What would science look like if it were invented today?

The way researchers debate and publish scientific results, the way quality assurance works, the way research performance is assessed and funding granted has not changed substantially within the last decades. Researchers use digital media now - conventional mail has been replaced by email, conventional slides by screen presentations. It is faster and more convenient now, but structurally it is still the same.

The transition into the digital age did not go with a mainstream reflection on how to make best use of the tools which are available now. In this workshop, we will discuss how wikis and other collaborative environments (e.g. Google Wave), blogs and microblogs can enrich scientific communication, how public post-publication peer review and contribution-based metrics can work. Special focus will be put on how young researchers can benefit from Open Access and Science 2.0 tools.

In the same time, the session will be a showcase on how those communication tools for scientific interaction can work in practice. Experts will be connected online from all over the world to Torino to communicate with the participants which are physically present during the whole session, not just the discussion part.