The Open Science Summit on July 29-31 in Berkeley is looking better and better.
Topics include OpenPCR, DIY biology, open source hardware, brain preservation, synthetic biology, gene patents, open data, open access journals, reputation engines, crowd-funding and microfinance for science, citizen science, biohacking, open source biodefense, cure entrepreneurs, open source drug discovery, patent pools, tech transfer, and much more.
Here’s some advance media coverage:
http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2010/07/07/the-open-science-shift/
If you can’t attend in person, watch the webcast live at:
http://fora.tv/live/open_science/open_science_summit_2010
Put it on your calendar now! Or we’ll hope to see you in person, especially for the session where I’m speaking: “Safety and Security Concerns, Open Source Biodefense” at 5:15 PM on Friday. –Chris Peterson