# Key Points from IRC Log (March 12, 2011)

* DIYbio Manchester announced a party for March 16th and received 30,000 euros in funding for a 12-month period, as shared via their website (http://diybio.madlab.org.uk/).

* A new DIYbio group in Lisbon/Portugal was mentioned as potentially forming, indicating the continued international expansion of the DIYbio movement.

* Kanzure completed an interview for "The Future and You" podcast (http://www.thefutureandyou.libsyn.com/), a platform discussing futurist topics.

* Several live Japanese TV streams were shared (via Ustream channels), possibly related to coverage of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that had occurred the previous day.

* A brief discussion about magnets included a clarification that certain commercially available magnets from United Nuclear were not suitable for fMRI applications.

* A suggestion was made that "hplusvideo" should implement a "rate my speaker" feature, indicating ongoing development of transhumanist media platforms.