How did the swine flu conference go?  I have gotten a lot of feedback from different people who attended. Most of the attendees from out of state I spoke to were excited about how much they were beginning to share. Three things stood out: a sense of urgency, a greater need for collaboration, a need to work with more groups outside our line of sight.

The above photo is from an interactive decision-making exercise we conducted on the second day of the swine flu conference.

We equipped scientists and decision-makers with laptops, and took them through the scenarios laid out in the real pandemic flu exercise conducted in February this year.

To complement our coverage here and on our podcasts about the swine flu conference conducted last week, here are some media reports on the events.

• East Valley Tribune: Conference at ASU projects swine flu’s future -  Mark Branom
• Newswise - Outsmarting Swine flu
• ASU Insight – Researchers meet at ASU to discuss Swine Flu strategies