Thomson Reuters EndNote, the industry's leading software for publishing and managing bibliographies, citations and references, has announced a collaboration with Science Hack Day, a global grassroots movement aimed at empowering scientific innovation, to expand its efforts to enable scientists, engineers, programmers and designers to work together in the same physical space to nurture new scientific concepts.
Since its launch in 2010, more than 30 Science Hack Days have been held in over a dozen countries. The events are designed to connect individuals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, all sharing a passion for science, to work together to explore new scientific concepts and develop solutions or 'hacks.' During each event, groups compete in a friendly competition to build the best prototype based on a concept of their choice within 24 consecutive hours.
Science Hack Days are fuelled by the work of volunteers and in the past have been primarily funded by regional sponsorships and donations. As the first global sponsor, EndNote will help the movement further its goal of making science more accessible by providing funding and marketing support to increase awareness, enhance current events and spread the movement to new cities.
There are currently six Science Hack Days planned for the remainder of 2014: Medellín, Colombia, May 30 - June 1, 2014; New York City, USA, May 31 - June 1, 2014; Kerkrade, Netherlands, June 21 - 22, 2014; Antananarivo, Madagascar, August 9 - 10, 2014; San Francisco, USA, October 4 - 5, 2014; and Berlin, Germany, October 24 - 26, 2014.
EndNote is utilised by more than 1,100 global academic institutions and R&D departments and two million scientists, researchers and students worldwide. It is committed to keeping its user community in step with the constantly evolving world of scientific research by providing advanced tools for managing and creating research effectively and efficiently. EndNote is integrated with other industry-leading sources from Thomson Reuters, including the Web of Science and ScholarOne Manuscripts peer-review systems and company research management and profiling tools.
