ASM Scientific Writing and Publishing Institute
Program
Institute begins at 3:00 pm on Thursday, March 18 and concludes at 12:00 noon on Sunday, March 21.
2010 SWPI Program at a Glance
Thursday, March 18
Session 1: Before You Start to Write & Are you Ready to Write?
Session 2: Rendering and Presenting Your Awesome Data
Session 3: Coordinating Your Figures and Tables with Results, Figure Legends, and Materials and Methods
Breakout Session 1: Critiquing Figures and Tables
Writing Session 1: Revising Results, Figure Legends, and Materials and Methods
Friday, March 19
Session 4: The Synthesis of Progress I. Setting the Stage with Effective Introductions
Session 5: The Synthesis of Progress II. Moving the Bar with Compelling Discussion Sections
Writing Session 2: Revising Introduction and Discussion Sections
Session 6: Writing Powerful Titles and Compelling Abstracts
Writing Session 3: Revising Titles and Abstracts
Session 7: How Peer Review Works & How Being a Reviewer Will Improve Your Writing
Writing Session 4: Revising Critiques from Pre-Assigned Manuscripts
Session 8: How to Strategically Respond to Reviews to Get Your Paper Published & Writing an Effective Rebuttal Letter
Writing Session 5: Reading and Digesting Critiques; Preparing a Draft of a Rebuttal Letter
Saturday, March 20
Writing Session 6: Reviewer Responses to Rebuttal Letters
Session 9: Ethics in Scientific Writing and Publishing
Breakout Session 2: Ethical Case Studies in Scientific Writing and Publishing
Session 7A: The ABCs of Manuscript Submission
Session 7B: Demonstration of the Rapid Review System
Breakout Session 3: Small Group Discussion to Discuss Critiques and Rebuttal Letters
Writing Session 7: Revising Rebuttal Letters and Manuscripts
Sunday, March 21
Session 10: The Different Types of Scientific Writing & How to Write Review Articles, Commentaries, Letters to the Editor, Meeting Reviews, etc.
Session 11: Enhancing the Odds - Choosing the Right Journal; Strategies for Recommending an Editor and Possible Reviewers
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