Science in the 21st Century

Sep. 8th-12th 2008, Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Ontario

PROGRAM

Preliminary Schedule (status Aug 18rd)

All talks will be held in the Bob Room on the fourth floor; the discussions will take place in the Alice Room, with exception of the discussion on Thursday evening that will take place in the Black Hole Bistro. The meeting on Monday and the conference dinner on Wednesday also will be arranged in the Black Hole Bistro.

Monday, Sep. 8th


Time SpeakerTitle
9:15REGISTRATION 
9:45Hossenfelder, SabineOpening/Organizational Stuff
10:00Lanier, JaronTBA
11:00Orzel, ChadTalking to My Dog about Science: Weblogs and Public Outreach
12:00LUNCH 
14:00Distler, JacquesBlogs, Wikis, MathML: Scientific Communication
15:00COFFEE BREAK 
15:30Willinsky, JohnOpen Access Is Public Access
16:30DiscussionThe Fall of the Ivory Tower: Science gets closer to the public
Moderation: Eva Amsen
Panelists: Chad Orzel, John Willinsky, Cameron Neylon
18:00RECEPTION 
19:00Pang, AlexMapping Science in the 21st Century

Tuesday, Sep. 9th


Time SpeakerTitle
10:00Hannay, TimoTBA
11:00Ginsparg, PaulNext-Generation Implications of Open Access
12:00LUNCH 
14:00Nielsen, MichaelCultural openness and its connection to online innovation in science
15:00COFFEE BREAK 
15:30Odlyzko, AndrewThe evolution of scholarly communication and the supreme power of inertia
16:30DiscussionThe Future of Scientific Collaboration
Moderation: John Dupuis
Panelists: Simeon Warner, Michael Nielson, Jaron Lanier
18:00Meeting
(Alice Room)
IT Tools for Science

Wednesday, Sep. 10th


Time SpeakerTitle
10:00Collins, HarryTBA
11:00Fuller, Steve
(per video)
TBA
12:00LUNCH 
14:00Kaiser, DavidToil, Trouble, and the Cold War Bubble: Physics and the Academy since World War II
15:00COFFEE BREAK 
15:30Smolin, LeeScience as an ethical community
16:30Discussion Power and Progress: Democracy and Ethics in Science
Moderation: Steve Weinstein
Panelists: Harry Collins, David Kaiser, Lee Smolin
19:00CONFERENCE DINNER 

Thursday, Sep. 11th


Time SpeakerTitle
10:00Noveck, BethDesigning Digital Institutions: Science in Government 2.0
11:00Weinstein, EricTBA
12:00LUNCH 
14:00Wellman, BerryNetworked Individualism and the Triple Revolution: Networks, Internet and Mobility
15:00COFFEE BREAK 
15:30Börner, Katy21st Century Science Maps
16:30Design ExerciseScience Policy Making
19:00DiscussionScientific Utopia: Alternative Forms of Scientific Institutions
Moderation: Lee Smolin
Panelists: Garrett Lisi, Eric Weinstein, ?

Friday, Sep. 12th


Time SpeakerTitle
10:00Wilson, GregCan the Web Make Scientists Brush Their Teeth?
11:00Neylon, CameronScience in the open /or/ How I learned to stop worrying and love my blog
12:00LUNCH 
14:00Michael NielsenSummary/Closing Discussion
15:00END OF CONFERENCE