Announcing the second SteemSTEM meetup: Bringing Steem to Virgo Labs
As announced in our 2018 summer update, we are excited to announce the 2nd steemSTEM meetup at Virgo! After having organised a visit down at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in February 2018 (see here for the final report), steemSTEM is now bringing Steem to the Virgo research laboratory in Pisa (Italy) where research on gravitational waves is conducted.
[Image used with permission from Virgo Labs]
DETAILS
The meetup will take place on the 20-22 September 2018 between Pisa (where Virgo is located) and Florence. The schedule is at follows:
20th of September: Day of arrival. In the afternoon, we will meet up to socialise, meet the SteemSTEM people hiding themselves behind the blogs and have dinner together.
21st of September: The group will drive to the Virgo lab in Pisa early in the morning.
At 10:00 AM an introduction talk will be held, followed by a visit of the detector and a Q&A session. Lunch is currently planned on-site, together with the Virgo staff.
In the afternoon, we will tour Pisa, have dinner together and drive back to Florence in the evening.22nd of September: On this day, we meet again around lunch time to have a chance to discuss the events of the previous day in a rested state. For the afternoon, we plan to visit the Natural History Museum of Florence.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
The venue is limited to 35 people. To be one of those, it is mandatory to register. To this aim:
- Leave a comment on this post
- Send a message to @suesa on the steemstem discord with your phone number and a scan of a valid ID.
- As a confirmation of your participation, you will be given writing permission on the channel dedicated to this meetup (where updated details about the event are to be provided).
- If a visa is needed to enter Italy, please contact @lemouth on the steemstem discord.
Why asking for your phone number? For organisational purposes so that we can contact you quickly and efficiently if needed (a whatsapp group will be created).
Why asking for your ID? We will allow you to enter an international research laboratory. There is no free lunch... We however ensure that your information will not be leaked.
Please also make sure that you really have the time and money to attend.
FEE
There is no fee.
While the visit at Virgo itself is free, the participants are expected to cover their own expenses (including travel and accomodation).
Optimally, some individuals will have to rent and drive cars. SteemSTEM will do its best in (potentially partially) supporting the rentals. We will also attempt to reimburse the participants to a certain degree, as we did last time. This does not guarantee we can pay you back anything.
FINAL LAST WORDS
[Credits: @elvisxx71]
We hope to see you all there! SteemSTEM is pushing the limits further once again!
You, guys, are one of the reasons why I am sure steemit will succeed. Your commitment is outstanding. Upvoted, resteemed and highly eSTEEMED !
Thanks for the kind words :)
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Can't wait to see/meet you all! Registering for the meetup of course :)
excellent! I am happy that we will meet again. Please don't forget to send the material to @suesa ;)
Already got it!
hey sir please saport me on steemit platform
https://steemit.com/mgsc/@vichar/-f8e3d3f51adb
I guess, someone has to spoil the fun. Count me in.
Glad to finally have the chance to meet your German humour ;)
German... humour?
There is a smiley!
i hate to answer too fast but you're a serious heavy weight sensei
i prefer not to unless i got something sensible to say
but i hang on your every word
you are angelic
Hehe! :)
We are not that heavy, come on ;)
don't sell yourself short, sensei
people like you are a national treasure
the pride of france hah hah
truly ...
pssst: I am no French ;)
you could have fooled me, i thought you said you were from Paris ...
my mistake something about montparnasse ? few months ago lol
btw , sensei ...
as i am as always behind on my replies like the will-o-wisp i am i wanted to draw your attention to a new kid in town
https://www.minds.com/nasa
well nasa is just one page, its a different network than steemit, its not just another dapp ... i thought, if you really want to preach the word of Foton then maybe it's a potential extension. It can't be that hard to double a feed or blog on two networks and maybe you could try and get a satellite from your #steemstem community to scout the exoplanet and its inhabitants ... its brand new ... no guarantee it will stay alive, i just heard about it ... i know you're not in it for the money and its freshness makes it less prone to moneymaking schemes too ...
i have no affiliation by the way but i'm always looking for new doors so i thought maybe you would like to know :)
the rest of the replies will have to wait for the rest of the week i can barely gather myself
I live in Paris. This does not mean I am French ;)
PS: I will check the nasa page :)
yes well, i dont feel flemish either but alas i am it heh ... i lived in a city here last time i was living with a girl ... almost three years, i ...tss
i dont like this place (but thats all to do with being my hometown) but i dont think i would want to live in a sizable city again ... its just too much ... and the light pollution makes my favourite time of day (the night) bad because i can't see the stars :)
i'm still all up for the plains of mongolia sooner or later, or the edge at least, somewhere not too far from ulanbaatar but not too close either
as long as i have wi-fi hahah
well the nasa page is just showing how their network / app looks ... but its like i said a totally different network on a different blockchain (with a different audience) than steemit ... in case your community wants to extend its reach ... its babysteps but it looks promising
We hope to see you all there!
Great to see the official announcement. I can't come, but I wish the best to those who do!
I imagine his is not an easy trip from the US. As I said to everyone in your case, maybe the next one will be more manageable :)
good news
I call Shotgun! :-D
tadam! :D
Looks awesome! Looking forward to it :)
We indeed need a big delegation from France. Please sleep well in advance!
Wife convinced, babysitter organized, I'm in! (+1)
Excellent! I am very happy that we will eventually meet.