We’re meeting tomorrow at the Panton Arms Cambridge for the first public Open Science/Research OKFN meetup, organised by Keren Limor. (Four of us met at Keren’s house a month ago to plan it). http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-open-research-tickets-8650372497 The Panton Arms is the second most famous science pub in Cambridge – or am I being too modest?
It’s open to EVERYONE. It’s easy to get to from London (50 mins half-hourly trains and 10mins walk).
Keren’s asked me to introduce it. We have a tradition of Panton Discussions, captured on video, so I’ll bring my video camera along and give a short (promise! Limited by battery) rambling account of the history of OKFN and science in Cambridge. We’ll take a trip to the holy shrine of 37 Panton Street and kiss the doorstep. There’s a nice warm fire
I’ll bring a slide projector and we can (I think) connect to the net so there’s a chance for people to talk about what they are excited about.
The whole idea is to build a community of people in Cambridge interested in Openness and Science. You don’t have to be a scientist! I shall be there from ca 1800 and we expect to sort-of start around 1830. The Panton sells
- Beer
- Soft-drinks
- Acceptable food
- Tomato ketchup and mayonnaise (yum!)
- Chips
This is what the M-R group survived on for 12 years and they are all still alive.