[CSBi-events] Event of Interest

[CSBi events]

Chris Surridge, managing editor of the new PLoS ONE, is speaking at 2pm 
on Friday, 10/20 in 32-141.  Students and post-docs are invited to 
lunch with Chris at noon on Friday.  If you are interested, please 
email Sri Kosuri (skosuri at mit.edu ).  Space is limited, so please 
respond as soon as possible. Details on room location will be sent to 
those attending. 
Thanks, Sri Kosuri
Chris Surridge, Managing Editor, PLoS ONE
Open to the Public
2pm, Friday October 20, 2006
MIT Stata Center, 32-141
Part of OpenWetWare's Seminar Series on Open Science

http://openwetware.org/wiki/Seminar_Series

Talk Overview
Dr. Surridge is helping start PLoS ONE, an effort to democratize 
scientific contribution, access, review, and merit. This exciting new 
journal publishes scientifically sound research regardless of 
subjective criteria such as "likely impact" or "reader interest". 
Following publication, readers comment, annotate, and rate each paper, 
adding value to the work as time goes on. Dr. Surridge will talk of the 
progress to date, and the challenges that lie ahead.

Biography
Adapted from the PLoS Website:
Christopher Surridge graduated with a degree in Biophysics from Leeds 
University in 1988 and went on to study the dynamics of microtubule 
assembly at Imperial College London. After a couple of years of 
post-doc research he moved into scientific publishing as Assistant 
Editor on Nature Structural Biology in December 1993. In 1995 he moved 
onto the editorial team at Nature where he handled an eclectic mix of 
subject areas mainly focusing on biophysics, mathematical and systems 
biology, and plant science. He also spent some time editing Nature's 
Brief Communication section which has never fully recovered. By 
mid-2005 the allure of reshaping scientific publishing to satisfy the 
needs of a new century became irresistible and he moved to PLoS's 
Cambridge office working on a new project called PLoS ONE to be 
launched in 2006.
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This seminar series is sponsored by OpenWetWare 
(http://openwetware.org), a wiki serving the biological science and 
engineering community.  For more information, or online videos of past 
lectures, go to the Seminar Series website.  Those interested in 
meeting with Dr. Surridge, please contact Sri Kosuri (skosuri at mit.edu 
).