The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting brings together thousands of leading scientists, engineers, educators, policymakers, and journalists from around the world to discuss recent developments in science and technology. The meeting is the largest and most widely recognized global science gathering with exciting scientific sessions, renowned speakers, and valuable networking opportunities. ... [Information of the supplier]
Aspects covered by this conference are: From abiological environments to synthetic life; how much chemistry is required to launch a living minimal system or how to evolve non-biological materials towards biological desirable properties?; mimicking biological functions and properties with means from the chemist’s kitchen; evolution of diversity (chirality, promiscuity, autocatalysis, self-organization, regulation and control); epigenetics as non-coding elements to drive and regulate development. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
Unter dem Vorsitz von Professor Eva-Maria Neher wird die 129. Versammlung der Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte e. V. (GDNÄ) von Freitag, 9. September bis Montag, 12. September 2016 in der Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald stattfinden. Das Thema der diesjährigen Versammlung ist: „Naturwissenschaft und Medizin – zwischen Kontinuität und Umbruch“. Mit dieser Schwerpunktsetzung machen wir deutlich, worauf wissenschaftliche Durchbrüche unserer Zeit beruhen – auf der kontinuierlichen Arbeit von Generationen herausragender Wissenschaftler. Neben dem Nobelpreisträger Stefan Hell, den Fusions- und Infektions-Experten aus Greifswald, 20 Vorträgen zu aktuellen Forschungsthemen und einem exklusiven Exkursionsprogramm, bietet die 129. Versammlung mit ihrem Veranstaltungsort Greifswald Urlaubsflair und Wissenschaftstradition zugleich. ... [Information des Anbieters]
The AAAS Annual Meeting will be conducted in English. To ensure the safety of program participants, volunteers, and AAAS staff, the 2021 Annual Meeting will convene entirely online, February 8-11, with related pre-released materials available starting January 18. [Information of the supplier]
We have made the difficult decision to forego the in-person component of the AAAS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia and convert to an entirely virtual convening. [Information of the supplier]
The Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) cordially invites you to participate in the Open Science Days 2016. The event will take place at the Harnack House in Berlin and is going to extend over one and a half days (February 17/18). Having no specific focus topic at the first Open Science Days in 2014, we dealt with the various aspects of openness in the different areas of Open Science. At our next event we would like to put an emphasis on one of these areas: Citizen Science. Citizen Science refers to the growing involvement of amateur or non-professional scientists in the research process. In some research fields, like e.g. environmental research, this involvement already has become a common practice. Other research disciplines seem to be more reluctant and yet it is unclear, whether Citizen Science will be an important factor in all areas of the entire research process in the future. SETI@home, an early approach to internet-based Citizen Science, already started in 1999. Being focused on distributed computing, this project depends on a rather passive contribution by citizens. Today, we see a broad range of projects that require a more active role: Citizens are asked to collect water samples or to describe ancient texts. Interested people can decide to analyze pictures or video recordings of tiny worms, far galaxies or prowling groups of apes. More complex projects involve citizens that are willing to build up their own technical equipment for rather demanding and precise measurements and observations. Some discussions even concern the involvement of citizens in the establishment of hypotheses and the planning of research. Which are the most important perspectives and opportunities deriving from this opening of research processes for a broader public? Are there different motivating factors for the researchers or research organizations that already have taken action in the field of Citizen Science? What have been their experiences so far? Are there any serious risks, those who promote the advancement of Citizen Science should bear in mind? Participants will have the opportunity to present their own ideas, experiences, initiatives or activities and to discuss current topics related to Citizen Science. Aside from the mentioned thematic priority, there will also be talks and room for discussion on current developments concerning further areas of Open Science. The conference language will be English. The participation fee is 100 € and the number of participants is limited to 80 persons. ... [Information of the supplier]
The 1st Joint Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and the Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) also known as the Taxonomic Databases Working Group, will take place from August 25th to September 2nd 2018 in Dunedin, New Zealand. The theme of the conference is: Collections and Data in an Uncertain World. The destructive forces of nature were never more evident than with the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami in Japan or the earthquakes that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011. The damage to museums and collections, and data loss were staggering. As reconstruction is now well underway, what have we learned from these catastrophes and how can we mitigate damage to our "libraries of life" in the future? ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
