Biophysical Newsletter - January 2014

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Biophysical Society Newsletter

2014

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58 th Annual Meeting February 15–19, 2014 | San Francisco, California

Child Care The Biophysical Society will once again provide child care services while you attend the Annual Meeting! Discounted child care will be available at the

First-Time Attendee Drop-By Is this your first time attending a Biophysical Society Annual Meeting? Wondering what to do first? Feeling overwhelmed? Wondering how to best use your time? Drop by the first- time attendee event on Saturday evening during the Opening Mixer to learn how to navigate the Meeting. Society staff and Membership Committee Members will be on hand to answer your questions and help you gain the most from your time at the BPS 2014 San Francisco meeting. Wiki-Edit 2014 Contest Kick-off

Sponsors Gold Level • Carl Zeiss

Microscopy, LLC • Photon Technology International, Inc. Silver Level • AlphaGraphics • Asylum Research, an Oxford Instruments Company • Chroma Technology Bronze Level • Bruker Corporation • FEI Company • Forte Bio, A Division of Pall Life Sciences • GE Healthcare • HEKA Electronik • KinTek • Molecular Devices, LLC • Nanion Technologies

Annual Meeting through KiddieCorp. Trained professionals will be on hand to watch children of all ages, and the fee includes fun activities and light snacks. Pre-registration is recommended. A family room will also be available in the Moscone Center, stocked with diapers, a small refrigerator, private areas for nursing, electrical outlets, and a small area for rest and play. To register your child for the child care service, visit www.biophysics.org/2014meeting, and click the General Information tab. Calling All Bloggers! BPS is looking for bloggers to share meeting tips, can't miss events, the best local eateries, and more with the Society’s blog readers (3,500+ during the Meeting). Check out some of the latest entries, as well as posts from the 2013 meet- ing at biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com. To learn more and submit your application, visit www.

The Importance of Open License Media to Our Science

• Nanosurf, Inc. • NanoTemper

Sunday, February 16, 2:15 pm –3:30 pm

Technology, Inc. • Park Systems, Inc. • Sutter Instrument • World Precision Instruments • Wyatt Technology Corporation

Interested in entering the Society’s wiki-editing contest and learning more about open license media? Come to this demonstra- tion and discussion for contest entrants and any- one curious about wiki

surveymonkey.com/s/5V7P2GQ. Deadline to apply is January 17.

editing and the use of images and films on Wikipedia. Learn about the contest, as well as the do’s and don’ts of posting images. Register your username, do an edit, and get a WikiProject Biophysics button to wear!

Speakers:

Daniel Mietchen , WikiProject Open Access and Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin Jane Richardson , BPS Past President.