This week we get ready for conference abstract deadlines and talk about how we prepare abstracts. Everyone is finally back in town, but not for long!

• Pluto show next week!
• Abstract deadlines: AGU 8/5, GSA 8/11
• GSA, new topical abstracts (search visually by emoji!)

How we prepare to write abstracts

• Choosing the topical material. When do you stop reporting on research?*
• Think about what session to submit to
• Mind maps
• Outlines
• Stream of conscience writing
• Abstract Madlibs
• Don’t do this steps hours before it is due. Leave days to mull it over
• How preliminary is your data? Is it ready for an abstract?

Writing the abstract

• Check the conference guidelines… then check them again.
• Open an editor. John uses plain text editors initially.
• Send it around for others to look at
• Decide on authorship early

Tools for collaborating (a whole other show)

• Google docs
• Word/dropbox
• Evernote (although everyone involved needs premium)
• Email… if you do this, please don’t admit it

Other Notes

• AGU offering free conference registration
• Be sure to submit a 5-minute Pop-Up Talk

Problems

• How to pick a session (look for others you know?)
• Submission system crashing
• Getting people to edit it!
• Over-reporting

Fun Paper Friday

This week we read about recovering old sounds from recordings with a microscope. Also hearing cursing at lab instruments in the old days. Nothing changes.

A Sweet Sound: Physicists Reconstruct Primitive Recordings

Applied Science SEM vinyl image

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Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin