Over the years I have gone to many meetings on science, education, policy, or other topics that have been filled with useful information and intriguing insights.  But usually the only people who benefit from a meeting are the attendees.

Lately I’ve been contracting with organizations to write 80- to 100-page books that summarize the content of one- to three-day meetings.  I work from transcripts, though I often reorganize the material presented at a meeting into themes rather than describing the talks chronologically.  In some cases I arrange for everything associated with the production of the book, from the recording and transcribing of the meeting to the writing of the text to the printing and delivery of the books.  (Here’s an example). In other cases I just do the writing.  If you’re interested in having me do a meeting summary for you, e-mail me.

Below is a list of some of the meeting summaries I’ve done recently.  Most of these were summaries of workshops conducted by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Research Council, or the Institute of Medicine.

Rebuilding a Real Economy: Unleashing Engineering Innovation: Summary of a Forum (2010) 

A Summary of the October 2009 Forum on the Future of Nursing: Acute Care (2009)

A Summary of the December 2009 Forum on the Future of Nursing: Care in the Community (2009)

Accelerating the Development of Biomarkers for Drug Safety: Workshop Summary (2009)

Nurturing and Sustaining Effective Programs in Science Education for Grades K-8: Building a Village in California: Summary of a Convocation (2009) 

Strengthening High School Chemistry Education Through Teacher Outreach Programs: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable (2009)

The Role of Life Sciences in Transforming America’s Future:
Summary of a Workshop (2009)

Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers (2009)

 Understanding Interventions that Encourage Minorities to Pursue Research Careers: Building a Community of Research and Practice  (2008)

The National Academies Summit on America’s Energy Future: Summary of a Meeting (2008)

Rising Above the Gathering Storm Two Years Later:  Summary of a Convocation (2008)

State Science and Technology Policy Advice: Issues, Opportunities, and Challenges (2007)

Understanding Interventions that Encourage Minorities to Pursue Research Careers: Summary of a Workshop (2007)

Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers: Potential Uses for Information Technology (2007)