by Jewel Midelis | Oct 20, 2019 | Conference Summary
Four days with URMA: The annual 2015 conference through a new member’s eyes One reason that I enthusiastically joined URMA this year was for its ability to provide real-time feedback and creative suggestions on many topics related to magazine design, as well as the...
by Jewel Midelis | Oct 20, 2019 | Conference Summary
I left URMA 2017 feeling like I was wearing a superhero cape of sorts, one emblazoned with a shiny “RC” for “research communicator,” perhaps intertwined with a graphic of a mighty pen (or maybe a keyboard). I came to Providence to learn, but I left with a new sense of...
by Jewel Midelis | Oct 20, 2019 | Conference Summary
This was my first URMA conference, and I appreciate how welcoming the group is to newcomers. Beginning with the first evening’s impromptu dinner, I was struck by how generous the other conference participants were with their time and professional advice. The...
by Jewel Midelis | Oct 20, 2019 | Conference Summary
I gleaned a great deal of information and inspiration from the URMA 2016 Conference, from Sean Zielinski’s overview of the Harley-Davidson brand to the panel discussion on LIGO’s black hole discovery. For starters, it was a genuine thrill to plug into a community of...
