[Tccc] Replacing scientific conferences with a cheap and efficient on-line system

Pawel Kulakowski kulakowski
Sun Oct 30 07:50:04 EDT 2011


I agree with the general idea.
It would be interesting to have a system where not only papers, but 
also associated video presentations could be uploaded. Both (a paper and 
a presentation) should be a subject of a review.

Kind regards,
Pawel.



> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	Replacing scientific conferences with a cheap and efficient
> on-line system
> Date: 	Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:52:58 +0300
> From: 	Pars Mutaf <pars.mutaf at gmail.com>
> To: 	pars.mutaf at gmail.com
>
>
>
> Dear researcher,
>
> Please read the following message and if you agree that it is 
> beneficial
> for the scientific community, send it to all your colleagues:
>
> Title: Replacing scientific conferences with a cheap and efficient
> on-line system
>
> Problem:
>
> 1. Scientific conference review system is very limited and slow. Very
> limited feedback (3-5 reviewers) are received, only once, and after
> waiting long months.
>
> 2. Millions of dollars are spent each year (for registration fees,
> etc.). This is a lost resource because the following solution exists
> which is much more beneficial for science and community.
>
>
> Solution:
>
> Step 1. Author(s) submit a paper to an on-line archive e.g.
> http://arxiv.org/, which should be augmented with a review and
> discussion system.
>
> Step 2. Interested scientists send review and discussion (possibly in 
> a
> forum style). Review and discussion is archived. Good reviews may be
> acknowledged in the camera ready version of the article.
>
> Step 3. When the community and authors decide that the paper is ready
> for publication, the authors submit it to a journal using the current
> system. Paper is published with their names.
>
>
> What can you do?
>
> If you support such a system please visit the following URL and sign 
> the
> petition:
>
> 
> http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/replacing-scientific-conferences-with-a-cheap-and-effic.html
>
>
> With much love and light


-- 
Pawel Kulakowski, PhD
Assistant professor
Department of Telecommunications
AGH University of Science and Technology
Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.
e-mail: kulakowski at kt.agh.edu.pl
www: http://www.kt.agh.edu.pl/~brus/



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