Science Online was an annual conference held in

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and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, that focused on the role of the internet in science and science communication. It was attended primarily by

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and science journalists from North America. The conference was held annually, beginning in 2007. Notable attendees included PZ Myers,

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, Carl Zimmer and others. The conferences were covered as local news by publications such as ''The Charlotte Observer'', as well as "new media" like

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, professional journalist organizations like the ''

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'' and science-oriented publications like ''

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''. In October 2014, the ScienceOnline foundation, which organized the conferences, announced that it had become insolvent and consequently was shutting down.ScienceOnline to cease operations, cancels 2015 conference
by Scott Rosenberg, at ScienceOnline; published October 9, 2014; retrieved October 10, 2014

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