Sci is flying out tomorrow to take part in (and blog about) the Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego. I will be blogging on behalf of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, so itll be all things pharmacology from here on out! Make sure to check out the blog and follow along on Twitter! See you in San Diego!

But perhaps I have emailed you, and asked to blog your poster, and perhaps you are considering emailing me about your latest and greatest workand you pause. What IS this conference blogging, exactly? What is it for?

Well, look no further. Because this post (a re-post from my previous blogging of the Society for Neuroscience Meeting) is all about explaining what Im planning for the conference, how Im going to go about it, and what you can look forward to as a scientist when I blog your poster or talk. And because the more you know, the better prepared we will all be!

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I covered much of this information in a guest post over at the Science of Blogging, where I talked about tips for blogging a conference. But that post is from a bloggers point of view, whereas this one will be from the perspective of you, the scientist.

So this is how it goes:

1. Over the next few days, I will either contact you, or you can contact me (scicurious at gmail) with your poster/presentation details. I will set up a time to come by your poster, and possibly also to meet with you for 30 minutes before or after your presentation.

2. If we meet up, I would like to hear from you about your work in detail. I will be reading the abstract that you submitted ahead of time, but If you could bring a copy of your poster or presentation (or send it ahead of time!) that would be wonderful! I will NOT use any of the graphs, tables, or images that you send in any post I may write up. What I will do is use your poster to give my my writing context and help me to remember and understand what weve talked about and the significance of your findings.

2a. If you are a student presenter (or heck, a postdoc!), you may want to bring your advisor along while we talk, if you are worried. Additionally, if your advisor requires credentials, let me know and I will provide them.

3. Once Im done grilling you (gently!) about your work, Ill head back, and start writing! I will try to get the post done before the next day.

Follow this link:
Experimental Biology 2012: Conference Blogging Basics