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[moonwise]

I just submitted an abstract and an application to the Gordon Research Conference in California in January.

I'm excited.

I'm also scared to death.

It's a trial by fire, my first REAL conference, in which I'll have the chance to interact with other students and professors. It's a plane trip and a new environment.

It will be my first trip to the West Coast.

Of course, this is contingent on the abstract being accepted, but two other folks in the lab will be going, and maybe, maybe, maybe....

but it's really scary for little old me, who's never happy about public speaking and who's terrified of her own inadequacy.

I hope I'm up to the task.

I want to do well. I want to not make an ass out of myself. I don't want to make my ignorance too plain.

My first conference... (heh heh wasn't I having this conversation a few nights ago? Well here it is, and Arafel's coming to pump the keg.)

Wow.

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Good Luck!

[xeontar.livejournal.com]

Wow..your First conference?

Sounds pretty important. I hope everything goes well for you. and that your Abstract is accepted.

Good luck to you.

Tell us how it went when you get back...

Re: Good Luck!

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Thanks Xeon; it's a pretty small conference and it's just for grad students, so it (hopefully) will be a little more relaxed than a large meeting.

I'll tell you all about CA. ;) If I talked about the meeting, you'd all die of boredom.