Dear All

Info on an event on open science and scientific publishing in Oxford - i= f you're available please do come along!

There is a flye= r available at=A0www.EvolutionOfScience.org=A0if you happen to be in a position to = post it somewhere.

Jenny

On leap-Wednesday the 29th Feb, a rare chance to meet a= n eminent panel of speakers and debate
<= br style=3D"font-size:13px"> The Scientific Evolution: Open Science and t= he Future of Publishing

The panel includes speakers fro= m Nature, Elsevier, and the Wellcome trust, together with Lord Robert Winst= on, Cameron Neylon and Victor Henning, CEO of Mendeley.

We'll addre= ss question like,
Do we still need science journals in the internet age?
Is there something better than peer review?<= /span>
How will = scientific papers evolve?
Is the Elsevier boycott (thecostofknowledge.com) the start of somethi= ng big?

The change has = already begun: SOPA and the RWA, the boycott of Elsevier. Science is evolvi= ng to become more open. How will you make the most of the change? Come to d= iscover, to debate, and come to take action.

From 3:30pm on = 29th Feb, Wednesday of 7th Week: be at Rhodes House in Oxford to take part = in shaping the future of publishing.
The event is free, and you can optionally em= ail victoria at EvolutionOfScience.org to reserve a seat.

www.EvolutionOfScience.org