On thursday afternoon, November 1st, come check out a number of free talks on various nuances around the topic of open science.  I can personally vouch for the awesomeness of all of them, especially Daniel’s, Rosie’s and Jon’s. 

Here you’ll get a chance to see: (1) the environmentally critical work of a world class fisheries lab; (2) hear the feisty tale of a professor who confronted NASA on some pretty shoddy science; (3) enjoy the antics of a science literacy advocate whose crowd-sourcing projects could double as a comedic act; (4) and check out a room full of kick ass robots, all prototyped in a special UBC class all about imaginative equipment and robot design.

Here’s the detailed program.  Come to all, or just come to one!

• Dr. Daniel Pauly (The Sea Around US – Note that Daniel and his team are the keynote) 1 – 1:50pm
• Dr. Rosie Redfield, (#arseniclife, social media and open science) 2 – 2:40pm
• Dr. David Ng (Adventures in Open Science Advocacy) 2:45pm – 3:45pm
• Jon Nakane (Physical Prototyping at UBC and Open Robotics Demo – Note: this session will be more like a MAKERFAIRE set-up) 3 – 5pm

Date/Time – Thursday, November 1st 1-5pm
Place – Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – Lillooet Room, UBC Campus.
Cost – All talks are free and open to everyone at UBC and the public at large.  Registration is not necessary but is appreciated.  You can do this at the follow link (http://scholcomm.ubc.ca/events/oaweek/schedule-at-a-glance-2012/).