WCHR 2014 Presentations (Community-funded)

[Dazza]

I can't wait because I wanna know what Dr. Cotsarelis has up his sleeve.

Good news i hope.

[hellouser]

Oh? Good news?

I donno, we'll find out tomorrow. After that, Dr. Gerd Lindner's findings will hopefully make me clean out my shorts. I'm extremely excited

[Kudu]

So much for not cluttering up the thread lol

[Arashi]

So much for not cluttering up the thread lol

LOL yeah that worked out really well I think the best thing to do is keep using this thread, Desmond could post his daily updates/vids here too and when the congress is done, Desmond can open a new thread with links to all vids and all info in the 1st post.

[Desmond84]

Oh wow! I woke up to a storm LOL

The first pic is mine. The second one is one of the famous monuments I wanted you guys to see from Jeju Island.

As for your request, here's another one of my photos Calm down guys. I'm here for you. I'll try and upload the first video tonight.

Cheers,

Des.

[efedrez]

Oh wow! I woke up to a storm LOL

The first pic is mine. The second one is one of the famous monuments I wanted you guys to see from Jeju Island.

As for your request, here's another one of my photos Calm down guys. I'm here for you. I'll try and upload the first video tonight.

Cheers,

Des.

Thanks Desmond, good luck today!, can't wait to see the summary of today sessions

[Arashi]

Good luck today Desmond !!

[losthair85]

desmond is a hero and a gentleman


all the best!

[JJJJrS]

Pretty ridiculous that Desmond was attacked the way he was. Glad that nonsense is out of the way and we can focus on the conference now.

It's nice to finally have something to look forward to and get excited about after months of stagnation on the hair loss forums. Great job by everyone involved especially Arashi, hellouser and of course Desmond! Fantastic group effort!

[hellouser]

Oh wow! I woke up to a storm LOL

The first pic is mine. The second one is one of the famous monuments I wanted you guys to see from Jeju Island.

As for your request, here's another one of my photos Calm down guys. I'm here for you. I'll try and upload the first video tonight.

Cheers,

Des.

Hey Desmond, just in case you didn't catch my messages:

Bummer! I just heard back from both Dr. Cotsarelis' administrator:

Hi Hellouser,

I had forwarded Dr. Cotsarelis your message below, asking him to let me know if he would have any time available to chat with Desmond. Unfortunately, his schedule must be full, as he did not provide me with any times available.

Thank you for following up and I apologize for any inconvenience.
And from Dr. Angela Christiano:

Hi Hellouser,

Thanks for your note, but unfortunately, neither Colin nor I will be attending the meeting in Korea this week. Happy to talk with this student another time though, thanks for your interest in our work, angela

Sorry Desmond! I did the best I could but it looks like you'll be on your own to get in touch with Dr. Cotsarelis. Try to catch him before his presentation and ask if you can have a short 1 on 1 Q&A with him after.

[jjo]

So guys here we are at the frontier of research and development in tissue engineering and stem cell research. Non of this could have been done without the willpower of over 120 of our valuable members and enthusiasts

I am so proud to be representing you guys and I have no doubt this initiative will bring about a sea of change in the field of research never before imagined thanks to our advances in information technology and social networks. When I joined this community 2 years ago I never imagined I'd be ending up in Jeju Island reporting live from an International medical conference. We have come a long way indeed and I am more than honored to be representing such amazing boys and girls, men and women who have such an eager interest in science and technology. I am humbled beyond speech by all your good luck messages and well wishes.

Also, I'd like to send a big thank you to Hellouser and Arashi for not only helping out financially (and significantly I might add) but also their time into organising details of this trip. You guys are the gems of this community and will remain a very strong voice for many of us all around the world in years to come.

Now first things first, lets start with my first pic from Jeju Island



And another of its famous monuments



I managed to finalise my registration today at the international convention centre and got to have a chat with the organiser's committee board regarding video recording the presentations. They actually had no problem with it and even mentioned they would have loved to organise someone to do it! So that is one big hurdle out of the way

I also got the book with all the abstracts and I'll be posting them as the relevant days come up.

So this is my first post from Jeju Island and many more to come. Please try not to clutter this thread and keep the discussions on another thread. However, if it's something relevant to the talks that are posted feel free to ask any questions on this thread.

A big shout out to all my friends all around the world.

Peace...

Desmond

I STILL DON'T BELIEVE HE'S REALLY THERE !!!!




just kidding,

so much for no clutter in this thread

[Desmond84]

Wow guys just finished recording the burning scalp sensation lecture. Very interesting. So many members report suffering from this condition and this lecture gave some fascinating insight into this mysterious condition and effective treatments to combat it.

I'll post the presentation tonight. Dr Cotsarelis's lecture is in 1 hour ;-)

[hellouser]

Wow guys just finished recording the burning scalp sensation lecture. Very interesting. So many members report suffering from this condition and this lecture gave some fascinating insight into this mysterious condition and effective treatments to combat it.

I'll post the presentation tonight. Dr Cotsarelis's lecture is in 1 hour ;-)

Try talking to him before the presentation and ask if he can spare you a moment after the presentation! He never responded to his administrator back in in Pennsylvania!

THANK YOU DESMOND!!!

[Desmond84]

Try talking to him before the presentation and ask if he can spare you a moment after the presentation! He never responded to his administrator back in in Pennsylvania!

THANK YOU DESMOND!!!

Cotsarelis just finished his lecture. Couldn't track him down before hand. Will approach him once the break starts.

[Velvetmonkey]

I'll also try and convince some of the researchers to do interviews Fingers crossed.

Hi Desmond!

I am the journalist guy that suggested you do some interviews. Let me give you a few tips on how to ask for an interview. Believe it or not there is actually a lot of psychology involved in this.

1. Be polite, enthusiastic and Smile!

2. DON'T TRY TO CONVINCE anybody to do an interview. Your mindset should be that they are DOING the interview and that's that. The only question now is when.

If you give people a choice they will almost by reflex say no. Don't give them a choice. I'll give you some examples:

- Dr. X. Would you like to do an interview about your research? = WRONG!!!

- Dr. X. I've read about your research regarding hair. It's fascinating! I would like to do an interview with you about it, how's this afternoon looking for you? = CORRECT!

NEVER give them the option to say no. If you do they will. People always choose the path of least resistance if given a choice. Some might also be shy. If you go in with the attitude that they are doing the interview then that option becomes the path of least resistance instead of explaining why they won't do it to you.

Some other pointers:

- Flattery works. Everybody likes to feel important. Make sure you make them feel that way.

- If they say they haven't got the time. Ask for just 5 minutes. It's hard to say no to somebody that is resonable. Obviously when you get them to do the interview you just keep asking as many questions as you want regardless of how long it takes until they shut you down

But most importantly - ASSUME that they are doing the interview when you contact them. Ask WHEN. Don't ask IF!!!

Good luck dude! I am totally confident you will do great!

And remember - they are more scared of you than you are of them!