Lightning Talk

Reigniting the Party: Lessons from a Stalled Migration to Bluesky

Dr. Scott McGrath · @smcgrath.phd

Friday, March 27, 2026

1:55 PM – 2:05 PM PT

Performance Theatre

Available in-person & via livestream — Stream 2 (Performance Theatre)

AMIA's vibrant Twitter backchannel fragmented post-X. This talk details our stalled effort to migrate the community to Bluesky. Despite a guide and conference launch, the "cold start" problem hindered adoption. I�ll share lessons learned, discuss migration barriers, and outline revised strategies to rebuild our clinical research network.