It was at the Beckman Center and hosted by the UC Irvine systems biology crowd. It was a very nice meeting and I learned a lot; I also hope the stem cell differentiation crowd will pick up on the work from Andreas and Umut as they are approaching similar problems related to temporal aspects of gene expression and commitment points as we as reversible decisions. I also really like the following piece of art that hung in my hotel room in the Newport Beach Hyatt
The girl is looking coy, but it is the two guys holding hands... That this piece is in hotels in conservative parts of California is pretty cool. I'm feeling optimistic as well.