tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-62890756220339048632007-05-02T22:12:00.000-04:002007-05-02T22:13:33.634-04:00<img class="inset left" alt="2008NCSBClogo200.png" src="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/upload/2007/05/2008NCSBClogo200.png" height="116" width="200" />As the 2007 <a href="http://mistersugar.stikipad.com/blogtogether/show/2007+Science+Blogging+Conference" target="_blank" title="">Science</a> <a href="http://wiki.blogtogether.org/blogtogether/show/Conference+Links+and+Liveblogging" target="_blank" title="">Blogging</a> <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/01/conference_blogging.php" target="_blank" title="">Conference</a> was such a great success, we are already in full swing in organizing the <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/03/announcement_get_ready_for_the.php" target="_blank" title="">2008</a> <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/03/announcing_the_2008_science_bl.php" target="_blank" title="">conference</a> and hoping to make it even bigger and better than the first one.<br /><br />Our beta-version wiki is up - check out the <a href="http://mistersugar.stikipad.com/blogtogether/show/North+Carolina+Science+Blogging+Conference" target="_blank" title="">homepage</a> and the first, rough outlines of the <a href="http://mistersugar.stikipad.com/blogtogether/show/Conference+Program+08" target="_blank" title="">program</a> (feel free to edit the page and add your idea at the bottom or in the comments). At this point we are trying to get more <a href="http://mistersugar.stikipad.com/blogtogether/show/Sponsorships" target="_blank" title="">sponsors</a> so if you and your organization/company/magazine is interested, let us know soon.<br /><br />Check out our <a href="http://blogtogether.org/" target="_blank" title="">blog</a> for updates.<br /><br /><img class="inset right" alt="Open%20Laboratory%20cover%20image.jpg" src="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/upload/2007/05/Open%20Laboratory%20cover%20image.jpg" height="119" width="79" />Last time, almost in time for the conference, we edited and published the first-ever <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/01/the_science_blogging_anthology.php" target="_blank" title="">science blogging anthology</a>, the <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/631016" target="_blank" title="">Open Laboratory 2006</a>, which was an instant hit. Thus, we are already collecting nominations for the <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/03/have_you_nominated_a_post_for.php" target="_blank" title="">next years' edition</a>. Send us your best posts (or best posts written by others) of the year by using <a href="http://openlab.wufoo.com/forms/submission-form/" target="_blank" title="">this submission form</a> and help us spread the news by adding <a href="http://dererumnatura.us/archives/2007/03/openlab_2007.html" target="_blank" title="">this code</a> to your blog or website.coturnixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com