US2TS and "Bow, Don't Shake!"

I was supposed to travel to present at the US Semantic Technology 
Symposium (US2TS) that starts tomorrow.   I was looking forward to 
catching up with other semantic folks about FHIR/RDF and other other 
things.  But with the coronavirus rapidly spreading, I decided to cancel 
my travel and instead participate by video.

This disease outbreak also got me thinking about the unnecessary 
transmission vector that is caused when people shake hands.   In 
response, Dr. Rafael Richards and I have initiated a "Bow, Don't Shake" 
effort to encourage people to bow gently instead of shaking hands.

See https://www.BowDontShake.org/

The goal is to change our greeting culture to be a little safer, by 
eliminating one very common disease transmission vector.

Please share this message with colleagues and friends, and post or tweet 
it to social media.  And if you have contacts in health or government 
organizations, reach out to them to have them spread this message.  The 
website also has ready-made downloadable materials.

Be safe.  Be responsible.  Reduce disease transmission.  #BowDontShake

Thanks!
David Booth

Received on Monday, 9 March 2020 04:55:44 UTC