Hi all,
We're hosting a Sci-Hub Meetup in London next week and I thought
some people from here might be interested.
Shortly about Sci-Hub:
Sci-Hub is an online website that provides access to millions of
research papers. It is also illegal, because to properly get access to
these papers one needs to pay to the publishers. However, poor
countries and universities cannot afford to pay—and a large
percentage of this world research is public funded.
The meetup will take place at Newspeak House, 133-135 Bethnal
Green Road, E2 7DG on Thursday, September 23, 2021.
Google maps:
https://goo.gl/maps/7PGNugeR6dPika6W8
Event page:
https://scihublondon.org/meetup-1/
Sci-Hub has a large impact to researchers from all disciplines, students,
activists, copyright pirates, politicians, law people, and eventually the whole
of society. This is the reason that we expect people from various different
fields of interest to join.
This is also the reason that even if one feels they are from a completely
irrelevant area and are not sure if they should attend, the answer is
definitely yes! I’m pretty confident everyone can fit it and talk about
Sci-Hub.
In terms of agenda, there will be a short presentation about the latest
developments around Sci-Hub and then various discussions around
Sci-Hub, ethical concerns, social impact, et al.
Hope to see you there :)
Kind regards,
Theodore Keloglou