SLIS Faculty News

The New York Hall of Science was the site of a 1 1/2 day National Science Foundation/James S. McDonnell Foundation (NSF/JSMF) Workshop on How to Measure, Map, and Dramatize Science. SLIS Professor Katy Börner and colleagues Stephen Uzzo (V.P. of Technology, New York Hall of Science) and Joy Moore (V.P., Seed Media Group) were the workshop organizers. The event was held on October 1-2, 2009.

The Workshop Goals:

• "This 1-1/2 day workshop brings together science map makers, researchers and the media to invigorate the public discussion and appreciation of science, research and the metrics that make it understandable to all. Demonstration of existing approaches, tools, and techniques as well as discussion of synergies, will provide a point of departure for developing ideas about the future and practicality of broadcasting science and technology forecasts for public consumption.
• Given the diverse backgrounds of the participants and the goals of the workshop, we will use the first 1/2 day for brief self-introductions, followed by three 30 min overview talks that set the stage for the workshop. The day concludes with a discussion of challenges and opportunities and a shared dinner. The second full day features brainstorming and discussion sessions in different team sizes and combinations."

Börner gave an overview talk on "Modeling Science - Theory and Practice", as well as introductory remarks.

Acknowledgements
This effort is supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. IIS-0715303 and the Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center at Indiana University and the New York Hall of Science. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Posted Oct. 20, 2009