The AAAS 2011 Annual: Science Without Borders.

Purpose – This paper seeks to report on six Symposia offered at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), held 17-21 February 2011 in Washington, DC. This 177th Meeting's theme was "Science without Borders." Design/methodology/approach – The report for each symposium includes internet links and bibliographic citations leading to information that further supports and enriches the information provided in the speakers' presentations. Findings – An enhanced report was presented for each presentation for each symposium. Originality/value – Several symposia, relating to: global collaboration; the digitization of science; publications without borders; and, teaching, learning, and research in the digital age, are covered in this report. The paper provides a documented insight on the most recent advances in research described by each symposium's presenter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]