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The Digital Science team is heading off to San Francisco, California for the annual Science Foo Camp (Sci Foo)!…

The Digital Science team is getting ready to attend the annual Science Foo Camp (Sci Foo) in San Francisco, California.

In an unassuming former shopping-mall-turned-industrial-warehouse on the periphery of Mountain View, a small Californian town named for its views of the Santa Cruz Mountains, all manner of activity is currently unfolding.

Every summer, a large group of scientists, thinkers, technologists, creators, and communicators converge in California to participate in “Science Foo Camp” (Sci Foo).

SciFoo is basically a get together of some of the most brilliant scientific minds on the planet to discuss their research, plan new collaborations, and run interactive workshops; it is also an opportunity to meet the analogue version of social media handles that you follow and interact with digitally.

Keep an eye on the #SciFoo hashtag for updates on Twitter, it starts on Friday 26th June and finishes on Sunday 28th…

Our very own Timo Hannay reflects on his experience…

The event is now in its sixth year, an unconference that brings together 200-300 leading scientists, writers, and hackers each summer at Google's headquarters all linked together by an interest in science. …