You have an issue you’re passionate about – and you know all the information to back it up – but how do you convey that message to an audience that will promote action? You might need different goals and messages for government officials, funders, or even family and friends.

Exposed. Transparent. Nude. All adjectives that should describe access to scientific journal articles, but currently, that’s not the case. The research paid by our Canadian taxpayer dollars is locked behind doors. The only way to access these articles is money, and lots of it!

We had the second ScienceOnlineVancouver event on May 15. We had a pretty good turn out despite some confusion re: changing dates. The addition of mingling and cold beverages did seem to add to the fun and networking opportunities. New people were …

We’ve posted our photos from the April 19 ScienceOnline event on Flickr. Thank you Fred Bremmer for also posting his photos. If you have other photos to share please send them to us and we can post it our Flickr page.

Practically every day, the internet gives us another option for finding scientific information. More sources publishing more content more frequently! How do we keep up?
We used the story of #arseniclife to discuss changing sci com roles.