[Tccc] Online scientific social networking (Updated the old petition: Replacing scientific conferences with a cheap and efficient on-line open system)
j.agbinya@ib2com.org
j.agbinya
Wed Nov 9 19:16:36 EST 2011
Sometimes cheap means really cheap papers. Why not go into chat rooms
subscribe, enter into chat sessions on papers and then publish if that
is the objective of the authors.
Conferences are paid for because they require
a) resources (hired venues, meals, coffee, proceedings, etc)
b) review of papers which takes a lot of efforts and time
c) publication of conference proceedings - costs associated with this.
d) training of post graduate students on how to run and manage workshops
e) listening to experts in the specific feilds and interact with them
one on one.
But besides these, face to face conferences permit normal networking
between researchers, industry and students which will mostly be lost
in online conferences. The real benefits from conferences are not just
the presentation of the power point slides but the ability to interact
with other researchers, gather new ideas on your line of research, form
new partnerships and expand your sphere of influence.
Obviously you can tell by now that I do not support the idea. There
are already
too many uncited papers because they contain nothing to cite. Just
like fast food, we are seeking to reduce technical excellence to fast
food syndrome.
Johnson
Quoting Emmanuel Lochin <emmanuel.lochin at gmail.com>:
> On 4 November 2011 14:50, Pars Mutaf <pars.mutaf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Emmanuel Lochin <emmanuel.lochin at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 4 November 2011 14:40, Pars Mutaf <pars.mutaf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hi Emmanuel,
>>> >
>>> > I don't understand. We say nothing against conferences although they are
>>> > obviously too expensive.
>>>
>>> Sorry Pars but you wrote : "Scientific conferences cost too much to
>>> the world ($500-1000 USD for registration not counting travel and
>>> hotel), are harmful to the planet (too much traveling) and not always
>>> useful"
>>> This is a strong statement isn't it ?
>>
>> Yes it is strong and it is true.
>
> I believe this is a simplistic and narrow vision and this argument is
> obviously against conferences. Anyway ... as already said, "just do
> it".
>
> Regards
>
> EL
>
>> (btw, where is the rest of the sentence? :-))
>>
>> signers
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>>> EL
>>>
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