The barbershop guys were good but give me some blues. Like these guys who were singing about Georgia.
Barbershop The BIO Way
The opening reception was all about food and good music. Take the BIO Barbershop (my name for them). These guys were good. They were only one of about six groups performing on different levels and areas of the Navy Pier.
BIO Newsroom Home
I have arrived at BIO 2006 and the first thing to do was check in and scope out the news room layout. Very nicely done. I didn’t even bother to count how many work stations are set up here. It’s first come, first serve so I’ll be here early tomorrow.
Chicago Arrival Video
What does a bord blogger do after 7 hours of driving? Find something to blog about:
What’s New At BIO 2006
Most of Sunday will be a travel day to get to Chicago so the next time your hear from me I’ll be in the windy city. One of the 60+ press releases I’ve received on BIO 2006 is about “what’s new at BIO.” Well for me it will all be new since I’ve never been. I’m guessing that there’s some other newbies in the 18,000 plus expected to show up. But in case you’re a BIO veteran here’s what they say is new.
Not All Wind
My fellow blogger Paul Conley has a new blog project called Wind Farm News. I’ll let him explain what it’s all about:
2008 World Ag Expo Chairman
Talk about getting the word out in advance. I guess this show is so big you’ve got to start working on it over a year out. Shelley Khal, chairman of the World Ag Expo Media Committee, has been named 2008 World Ag Expo show chairman.
Canadian Support Extreme Measures to Contain Avian Flu
A report from Ipsos Reid shows most Canadians will support extreme measures to contain the threat of a human pandemic resulting from avian influenza. With many experts predicting H5N1 Avian Flu could reach North America by this fall, a survey of 16 hundred Canadians conducted earlier this month, as part of a tracking study of attitudes toward the issue, found six in ten Canadians have concerns about the virus.
Grassroots In Action at D&PL
I’ve been meaning to follow up on a story from last month on how D&PL’s grassroots initiative for National Agriculture Week went.
The Horse Clonerers
If you’re not “horsey” then you might not have heard about the fact that a couple of horses were cloned recently and seem to be doing very well. They’re the result of a collaborative effort between Viagen, Inc. and Encore Genetics.