Category Archives: conferences

How to pass your PMP exam

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s been a while, eh? Today’s the first day since early September that I’ve woken up without a long list of specific things to accomplish, and it is blissful! I’m on my sister-in-law’s sofa with a big cup of tea, … Continue reading →

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Science and society – Vancouver Change Camp 2013

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have a new post up at Occam’s Corner on the Guardian website today, about how non-scientists can (try to) influence the course of scientific research. As I mentioned over there, the ideas in the post originated and evolved from … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, communication, conferences, education, environment, personal, politics, science, Vancouver | 7 Comments

All media can be social media

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One of the themes of the last year or so is that a lot of my traditionally solitary pursuits suddenly seem to have become much more social. The biggest difference is my job, but my evenings and weekends are also … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, book review, career, communication, conferences, games, personal, photos, science, screenshots, secularism, silliness, technology, Vancouver | 10 Comments

Stranger danger at the conference buffet

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve spent the last couple of days at my institute’s annual conference, catching up on some very cool science and gorging myself on delicious food. Having spent eight of the last ten years at the same institute, working in three … Continue reading →

Posted in career, conferences, science, silliness, Vancouver | 15 Comments

A change would do you good

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My involvement in the municipal election a couple of weeks ago left me with a buzz of positive energy that inspired me to keep the momentum going and get out and do something constructive again as soon as possible. Luckily … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, conferences, games, personal, politics, science, technology, television, Vancouver | 9 Comments

“I always know everything”

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

^^quote by my youngest nephew, then four years old (he’s now ten, still knows everything, and wants to be a lawyer, FSM help us all). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I spent Friday in an all-day symposium at my institute, on the subject of … Continue reading →

Posted in career, conferences, English language, family, medicine, Rumsfeldian symposia, science, silliness | 4 Comments

Public recognition

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My former student was on TV yesterday! Well, not the real TV. Just the fancy flat screen monitor mounted high on a wall by the elevators in my building. The TV appeared a few months ago and originally featured reminders … Continue reading →

Posted in career, conferences, grant wrangling, publishing, science | 11 Comments

More drunk dancing scientists

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Ecogeofemme wrote a nice post this week that touched on the social aspects of conference attendance. I’ve always been pretty outgoing (well, since I left high school anyway) so I’ve always initiated lots of conversations, and I’ve had a grand … Continue reading →

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My idealistic inner teenager is proud of me

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

There was a local conference this week that was highly relevant to the research being performed in my new department. And I got to go! It was the first time in a few years that I’ve been able to attend … Continue reading →

Posted in career, conferences, medicine, personal, science | 3 Comments

I’m a specialised generalist

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Another month, another conference. This is June, so it must be clinical immunology in San Diego. As a postdoctoral researcher I used to go to one major meeting per year, usually the American Society of Human Genetics. That was when … Continue reading →

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