Here are some additional photos of the team together during the Genographic Project's Third Annual Scientific Conference in Tallinn, Estonia August 24-28.
Photograph by Maiken StaakThe Genographic Project held a press conference at the National Library in Tallinn featuring Spencer Wells and Ajay Royyuru, IBM, which resulted in articles in many of the major print publications and news broadcasts in the Baltics and northern Europe, in addition to a headline piece in the Observer (UK).
Photograph by Lindsey Larson
The National Library of Estonia featured an exhibit on the Genographic Project, with an accompanying Genographic lecture by Spencer Wells. It was exciting to see the Genographic Project described in Estonian on the banner above.
Photograph by Lindsey Larson
Premiering a portion of the first full-scale exhibit on the Genographic Project, the National Library of Estonia featured translated panels outside the lecture hall. The full exhibit contains 46 panels and can be made available for venues working with the Genographic Project.
Photograph by Lindsey Larson
The Baltics first NGLive! lecture was presented on the Genographic Project to a packed house in the National Library of Estonia. The entire Genographic team filled the seats to the left of the stage. Translations into Estonian were provided for the audience members.
Photograph by Maiken Staak
During the lecture, Spencer Wells revealed public participation results from (left to right) Ewert Sundja, an Estonian pop star; Jana Kask, the Estonian Idol winner 2008; and Urmas Vaino, a morning talk show personality in Estonia.
Photograph by Lindsey Larson
The Genographic Project team attempts to use a medieval catapult
during a team building scavenger hunt outside the walled old city.
(Apparently, we are much better geneticists than physicists!) From left
to right: Sonia Sagrista, Kumar Swamikrishnan (working the catapult,
behind the fellow in the cap), Simon Longstaff, David Soria, Jaume
Bertranpetit, and Fabricio Santos.
Premiering a portion of the first full-scale exhibit on the Genographic Project, the National Library of Estonia featured translated panels outside the lecture hall. The full exhibit contains 46 panels and can be made available for venues working with the Genographic Project.
Photograph by Lindsey Larson
The Baltics first NGLive! lecture was presented on the Genographic Project to a packed house in the National Library of Estonia. The entire Genographic team filled the seats to the left of the stage. Translations into Estonian were provided for the audience members.
Photograph by Maiken StaakDuring the lecture, Spencer Wells revealed public participation results from (left to right) Ewert Sundja, an Estonian pop star; Jana Kask, the Estonian Idol winner 2008; and Urmas Vaino, a morning talk show personality in Estonia.
Photograph by Lindsey Larson
The Genographic Project team attempts to use a medieval catapult
during a team building scavenger hunt outside the walled old city.
(Apparently, we are much better geneticists than physicists!) From left
to right: Sonia Sagrista, Kumar Swamikrishnan (working the catapult,
behind the fellow in the cap), Simon Longstaff, David Soria, Jaume
Bertranpetit, and Fabricio Santos.
