Our next community call will take place this Thursday, April 9. The call is open to the public and will start at 11:00 am ET. Call in details can be found on the call etherpad (where you can also find notes and the agenda) and on the wiki. (If you have trouble with the toll-free number, try one of the numbers at the bottom of this post.)

The Science Lab meeting is our community call, taking place each month, highlighting recent developments and work of the community relevant to science and the web. Join us to hear more about current projects, find out how you can get involved, and hear from others about their work in and around open research.

This month, we’ve invited speakers to join us on the topic of publishing negative results. First up, Dan Katz will be joining us to discuss the upcoming ERROR Conference, a meeting in Munich, Germany this September 3, in conjunction with the 11th eScience Conference. From the ERROR webpage, ‘The ERROR workshop aims at providing a forum for researchers who have invested significant efforts in a piece of work that failed to bear the expected fruit‘; Dan will be telling us more and taking questions on the event.

Also joining us will be Simine Vazire, discussing why publishing null results is essential for making ideas & theories falsifiable.  Related, she will also touch on the fact that conceptual replications are most useful if we publish null results.

Stephen Curry will be calling in to discuss his recent blog post, The Importance Of Being Negative, in which he describes the circumstances around his group’s recent null result publications, examines the biases in publishing and academia towards positive results, and discusses the pitfalls in that existing model.

Finally, Eva Amsen from F1000 will close out the hour discussing F1000’s Negative Results Campaign. In the Summer and Autumn of 2013, F1000 waived fees for papers submitting null results; Eva will be discussing what came of this campaign, and the role of publishers like F1000 in the evolving discussion around publishing all research results.

Have an update, blog post or event you’d like to share relevant to open science? Add it to the etherpad (see ‘Non Verbal Updates’, line ~100). It’s a great way to share what you’re working on and/or interested in with the community. Don’t be shy. Have a look at last month’s notes for an idea of what others contributed to the conversation.

Mark your calendars, tune in and help us spread the word – everyone is welcome. For call-in details and links to the etherpad, visit our wiki page. We hope you’ll join us.

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Note: Having trouble dialing in? Try one of these numbers. (Note that they are toll calls and you’ll be charged by your telephone company if the number is long-distance.)

After you enter the extension, you’ll be asked for the conference ID, which is 7677.

• US/California/Mountain View: +1 650 903 0800, extension 92
• US/California/San Francisco: +1 415 762 5700, extension 92
• US/Oregon/Portland: +1 971 544 8000, extension 92
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