Hi everyone, my name is Geoff Brumfiel, and I’m one of Nature’s physics reporters based out of Washington, DC. I’m about to hop on a train to Baltimore, but I thought I’d kick off our blog by asking you a little about what makes the March meeting tick.

I must admit that I’ve always been a little flummoxed by it. Even though (or maybe because) it’s the APS’s largest annual gathering, I think myself and other science journalists have a tough time figuring out how to cover it. The April meeting has a few big toys (satellites, accelerators, etc.) that one can report on, but there’s so much at the March meeting that it’s hard to know where to focus.

So why do you come to the March meeting? What are this year’s really interesting bits? Do you wish it got more general media coverage? And if so, how would you suggest outsiders approach it?

OK, better catch that train!

Geoff