Our next community call will take place this Thursday, May 8. The call is open to the public and will start at 11 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.

We’re back this month after a series of back-to-back team workweeks, bootcamps and trainings and have a lot to share with you all. This month’s call is all about education – showcasing some of the recent work around skills training and curriculum development for researchers.

This week, we’ll be hearing from Lorena Barba, an associate professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at George Washington University who’ll be telling us about her “flipped classroom”, using IPython notebooks to teach fluid dynamics. Some really exciting work showing how the notebooks can be used as educational tools that you won’t want to miss.

We’ll also be joined by John Blischak, a graduate student from the University of Chicago, who’ll be telling us more about some of the collaborative design work for R lessons he’s been involved with.

And last but not least, we’ll hear from Warren Code, speaking about last week’s train-the-trainers event in Toronto (our first in-person training event for instructors). For background, have a look at Titus Brown’s recent post.

Have a project, blog post or event you’d like to share relevant to open science? Add it to the etherpad (see line 99). 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. All are welcome, and be sure to join us a few minutes before 11 ET to secure a spot on the line. 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
• CA/Vancouver: +1 778 785 1540, extension 92
• CA/Toronto: +1 416 848 3114, extension 92
• UK/London: +44 (0)207 855 3000, extension 92
• FR/Paris: +33 1 44 79 34 80, extension 92