Workshop Schedule

Sunday February 7, 2010, 8:30-5pm - Forsythe Room

8:30am - 9:00am Introductions and overview
9:00am - 10:00am 3-minute presentations from all workshop participants
10:00am - 10:30am Breakout groups
10:30am - 10:45am Break
10:45am - 12:00pm Breakout groups, cont'd
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 1:45pm 15-minute summaries from each group
1:45pm - 3:15pm Second set of breakout groups
3:15pm - 4:00pm 15-minute summaries from each group
4:00pm - 4:15pm Break #2
4:15pm - 5:00pm Large group discussion, post-workshop plans
6:00pm - 8:00pm Optional dinner

Workshop Goals

  1. Exchange information about new ideas and research and development of software for scientific collaborations.
  2. Develop a community of researchers on this topic.
  3. Publish a book or journal special issue based on expanded or revised contributions to the workshop, if there is interest.

Workshop Format

Workshop will be limited to no more than 25 participants to facilitate in-depth discussion. The workshop will be one day in length. Participants will be asked to prepare 3 slides for a 3-minute introduction to their work, and to read all papers in preparation for the workshop discussion.

We will spend the first hour on 3-minute introductions and presentations of the key idea of each person's research. Then we will split into three breakout groups for the next hour and a half. We will break for lunch, and encourage each group to have lunch together. After lunch, each group will make a 15-minute presentation on the results of their discussions and conclusions.

We will then split into small groups again. This will last one hour and a half. For the final 45 minutes of the workshop, we will reconvene as a large group to discuss ideas, conclusions, and future plans. We will plan to have dinner together for those who are interested.

Post-workshop activities

A group mailing list for further communication and collaboration will be generated. We will produce a summary paper or poster from the workshop discussion. We will then initiate further discussion among the group as to whether we should try to publish a book or journal special issue on the changing dynamics of scientific collaborations.