Hi guys! I’ll be at a conference in Chicago from 7th to 16th September. If there are enough people based in and around Chicago, maybe we could have a meetup. Let me know!
@PlantAWG @AIMLawg @ALSDAawg @MicrobesAWG @FemaleReproAWG @MultiOmicsAWG @AnimalAWG @HUMANawg @RLWG
Let me get back to you sometime next week, and check out if I can pull people from IL, WI, IN - ie near to Chicago 
Hi - @anna.lewkowicz raised the idea of an AWG meetup (coffee? breakfast? lunch/dinner?) in Chicago (or nearby) sometime between Sept 7th to the 16th when she will be in town.
I mined everyone’s profiles and hope it is okay to suggest you all to connect with her if interested 
@dr.richard.barker @jdorsheimer @stefan_green @Abhinav @Keioko @rojeenathapa @Jennifer_Sheridan @sabaghaffari @user1 @anvitham @kyoong @avrakhra @alanaf2 @ianwa09 @brooke.stephanian @tpsharma @MarshallPorterfield @dtulodzi @dagar @sgomezgu @laureen0alexa @Dayeon @mmali5
@anna.lewkowicz and others who are in Chicago - I love the idea of meeting up. Let’s connect.
Great, let’s see if we can gather a bigger group and then we can decide on details
@anna.lewkowicz @Abhinav Chicago friend here, would love to meet up!
I will add some of the people I tagged were in either Indiana or Wisconsin too 
Just FYI 
I figured that, haha, I should also tag @rachelcrivero and @ben.sikes as I made this post after talking with them 
Sorry for the delayed reply @anna.lewkowicz . I’ve just returned from Michigan last night. Actually I was able to meet with @rachelcrivero! I don’t think I’ll be able to come up to Chicago though, unfortunately. I’ve been traveling nearly non-stop since early June and I need to be in office for my new PhD students and at home, for the sanity of my wife and son. Very sorry I can’t take the opportunity to come meet this time.
No worries @ben.sikes !
@Jennifer_Sheridan @Abhinav I’m happy to meet, but I’d have to ask you to choose the spot, as I’m not that familiar with Chicago
@anna.lewkowicz @Abhinav just a heads up, I’ll be out of town till the 13th of September. But, if it works better for everyone else to meet up earlier in the week then no worries! Otherwise, can definitely pick out a place, just depends what you’re in the mood for, coffee or dinner etc. Whatever you’re up for!
@Abhinav @Jennifer_Sheridan would 14th work for you?