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http://opensciny.com/ *OpenSciNY* is a free, one-day conference on the impact of publicly accessible scientific tools & resources, open access publishing in the sciences, and open data/notebook efforts. *Event description: Organized by a group of science librarians from New York University, Brooklyn College (CUNY), and Columbia University, OpenSciNY is a free, one-day conference on the impact of publicly accessible scientific tools & resources, open access publishing in the sciences, and open data/notebook efforts.* The day’s events include a series of speaker presentations followed by informal roundtable discussion. A continental breakfast has been generously provided by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), and lunch has been kindly sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry. *Confirmed speakers: Jean-Claude Bradley (Drexel University), Elizabeth Brown (Binghamton University – SUNY), Heather Joseph (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), Tony Williams (Royal Society of Chemistry, UNC – Chapel Hill) [Speaker Bios]* Topics: Speakers and participants will address a broad range of issues related to Open Science, including: the transformative impact of open access on traditional forms of publishing in the sciences; the personal, professional, and greater societal issues regarding the provision of public access to science monographs, articles, data, lab notebooks, and research wikis/blogs; the implications of the development and use of freely available science tools/resources; tenure and promotion in an era of openness. [More about Open Science] Goals: Bringing together a diverse group of speakers (including scientists, software developers, librarians, and academics), this conference is designed to explore how increased openness in science communication affects day-to-day research activities, publishing, academic & public policy, as well as the world at large. When: Friday, May 14, 2010, from 9:30am-6pm [Schedule] Where: New York University's Bobst Library (near Washington Square Park), New York, NY [Directions/Map] Who: All interested science faculty, students, and librarians are welcome, though registration is REQUIRED for building access [RSVP] The hashtag for the event is #opensciny, and the FriendFeed group is located at http://friendfeed.com/opensciny. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karen Weaver, MLS, Adjunct Faculty, Cataloging & Classification, The iSchool at Drexel University, Philadelphia PA email: [log in to unmask] Electronic Resources Librarian, Duquesne University, Gumberg Library, Pittsburgh PA email: [log in to unmask] *"You see things, and you say,'Why?'* *But I dream things that never were ,* * and I say, 'Why not?' * *---George Bernard Shaw*