Triangle Hosting a Science Bloggers Conference This Weekend

I mentioned in my last entry that the Triangle area has a lot of tech mojo. Further evidence of that is the kind of events that are being held in the area. For example, this Saturday there's the North Carolina Science Blogging Conference, which you can learn about at http://wiki.blogtogether.org/blogtogether/.

The conference was organized by medical journalist and blogger Anton Zuiker. "We wanted a mix of people, both active science bloggers and people new to talking about science. The goal is to get us together to explore ways to promote the public's understanding of science using Web blogs." Not only did Anton and the other organizers end up with a mix, they ended up with a lot of people -- 170 people are expected to attend the conference (it's officially "full" at this point and has a waiting list.)

The program of the conference covers a variety of topics, from basic science blogging, to illustrating posts, to promoting public understanding of science, to emerging technologies. The suggestions at the bottom of the conference program page reflect the wide variety of interests that the attendees have.

As you might expect, Anton has his own favorite science and medical blogs, like http://blogborygmi.blogspot.com/ . He also recommends local science blogs like fellow conference organizer Bora Zivkovic's blog, A Blog Around the Clock, at http://scienceblogs.com/clock . The Web site for the conference has a page for science blogs in the area.

Here's hoping the weather holds out for the conference. Have your own favorite science or medical blogs? Leave a comment!