SO'09
clock | October 27, 2008
Most sessions (see the Program) at ScienceOnline09 are supposed to be highly interactive - in the spirit of an Unconference, based on the idea that:
The sum of the expertise of the people in the audience is greater than the sum of expertise of the people on stage.
But, there will be a few exceptions. First, there will be several quick demos on Sunday morning.
But also, four of the sessions are meant to be more in a workshop mode, where we expect that the people on stage will actually have greater expertise than people in the audience and that the reason people will choose to attend these…
clock | October 27, 2008
The next in the series of interviews by Miss Baker's high school biology class is the interview by Jordan with Eric Roston. Read the interview here.
clock | October 26, 2008
One of the education sessions at ScienceOnline09 will be the middle/high school perspective (or: "how the Facebook generation does it"?) session that will be led by Miss Baker and eight of her high-school biology class students.
One of these students - Brandon - recently interviewed me via e-mail and the interview is now available online - you can choose the full text or you can opt for excerpts in a video form. I understand that other students interviewed other conference participants and I can't wait to see their interviews as well.
I see that Peter Suber already liked it ;-)
clock | October 24, 2008
While most of the sessions at ScienceOnline09 will be highly interactive, we have also planned for a Sunday morning series of demos, or "show-and-tell" sessions. This will be a series of short (12-15 minutes) demos of various websites, blogs, applications, programs, etc. We will try to record and post screencasts of these demos on the wiki as well.
The line-up is quite impressive:
* Corie Lok: Nature Network
* Erin Jonson: Scienceblogs.com
* Dave Munger - ResearchBlogging.org
* Apryl Bailey: SciVee.tv
* Moshe Pritsker: JoVE
* Victor Henning: Mendeley
* Antony Williams: ChemSpider
* Kevin…
clock | October 23, 2008
If you check out the Program of the ScienceOnline09 conference, you will notice that there will be three sessions that address, each from a different angle, the question of building and maintaining scientific authority and reputation online: in scientific papers, in comments on scientific papers, and on science blogs:
Reputation, authority and incentives. Or: How to get rid of the Impact Factor
This session is moderated by Peter Binfield and Bjoern Brembs:
Historically, there has been much use and misuse of Thomson Scientific's (Thomson Reuters) Impact Factor (IF). Originally devised to rank…
clock | October 22, 2008
Hmmm, let's see who is coming from really far away, crossing borders and such.....
Richard Grant is coming from Sydney, Australia.
Chris Rowan is coming from Johannesburg, South Africa.
Paula Signorini is coming from Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Carlos Takeshi Hotta is coming from Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Vedran Vucic is coming from Belgrade, Serbia.
Danica Radovanovic is coming from Belgrade, Serbia.
Bjoern Brembs is coming from Berlin, Germany.
Diana Pauly is coming from Berlin, Germany.
Martin Fenner is coming from Hannover, Germany.
Bob O'Hara is coming from Helsinki, Finland.
Enrico Maria Balli is…
clock | October 21, 2008
If you look at the Program carefully, you will see there are three sessions specifically addressing the question of alternative careers at the ScienceOnline09. Here they are:
How to become a (paid) science journalist: advice for bloggers - This session is moderated by Rebecca Skloot and Tom Levenson:
Bloggers are bloggers because they like to write. But writing a blog is not the same as writing for a newspaper or magazine (or radio or TV). Most science bloggers have a background in science, not journalism. So, how does one become a science journalist? We'll ask some journalists for advice.…
clock | October 20, 2008
Among those registered for ScienceOnline09 are also a bunch of people associated with the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill:
Paul Jones is a journalism professor and the founder of Ibiblio
Patric Lane is the Health and Science Editor at UNC-Chapel Hill News Services
Carolyn Kotlas is the Academic Outreach Consultant at UNC-Chapel Hill Information Technology Services
Jan McColm is in the Department of Genetics and the Managing Editor of Genetics in Medicine
Les Lang is the Director of Research Communications and Assistant Director of Public Affairs and Marketing in the Medical…
clock | October 19, 2008
Do you want to start getting hyped for the ScienceOnline09? You can start by (re)reading the interviews with some of the last year's participants, many of whom will be coming again this year so you may want to get to know a little bit more about them in advance: SBC'08 Interviews.
clock | October 17, 2008
A Blog Around The Clock: Get your calendars...
A Blog Around The Clock: Will there be a Third Science Blogging Conference?
A Blog Around The Clock: ScienceOnline'09
A Blog Around The Clock: Submit your entries for the third Science Blogging Anthology
A Blog Around The Clock: ScienceOnline'09 - Registration is Open!
Confessions of a Science Librarian: ScienceOnline '09
Laelaps: I'm going, are you?
