Next week will be my first time attending the BIO international Conference — “The Global Event for Biotechnology“. It looks like a great event with plenty of interesting talks/presentations, networking events, and yes… even parties (us geeks need to have some fun too!).

CONFERENCE COVERAGE
I know they have a great team of twitterers/bloggers covering the event (I’ll try to live-tweet some sessions), so look out for all the live tweeting activity using the hashtags #BIO09 and #BIOconvention, as well as their other BIO-related content on various social platforms, including: LinkedIn, Flickr, Facebook, and YouTube.

NEW MEDIA PANEL
On TUES (5/19), I also have the honor of participating on a panel entitled “Spreading the Word: New Technologies Mean Everyone Is a Journalist” which will runs from 4.00 to 5.30pm at Room B316 in the Convention Center. The panel will be moderated by @BrianReid and the panelists include @jensmccabe (Jen McCabe Gorman), @pharmalot (Ed Silverman), and myself…though I just recently heard that @ChristianeTrue (Christiane Truelove from Pharma Blog Review) might also be joining us. Here are the key objectives for our session:

1. Understand the tools and technologies surrounding the use of new media in healthcare
2. Give attendees enough information to directly participate in online conversations
3. Provide an overview of how this new paradigm has already changed the dissemination of scientific information

SOCIALS
If you are attending the conference, do come to the session and say hi! Also, you might want to join in the fun at the following socials which I’ll be at…

#BIOtweetup on TUES (5/19) – Meet at the Georgia Pavillion (#2817) in the exhibition hall. There’ll be free food and drinks from 5.00-6.30pm and then we can all head out after 6.30pm for dinner somewhere nearby.RSVP below:


Hope to see y’all there!