Comments for 2009 BIO International Convention: Up to the Minute http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:55:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Save the date for the 2009 BIO International Convention by LaShon http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/save-the-date-for-the-2009-bio-international-convention/#comment-177 LaShon Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:55:52 +0000 http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-177 I am very interested in this conference. Registration prices and deadlines? Abstract deadlines? What are the exhibitor prices and benefits? Thank you I am very interested in this conference.

Registration prices and deadlines?
Abstract deadlines?
What are the exhibitor prices and benefits?

Thank you

]]> Comment on Did you miss a session or speaker? Order Online Session Recordings by CODY MENDSNELL http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/did-you-miss-a-session-or-speaker-order-online-session-recordings/#comment-165 CODY MENDSNELL Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:40:59 +0000 http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-165 Pitty that the actual BIOCOM 2008 convention was so expensive, particularly for the recently unemployed Biotech worker. I would have liked to have gone, but I could only afford to go to the Bio career fair which was pretty badly run, with an awful system of uploading your resumes to a website prior to visiting the vendor booths, once at the vendor booths nobody from HR was even present for the vast majority of vendors, and most people were to go home to look at the jobs online and apply there. Ironically the only computer in the room being used for jobs searches, was at the FDA booth. Good Job FDA! The Biocareer website even gave us a Resume number, did any vendor or entrance person ask for this number? No! they all wanted us to apply on line when we got home! (Which begs the question -- maybe I should have just stayed home and applied online) I guess the Bio career fair was useful, to the vendors at least as a warmup for smoozing with the big biotech/pharma players. However for me and my 10-12 former layed off co-workers the BioCareer fair wasn't very productive. Better luck next time :-) Pitty that the actual BIOCOM 2008 convention was so expensive, particularly for the recently unemployed Biotech worker.

I would have liked to have gone, but I could only afford to go to the Bio career fair which was pretty badly run, with an awful system of uploading your resumes to a website prior to visiting the vendor booths, once at the vendor booths nobody from HR was even present for the vast majority of vendors, and most people were to go home to look at the jobs online and apply there.

Ironically the only computer in the room being used for jobs searches, was at the FDA booth. Good Job FDA!

The Biocareer website even gave us a Resume number, did any vendor or entrance person ask for this number? No! they all wanted us to apply on line when we got home!

(Which begs the question — maybe I should have just stayed home and applied online)

I guess the Bio career fair was useful, to the vendors at least as a warmup for smoozing with the big biotech/pharma players.

However for me and my 10-12 former layed off co-workers the BioCareer fair wasn’t very productive.

Better luck next time :-)

]]> Comment on Save the date for the 2009 BIO International Convention by megabioroi http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/save-the-date-for-the-2009-bio-international-convention/#comment-150 megabioroi Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:38:41 +0000 http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-150 We are so excited you are interested in speaking at BIO in Atlanta! Our call for session proposals will open on Aug. 1 - you can join our mailing list here and we'll include you in our email announcing the call for sessions. http://www.bio2008.org/cv_SubPage_simple.aspx?pagename=cv08_mailinglist You can always email speak@bio.org for more information about our session proposal process. We are so excited you are interested in speaking at BIO in Atlanta!

Our call for session proposals will open on Aug. 1 – you can join our mailing list here and we’ll include you in our email announcing the call for sessions.

http://www.bio2008.org/cv_SubPage_simple.aspx?pagename=cv08_mailinglist

You can always email speak@bio.org for more information about our session proposal process.

]]> Comment on Did you miss a session or speaker? Order Online Session Recordings by megabioroi http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/did-you-miss-a-session-or-speaker-order-online-session-recordings/#comment-149 megabioroi Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:34:57 +0000 http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-149 CD Roms and online recordings will be distributed to those that purchased them by the end of July. If you have not received an email or your CDs in the mail by early August please email speak@bio.org for more information. CD Roms and online recordings will be distributed to those that purchased them by the end of July. If you have not received an email or your CDs in the mail by early August please email speak@bio.org for more information.

]]> Comment on Save the date for the 2009 BIO International Convention by Mensah Godfred Mintah http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/save-the-date-for-the-2009-bio-international-convention/#comment-140 Mensah Godfred Mintah Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:26:43 +0000 http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-140 need to present a topic . am a teacher and post graduate student from ghana. regards godfred need to present a topic . am a teacher and post graduate student from ghana.

regards
godfred

]]> Comment on Did you miss a session or speaker? Order Online Session Recordings by Ping-chuan Chen http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/did-you-miss-a-session-or-speaker-order-online-session-recordings/#comment-117 Ping-chuan Chen Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:07:05 +0000 http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-117 Dear Sir I had ordered the online seesion. But i dont know how to access and download the materical. I also forget my account number. My redistration number is 301018. Would you please let me know how to reslove. Thanks for your assistance. Peter Dear Sir

I had ordered the online seesion. But i dont know how to access and download the materical. I also forget my account number. My redistration number is 301018. Would you please let me know how to reslove. Thanks for your assistance.

Peter

]]> Comment on Think & Drink Last Night? Tell us about it. by Laurent Masaro http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/think-drink-last-night/#comment-93 Laurent Masaro Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:01:05 +0000 http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-93 I attended 2 Think & Drink events during BIO and found that it was a nice activity to further meet and discuss with people attending the partnering forum. I would like to see a similar and more formal event in the morning, like a breakfast (including tables to join and discuss with participants) that will further give participants at the partnering forum opportunites to meet and discusss with other attendees. Last year I used to have breakfast at BIO (discussion forum were organized) but not this year and I missed it. I attended 2 Think & Drink events during BIO and found that it was a nice activity to further meet and discuss with people attending the partnering forum. I would like to see a similar and more formal event in the morning, like a breakfast (including tables to join and discuss with participants) that will further give participants at the partnering forum opportunites to meet and discusss with other attendees. Last year I used to have breakfast at BIO (discussion forum were organized) but not this year and I missed it.

]]> Comment on Blogging @ 2008 BIO? Tell us and we will add you to the BIO Blogroll by Mary Canady http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/blogroll/#comment-38 Mary Canady Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:48:17 +0000 http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-38 Comprendia is blogging at BIO, and our latest posts can be found at: http://comprendiagroup.com/category/blog/ Comprendia is blogging at BIO, and our latest posts can be found at:

http://comprendiagroup.com/category/blog/

]]> Comment on Connect with free Wi-Fi throughout the convention center – thanks to Arena Pharmaceuticals by WEON PARK http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/free-wi-fi-throughout-the-convention-center-thanks-to-arena-pharmaceuticals/#comment-36 WEON PARK Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:20:25 +0000 http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-36 thank you guys thank you guys

]]> Comment on Blogging @ 2008 BIO? Tell us and we will add you to the BIO Blogroll by Mike Spear http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/blogroll/#comment-17 Mike Spear Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:29:41 +0000 http://bio2008updates.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-17 We'll be posting to our blog pages this week while we're here at Bio. Good to see BIO trying out some social media tools. We’ll be posting to our blog pages this week while we’re here at Bio. Good to see BIO trying out some social media tools.

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