I received notice yesterday that my proposed talk, The Role of Online Communities in Diabetes Management, has been accepted for the 34th Annual Trenton Computer Festival. I will have a regular talk session on Saturday, April 25, 2009, and also be part of Sunday’s poster session on Sunday, April 26, 2009.
My intent is to provide a relatively vendor-neutral presentation, giving people an idea of some of the different diabetes-focused communities and online social networks that currently exist, how we differ from each other, and how we provide information and support both to each other and to other people with diabetes.
The Trenton Computer Festival is the oldest currently-running computer festival in the United States, and includes technical and community-oriented talks, commercial vendors of computers and computer components, and an outdoor computer-oriented flea market where used and vintage computers and components are available to purchase. Proceeds fund several local computer groups as well as a scholarship for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science students at The College of New Jersey. If you live in the area, please come and support both me and TuDiabetes.