The Web is rapidly changing the communication, practice and culture of science. Science online London 2009, which will be held on 22 August 2009 at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, will explore the latest trends in science online. How is the Web affecting the work of researchers, science communicators, journalists, librarians, educators, students? What can you do to make the best use of the growing number of online tools?

This is the follow-up conference to last year’s Science Blogging 2008: London conference. The name of the event was changed to reflect the variety of science-related activities happening online today.

Topics include blogging and microblogging, online communities, open access and open data, new teaching and research tools, author identifiers and measuring the impact of research.

The organizers are still in the process of assembling the programme. To suggest keynote speakers, topics for panel discussions, sessions, demos, and so on, join the discussion at Nature Network, in the conference FriendFeed room or send the organizers an email. You can also follow the conference on Twitter (follow @soloconf, hashtag #soloconf_09) . The deadline for submission of suggestions is 19 June 2009.

Science Online London 2009 is organized by Matt Brown (Nature Network), Martin Fenner (Hannover Medical School), Richard P. Grant (F1000), Victor Henning (Mendeley), Corie Lok (Nature Network) and Jan Reichelt (Mendeley).