tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post8947805176711535877..comments2024-03-12T03:23:42.976-04:00Comments on NeuroDojo: Conference embargoes at Society for Neuroscience 2014Zen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-90128154709446684382014-08-22T10:23:32.111-04:002014-08-22T10:23:32.111-04:00We also wrote a short post on tweetcasting on our ...We also wrote a short post on tweetcasting on our group blog: http://wcmb-oxford.blogspot.com/2014/06/on-tweetcasting.htmlLinus Schumacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580921538587285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-35278358752259028202014-08-22T01:31:32.100-04:002014-08-22T01:31:32.100-04:00I thought this was funny - I emailed them to ask, ...I thought this was funny - I emailed them to ask, since I don't have funding for SfN, would they let me attend for free if I were an official blogger (ie, don't make me pay to be one). They're response was:<br /><br />Thank you for contacting the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). SfN accepts blogger applications with the understanding that applicants have secured membership, and are registered to attend the annual. SfN offers bloggers the prestige of being an official blogger for the annual meeting, and an opportunity to increase their blog’s audience. Bloggers do not receive compensation for expenses associated with attending the annual meeting (ie. housing, travel, registration, etc).<br /><br />Which I love because it's just hilariously tone deaf, though not at all surprising<br /><br />http://neuroecology.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/become-an-sfn-official-blogger-sfn14/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com