At the first event, Peter Newbury (@polarisdotca) introduced the concept of our new meetings and introduced the topic of the night.

1. Where do you get
your science?
Join the backchannel
@scioVan #SoVan
wifi:
1 pwd:

2. Peter Newbury
@polarisdotca
Catherine Anderson
@genegeek
Sarah Chow
@sswchow
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3. Eric M. Johnson Heather Piwowar
@ericmjohnson @researchremix
Karyn Traphagen Anton Zuiker
@kTraphagen @mistersugar
Bora Zivkovic Liz Neeley
@BoraZ @LizNeeley
Lou Woodley Brian Glanz
@LouWoodley @brianglanz
John Timmer Science World
@j_timmer @scienceworldca
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4. ScienceOnline NYC
@S_O_NYC #SoNYC
ScienceOnline2013
@scio13 #scio13
ScienceOnline Bay Area
@sciobayarea #SOBA
ScienceOnlineSeattle
@scioSEA #SoSEA
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5. What’s your role
in science?
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6. 6 Image: Catherine Anderson

7. 7 Image: Peter Newbury

8. What’s your role?
On an index card, rank what you do,
from most to least:
creator/researcher
communicator/journalist
consumer/general public
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9. Join the backchannel
@scioVan #SoVan
wifi:
pwd:
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10. Rosie Redfield
@RosieRedfield
Lisa Johnson
@lisasj
Anthony Floyd
@anthonyfloyd
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11. Rosie Redfield
@RosieRedfield
Lisa Johnson
@lisasj
#arseniclife
Anthony Floyd
@anthonyfloyd
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13. What do you use to
get your science?
Arrange your index cards by what you use
to get your science, from most to least.
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14. How much do you
trust the source?
Arrange your index cards by how much you
trust the source, from most to least.
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16. What’s next at
@scioVan?
Write on your index card
• what topics you’d like to talk about
• who’d you’d like to talk with
• do you have something to contribute?
• would you donate for running costs?
How much?
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17. Thanks for coming!
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