tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post4236651705811521866..comments2024-03-28T00:36:36.460-07:00Comments on The Tree of Life: "Genomics: the Power and the Promise" meeting - could be called "Men Studying Genomics" instead Jonathan Eisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-69875491818939579752012-09-19T17:11:11.883-07:002012-09-19T17:11:11.883-07:00We worked pretty hard to have "diversity"...We worked pretty hard to have "diversity" in the speakers at the meeting - diversity of topics, diversity of career stages, diversity of kinds of institutions, and, yes, diversity in terms of gender. I am happy with the end result. But it still could be better in terms of underrepresented groups and in terms of some other aspects of diversity. Jonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-41186191868362477412012-09-19T17:04:41.481-07:002012-09-19T17:04:41.481-07:00Thanks for the update. My list completely relied o...Thanks for the update. My list completely relied on the published program. So your corrections are reasonable.<br /><br /> The reason I spent some time on this is that almost all the discussions so far in twitter and in blog sphere are about how bad the female speaker representation is in conferences, but no one sets the bar to show what is a good ratio is or what is the best we can achieve. Since you are listed in #LAMG as an organizer, so I picked the conference as a starting point. I should say that it is a much better number than I expected. I do not remember that I have been many meetings that have a higher ratio. <br /><br />Of cause to have 50:50 ratio needs effort more than meeting organizers. Probably it is a big issue for science education in general. But if each conference can publish their speaker gender ration, it is a good way to raise awareness of the issue. DNA Makershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152766990770252674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-64943948384294309222012-09-19T17:02:34.867-07:002012-09-19T17:02:34.867-07:00Actually - cannot believe I did not notice this - ...Actually - cannot believe I did not notice this - you are missing a whole session there (as is the web site). Here is the full list of speakers<br /><br /><br />Jonathan Eisen<br />Nina R. Salama<br />Frederic Bushman<br />Kristine Wylie<br />Janet K. Jansson<br />Curtis Huttenhower<br />Forrest Rohwer<br />Tanja Woyke<br />Maomeng Tong<br />Jeffrey Cox<br />Susannah Tringe<br />Julian Parkhill<br />Rustem F. Ismagilov<br />Gautam Dantas<br />Pamela Yeh<br />Mike Gilmore<br />Lance B. Price<br />James Meadow<br />Jason E. Stajich<br />Laura Sauder<br />Tara Schwartz<br />Susanna Remold<br />Bernhard Palsson<br />Anca Segall<br />Trent Northern<br />Rick Morgan<br />Beth Shank<br />Peter Karp<br />Tatiana Tatusova<br />Timothy Harkins<br />Katrine Whiteson<br />Mallory Embree<br />Varum Mazumdar<br />Abigail McGuire<br />Ee-Been Goh<br />Shota Atsumi<br />Howard Xu<br /><br />the ratio is 16/37 or 43% ...Jonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-15045871415048590032012-09-19T09:10:14.598-07:002012-09-19T09:10:14.598-07:00Miller did not give a talk - he does not count. H...Miller did not give a talk - he does not count. He simply explained things like when lunch was going to be, where to swim, when the posters were. And from the original schedule there were two changes. One made it on the list (James Meadows replaced An Womack (male for female). Also Tara Schwartz replaced Scott Kelley (female for male). Somehow the second change was not posted. So - not counting Miller and adding Tara makes it 13/33 on your list. That comes to 39.3% or so. Jonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-4585034477267772222012-09-19T07:32:00.539-07:002012-09-19T07:32:00.539-07:00Jonathan. Here is the list to calculate my number ...Jonathan. Here is the list to calculate my number of speakers at #LAMG12, Dawei<br />1. Jeffrey H. Miller <br />2. Jonathan Eisen <br />3. Nina R. Salama f<br />4. Frederic Bushman <br />5. Kristine Wylie f<br />6. Janet K. Jansson f<br />7. Forest Rohwer <br />8. Curtis Huttenhower <br />9. Tanja Woyke f<br />10. Maomeng Tong <br />11. Jeffrey Cox <br />12. Susannah Tringe f<br />13. Julian Parkhill <br />14. Rustem F. Ismagilov <br />15. Gautam Dantas <br />16. Pamela Yeh f<br />17. Mike Gilmore <br />18. Lance B. Price <br />19. James Meadow <br />20. Jason E. Stajich <br />21. Laura Sauder f<br />22. Scott Kelley <br />23. Susanna Remold f<br />24. Bernhard Palsson <br />25. Anca Segall f<br />26. Trent Northern <br />27. Rick Morgan <br />28. Beth Shank f<br />29. Peter Karp <br />30. Tatiana Tatusova f<br />31. Timothy Harkins <br />32. Ee-Been Goh f<br />33. Shota Atsumi <br />34. Howard Xu <br />DNA Makershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152766990770252674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-40438968956848853372012-08-29T17:12:09.487-07:002012-08-29T17:12:09.487-07:00nice .. gemmy nice .. gemmy Jonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-19739772881979030862012-08-27T11:25:04.751-07:002012-08-27T11:25:04.751-07:00Oh, but why would you stay away when you can hear ...Oh, but why would you stay away when you can hear Gary Goodyear drop gems like this when asked why he didn't give a clear answer about his "belief" or otherwise in evolution:<br /><br />"We are evolving every year, every decade. That’s a fact, whether it is to the intensity of the sun, whether it is to, as a chiropractor, walking on cement versus anything else, whether it is running shoes or high heels, of course we are evolving to our environment. But that’s not relevant and that is why I refused to answer the question. The interview was about our science and tech strategy, which is strong."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091352548397143952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-8137279064002976722012-08-27T11:23:08.904-07:002012-08-27T11:23:08.904-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845605578600459447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-78242683881323626882012-08-24T12:06:24.903-07:002012-08-24T12:06:24.903-07:00I don't think the ratio is anywhere near that ...I don't think the ratio is anywhere near that for genomics. Maybe for bioinformatics but not genomics. As for vs. rest of the world, IU decided not to comment on that. It was almost too obvious.Jonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-49410183791925970532012-08-24T12:03:56.656-07:002012-08-24T12:03:56.656-07:00There is probably such a ratio in bioinformatics a...There is probably such a ratio in bioinformatics and genomic, that's not surprising at all.<br />Focus on the anglophone native / rest of the world, and you have the real discrimination. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-54652544400526388172012-08-24T11:56:06.903-07:002012-08-24T11:56:06.903-07:00Thanks for continuing to bring up this important i...Thanks for continuing to bring up this important issue.Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16099017836119987971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-38901548140744949842012-08-24T10:29:05.367-07:002012-08-24T10:29:05.367-07:00I knew itI knew itJonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-31087364242491583522012-08-24T10:26:28.729-07:002012-08-24T10:26:28.729-07:00Didn't you know that we have a 20:1 male to fe...Didn't you know that we have a 20:1 male to female ratio up here in Canada? Yup, the women can't take the cold, so they move south instead. :)Morgan Langillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991960337694557528noreply@blogger.com