Colleagues/ A Very-Timely, Most Important Conference Will Be Held September 8-12 2008 in Waterloo, Canada at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics _Science in the 21st Century: Science, Society, and Information Technology_ Times are changing. In the earlier days, we used to go to the library, today we search and archive our papers online. We have collaborations per email, hold telephone seminars, organize virtual networks, write blogs, and make our seminars available on the internet. Without any doubt, these technological developments influence the way science is done, and they also redefine our relation to the society we live in. Information exchange and management, the scientific community, and the society as a whole can be thought of as a triangle of relationships, the mutual interactions in which are becoming increasingly important. TOPICS Web/Web 2.0. Communication, Social and Information Networks, Wikis, Blogs, Information Overflow, and the Illusion of Knowledge Globalization Collaboration and Competition in the Scientific Community, the Global Village, the Limits of Growth, Science and Democracy Open Access Scientific Publishing, Science Journalism, Framing, and the 'Marketplace of Ideas' Sociology Ethics, Morals, Trends, and Their Impact on Scientific Directions, Organization of Our Communities, Fragmentation, Feedback, Selection, and the Ivory Tower. Miscellaneous and Other Teaching, Information Storage, Resilience and the Next Generation Major Thinkers/Doers Are Scheduled to Present Including John Willinsky, Paul Ginsparg, Andrew Odlyzko, Barry Wellman, Katy Börner, and Michael Nielsen (Among Several Others). I Have Blogged The Conference At [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2008/07/science-in-21st-century-science-so... ] OR [ http://tinyurl.com/6ll8fb ] The Blog Entry Includes The Program Content & Schedule As Well As Links To ABSTRACTS PARTICIPANTS REGISTRATION HOST Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows ... [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]