I followed Astro Mike while he was up there on the last flight. It was kind of cool, following the posts of someone that was off-planet. I haven't checked him out in awhile.
Alicia On Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at 10:33AM, "Pat Rapp" <[email protected]> wrote: >Speaking of "Twitter my Jetpack", did anyone else follow Astro_Mike on >Twitter? He was twittering from the space station in May. In case you missed >it, another astronaut, Mark Polansky, now has a twitter feed and will be >posting tweets from Endeavour (if they ever stop being postponed!) > > > >You can follow him here: > >http://twitter.com/Astro_127 > > > > > >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >[email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:58 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Astronomicon-11--call for workshops and presentations > > > >I would definitely go to a panel about the surprises and disappointments of >technology. And I love the title, Alicia! > >Nancy > > > > > > > >In a message dated 6/17/2009 7:57:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > >How about "Twitter My Jetpack! Future Technologies - Expectations, >Disappointments, and Surprises" > > > >Alicai > > > >On Jun 13, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Rick Taubold wrote: > > > > > >Nancy, > > > >Thanks for the suggestion. This sounds wonderful! I'll bring it up at our >con meeting today and let you know. I suspect we'll want to do it. > > >Rick Taubold >www.ricktaubold.com <http://www.ricktaubold.com/> > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 9:54 AM > >Subject: Re: Astronomicon-11--call for workshops and presentations > > > >Dear Rick, > > I do have a suggestion for you. This is a workshop that was done years >ago at Astronomicon, was a great success, and then somehow never got >repeated. It was called "Maim 'Em Right," and it featured medical personnel >answering questions from the audience, all writers and aspiring writers, on >the real consequences of various injuries, operations, and future >alterations to the human body. The idea was that writers could get help >with realistic details for the mayhem they were causing to their fictional >characters. > > If you decide to go with this, I know at least one nurse-practitioner >(with a lot of emergency room experience) who would probably consent to be >on the panel. And maybe we could dig up a doctor from somewhere? > >Best, > >Nancy Kress > > > >In a message dated 6/13/2009 9:39:05 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > >Hi, everyone. > > > >As some of you know, I'm doing the programming for Astronomicon-11. I'm >looking for people interested in giving workshops or presentations. > > > >My goal at this Con is to provide a good variety of programming for >everyone. We're only doing two tracks of programming this year, so I want >to make every time slot count. I want attendees to have a difficult time >choosing what to go to because they're all good, not trying to decide >between the lesser of two evils. > > > >I also want more workshops and presentations than we've had in the past. >People should come away from this Con feeling that it was time and money >well spent and that they gained something from it in addition to having a >great time. If I do my job right, no one will be bored. > > > >So, if you have an idea for workshop or presentation that you'd like to give >or that you'd like to see done, please let me know. I'd especially like >more activities for writers, since we have a lot of them in the area. > > >Rick Taubold >www.ricktaubold.com <http://www.ricktaubold.com/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ><BR > > >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
