Communities Happenings is (usually) a weekly post with news of interest to NPG’s online communities. The aim is to provide this info in one handy summary. Listings include tweetups and conferences which we’re attending and/or organising as well as new online tools, products or cool videos. We also occasionally flag up NPG special offers and competitions plus updates about NPG social media activities such as new accounts you might want to follow. Do let us know what you find most useful!
Science Online London Tickets
This year’s SpotOn (formerly Science Online) London is under a month away and will take place on Sunday 11th and Monday 12th November. Now celebrating its fifth year, SpotOn London is an annual two-day conference hosted by Nature Publishing Group for anyone interested in how science is communicated and carried out online. The tickets have now sold out, but you can add yourself to the waiting list here. If you haven’t managed to bag a ticket to the conference itself, you might want to join in with the fringe events. There’s a hackday on Saturday 10th, hosted by Digital Science followed by a Story Collider evening of storytelling. All welcome, but please sign up!
We recently shared the timings for the SpotOn London 2012 programme – check out this post for all the details. Aside from the keynotes and closing plenary, the conference will be split into three tracks: i) science communication and outreach ii) online tools and digital publishing and iii) science policy. Follow the links to find out more about the discussion sessions and workshops in each strand. If you are unable to attend the conference, each session will be live streamed, so stay tuned on the SpotOn London blog for details of how to follow along and join in the conversations.
SoNYC
Last Thursday evening, we hosted the fifteenth installment of the monthly SpotOn (formerly Science Online) NYC discussion series. This month’s event was extra special as it was our first event under our new name. This month’s event was hosted at the Rockefeller University and the topic for discussion was, “What’s holding up open access?” Preparing for the discussion, we ran a series of guest posts on the SpotOn blog, hearing from scientists, publishers and communicators, about whether opening up the publishing process at an earlier stage could be good for science and how open access may be of benefit to those working in developing countries. The conversations were also shared online using the #OAontheway hashtag. You can now find the livestream archive on the event’s page here. Make sure you check out the Storify too, collating the online talk.
Naturejobs
Naturejobs, the international jobs board from Nature Publishing Group, is further expanding its services for jobseekers with a new mobile app that can be downloaded free of charge to iPhone and Android devices.
The new mobile app allows users to search and view thousands of science jobs in more than 100 countries. It is available free to download at Apple’s App Store or Google Play and is also linked to from www.nature.com/mobile/naturejobs.
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You can find out more about the app in the official press release, or in the Nature Jobs blog.
ORCID
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is proud to be a launch partner of the ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) registry. Once researchers have created their unique personal identifier at www.orcid.org, NPG is ready to include them in its manuscript submission system and nature.com registration. The ORCID registry is open, non-proprietary, transparent, and community-based.
For more information, see the official press release here and for more deails on ORCID, check out their website.