Its been almost a year to the date of my post about  a science based Barcamp... Thanks to the hard work of Jen Dodd we have SciBarCamp coming our way.

SciBarCamp is a gathering of scientists, artists, and technologists for a weekend of talks and discussions.  It will take place at Hart House at the University of Toronto on the weekend of March 15-16, with an opening reception on the evening of March 14.  The goal is to create connections between science, entrepreneurs and local businesses, and arts and culture. 

The themes are:

• The edge of science (eg, synthetic biology, quantum gravity, cognitive science)
• The edge of technology (eg, mobile web, ambient computing, nanotechnology, web 2.0)
• Science 2.0 (open access, changing models of publication and collaboration, scientific software)
• Scientific literacy and public engagement (eg, one laptop per child project, policy and science, technology as legislation, enfranchising the poor, the young, the old)
• The interactions of science, art and culture:  Scientists and artists as partners in the continuing evolution of the culture.

Our goals are:

• Igniting new projects, collaborations, business opportunities, and further events.
• Intellectual stimulation and good conversation.
• Integrating science into Toronto's cultural, entrepreneurial, and intellectual activities.
• Prototyping a model that can be easily duplicated elsewhere.

SciBarCamp has three advisors:

• Michael Nielsen (blog, homepage)
• Karl Schroeder (homepage)
• Lee Smolin (homepage)

and three organisers:

• Eva Amsen (blog, Nature Networks, homepage)
• Jen Dodd
• Jamie McQuay (you are already reading my blog...)

We're looking for sponsorship for SciBarCamp.  If you're interested in sponsoring, please contact Jen Dodd (dodd.jen@gmail.com, +1 (519) 572 2275).