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30/11/11 Dear British Geriatric Society
Z Started conversation Nov 30, 2011
Every time I have submitted an abstract for your conference you have extended the deadline by at least 7 days. And what do you think I do? Instead of submitting said abstract in a timely fashion I instead spend 7 more days moving the commas around a bit.
Now it's gone further, because I know that you will extend the abstract deadline I hadn't actually finished doing the experiment I intend to submit to you.
The funny thing is that every year you probably extend the deadline because not enough people have submitted abstracts to your conference. Do you know why that is? It's because we know that you'll extend the deadline, so we don't really take your deadline very seriously.
30/11/11 Dear British Geriatric Society
TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted Nov 30, 2011
And then one of these days they won't extend the deadline, and you'll all be caught out.
TRiG.
30/11/11 Dear British Geriatric Society
Storm Posted Nov 30, 2011
Expectations management. A big problem.
I'm wondering just how late it is going to be before the Nigerian students realise that they really can't bribe me to pass the exam and have to do some work.
hopefully not so late that they can't do the work...
30/11/11 Dear British Geriatric Society
Mrs Zen Posted Nov 30, 2011
>> I'm wondering just how late it is going to be before the Nigerian students realise that they really can't bribe me to pass the exam and have to do some work.
30/11/11 Dear British Geriatric Society
Z Posted Dec 9, 2011
Abstract finally submitted a healthy 2 days before the deadline.
Go me.
This research is better than the one that run the prize, but the numbers are more complex so it may be harder to understand.
30/11/11 Dear British Geriatric Society
Milla, h2g2 Operations Posted Dec 9, 2011
Maybe they were just waiting for your submission, so they could stop extending the deadline? 
30/11/11 Dear British Geriatric Society
Z Posted Dec 9, 2011
I think so. Clearly the conference would be lost without my thrilling opinions..
30/11/11 Dear British Geriatric Society
Milla, h2g2 Operations Posted Dec 9, 2011
*nods* Naturally.
No, seriously, don't pretend to be uninteresting! Of course there will be people interested in your work and opinions - that's what the conference is for? Right?
30/11/11 Dear British Geriatric Society
Z Posted Dec 9, 2011
This piece of work is a systematic review saying 'this evidence is pathetic'
30/11/11 Dear British Geriatric Society
Milla, h2g2 Operations Posted Dec 9, 2011
Ahh, that will be thrilling! Wounded egos, controversy, counter criticism and support all mingling into a heady soup of clashing interests!
Who thought conferences were dull?
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30/11/11 Dear British Geriatric Society
- 1: Z (Nov 30, 2011)
- 2: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (Nov 30, 2011)
- 3: Researcher 14993127 (Nov 30, 2011)
- 4: Storm (Nov 30, 2011)
- 5: Titania (gone for lunch) (Nov 30, 2011)
- 6: Mrs Zen (Nov 30, 2011)
- 7: Candi - now 42! (Nov 30, 2011)
- 8: hellboundforjoy (Nov 30, 2011)
- 9: Z (Dec 9, 2011)
- 10: Milla, h2g2 Operations (Dec 9, 2011)
- 11: Z (Dec 9, 2011)
- 12: Milla, h2g2 Operations (Dec 9, 2011)
- 13: Z (Dec 9, 2011)
- 14: Milla, h2g2 Operations (Dec 9, 2011)
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