weight of apologies for not being >> there. >> > > It's once a month, for God's sake (or, for the agnostics and >> atheists, >> > > goodness' sake, or, for the evil, for badness' sake, or, for the >> > > neutral, for whatever's sake, etc.). Same bat time, same bat >> channel >> > > next month. >> > >> > > Dave >> > >> > > P.S. We don't own a dog house, but I should probably build a >> nice one >> > > so when I come back to Rochester I can be comfortable. :-P >> > >> > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Jonathan Sherwood >> > > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > Yet another "sorry I couldn't be there" note (at least I have >> only two >> > > > more >> > > > months of Tuesday night classes!) >> > > > That video was stunning. I've forwarded it to half a dozen >> biologists. >> > >> > > > -- >> > > > Jonathan Sherwood >> > > > Sr. Science & Technology Press Officer >> > > > University of Rochester >> > > > 585-273-4726 >> > >> > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Eric Scoles >> <[email protected]> >> > > wrote: >> > >> > > >> Yes, thanks from me, too -- I really wanted to be there, I'm >> sorry I had >> > > >> to leave. Maybe we can get a panel together sometime, and >> promote it >> > > more >> > > >> heavily. Nancy and Mark for a start. Any other gene-iacal >> suggesticons? >> > > >> Get >> > > >> some real speculative juju moving. Other than Alicia (would >> it be >> > > awkward >> > > >> being on a panel with your manager?), do we have any >> biologists? >> > >> > > >> On 2009-02-04, Pat Rapp <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > >>> Thank you for the summary, Nancy. I am so disappointed that >> I had to >> > > >>> miss >> > > >>> it! >> > >> > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- >> > > >>> From: [email protected] >> > > >>> To: [email protected] >> > > >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 6:58 AM >> > > >>> Subject: Re: DNA in action! >> > >> > > >>> Last night's R-Spec meeting was fascinating -- it was too >> bad that only >> > > >>> seven people could make it. Mark Zahn, Alicia's boss, >> spoke about >> > > >>> Biodefense. He slanted his talk toward practical knowledge >> for SF >> > > >>> writers >> > > >>> who want to include weaponized genemods in their stories, >> and he did a >> > > >>> wonderful job. >> > >> > > >>> He talked about which pathogens best lend themselves to >> modification >> > > >>> (Ebola, for instance, has a very small genome and produces >> only eight >> > > >>> proteins, which means there's just not room enough in the >> cell to fit a >> > > >>> lot >> > > >>> of extra, genetically engineered stuff.) Mark covered the >> assembly of >> > > >>> viruses using sequencing data and "off-the-shelf" sections >> of DNA. He >> > > >>> talked about the origins and spread of epidemics. I hadn't >> known that >> > > >>> the >> > > >>> natural host for influenza was an Asian species of duck, >> and that the >> > > >>> way >> > > >>> vaccine makers guess at which strains of flu will hit in a >> given winter >> > > >>> is >> > > >>> by examining ducks in late summer. >> > >> > > >>> The talk also covered what you need for a rogue genemod lab >> to >> > > weaponize >> > > >>> pathogens: off-the-rack equipment, experienced talent, and >> no more than >> > > >>> a >> > > >>> few million dollars. What the Russians may or may not have >> been doing >> > > >>> in >> > > >>> this regard was discussed, including a recommendation for >> Ken Alibek's >> > > >>> scary >> > > >>> book BIOHAZARD (which I have read -- it's horrifying). >> Mark finished >> > > >>> with >> > > >>> an overview of surveillance techniques used to spot and >> track epidemics >> > > >>> so >> > > >>> that appropriate measures can be taken, including >> quarantine if >> > > >>> necessary. >> > >> > > >>> Thank you, Alicia. It was terrific. >> > >> > > >>> _________________________- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. 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