The Beagle Project Blog: Registration open for ScienceOnline'09 and OpenLaboratory'08
Living the Scientific Life: ScienceOnline'09 Conference in North Carolina
Michael Nielsen: Biweekly links for 09…
clock | October 16, 2008
The registration is closed and the Program is pretty much finalized. Here is another session to consider: Hey, You Can't Say That!
This session is moderated by Greg Laden, Rick MacPherson, Karen James, Craig McClain, Mark Powell and PZ Myers:
It's tempting to think that what we contribute in our blogs is written with impunity. But what happens when readers react so negatively to your words that it can leverage pressure on you from your boss, peers, colleagues, or administration? What responsibility, if any, do bloggers owe to their "day job" in avoiding controversy (and vice versa)? Is it…
clock | October 14, 2008
Introducing another session: Blogging adventure: how to post from strange locations:
This is a panel discussion with Karen James, Talia Page, Anne-Marie Hodge, Vanessa Woods, Meredith Barrett, John McKay, Kevin Zelnio, Rick McPhearson and Craig McClain:
The stereotype is that bloggers write in their parents' basements, wearing pajamas, covered with Cheetos dust. But some bloggers have done amazing feats of reporting from weird and far-away places. Do you intend to do something like that? What are the technological challenges - and solutions - and what are the pros and cons of blogging from…
clock | October 13, 2008
And here are some other sessions that you will be able to attend, either physically or virtually:
How to paint your own blog images
Hey, You Can't Say That!
Web and the History of Science
Blogging102 - how to make your blog better
Nature blogging
Reputation, authority and incentives. Or: How to get rid of the Impact Factor
Blog-To-Book: You are a science blogger but you want to publish a pop-sci book?
Science blogging networks - what works, what does not?
Race in science - online and offline
Open Access publishing: present and future
clock | October 12, 2008
Now that the registration is closed, I can update the list of Nature Network bloggers who have signed up to come to ScienceOnline09 - and a few of them will also be involved in leading sessions or giving demos:
Eva Amsen
Anna Kushnir
Corie Lok
Jennifer Rohn
Henry Gee
Bob O'Hara
Richard Grant
Martin Fenner
clock | October 11, 2008
Now that the registration is closed (you can still get on the waitlist if you send an e-mail to info@scienceonline09.com), it's time to start preparing for the sessions. Here are some more sessions you may be interested in:
Not just text - image, sound and video in peer-reviewed literature
Alternative careers: how to become a journal editor
Providing public health and medical information to all
Art and science -- online and offline
Anonymity, Pseudonymity - building reputation online
Open Access in the networked world: experience of developing and transition countries
Social networking for…
clock | October 10, 2008
Registration for ScienceOnline09 is now closed -- we've hit our limit.
Send a message to info@scienceonline09.com to get your name on the waitlist as we expect some registered individuals to cancel closer to the event.
And if you cannot make it, we'll try to make as many sessions as possible broadcast live so you can participate.
clock | October 10, 2008
For all the information about travel, accommodation and food, check this page on the wiki. There, you will find the code you should use when reserving a room at Radisson.
Use this map to orient yourself or find alternate hotels, etc.
The directions to Sigma Xi are here.
Radisson will send a shuttle for you to pick you up at the airport if you ask them in advance. They will also run a shuttle between the hotel and Sigma Xi Center and take you back to the airport when needed.
Use that wiki page to find room-mates, to coordinate carpooling, etc.
The meals at the Center during the Conference…
clock | October 9, 2008
The registration is almost full!
And the Program is shaping up quite nicely. Check out these sessions today:
How to become a (paid) science journalist: advice for bloggers
Gene Wiki and BioGPS: Web Tools for Annotation and Understanding of Gene Function
Gender in science -- online and offline
Rhetoric of science: print vs. web
Open Notebook Science - how to do it right (if you should do it at all)
Online science for the kids (and parents)
Blogging adventure: how to post from strange locations
clock | October 8, 2008
Since I last posted the list of SciBlings registered for the conference, it got bigger.
Dave and Greta Munger have signed up.
PZ Myers has registered.
Chris Rowan says he's coming.
The newest SciBling John Wilbanks has registered.
Brian Switek will be there.
Grrrrl will be there.
Both SciCurious and Evil Monkey as well.
And Greg Laden.
And Janet, of course.
And Zuska and Tara.
James for sure.
And yes, Abel and Sheril and Dr.Pal.
Both Sciencewoman and Alice said they're coming.
Mo will do his best to come across the pond.
[insert update:] And just under the wire, Blake Stacey just registered…
clock | October 8, 2008
If you check out the Program, you'll see that I have started making pages for individual sessions - just click on "Go here to discuss" next to each session. Over the next few days I will do this for all the sessions and the session leaders will use those pages in whichever ways they want. For now, I have made pages for these sessions - check them out:
Science Fiction on Science Blogs?
Science blogging without the blog?
Science online - middle/high school perspective (or: 'how the Facebook generation does it'?)
Transitions - changing your online persona as your real life changes
Semantic…