Dear all,

We are a GO* on the Genome Annotation and Open Science workshop, to be run by Dr Monica Munoz-Torres.

We have had to change the date though: the workshops will now be on the 29th and 30th of June at UTAS on the Sandy Bay campus.

The Genome Annotation workshop is a one-day affair and will be on the Thursday. I will send around details as to what you should do / prepare for (and I believe it’s quite minimal) when I have them.

The Open Science workshop takes half a day and will be on the Friday morning. Dr Munoz-Torres will also be around that afternoon for more discussion. Please confirm now that you’re able to come – the more people who sign up, the cheaper it will be (and it will I expect be <$100).

The very low cost is a direct consequence of the fantastic organisational skills of EMBL-ABR staff (some are cc’d above), who have enabled this roadshow-like tour to happen across Australia.

Dr Munoz-Torres is visiting Melbourne, Hobart, Townsville, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth before returning to Prague. Let’s make her stay in Hobart the best one :)

Here’s what I sent around last time, for a bit of a reminder:

Bioinformatics users and researchers in Tasmania have a great opportunity to welcome an expert in genome annotation and bio-curation in the form of Dr Monica (Moni) Munoz-Torres from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.

Dr Munoz-Torres’ home page: http://www.berkeleybop.org/people/monica-munoz-torres/ Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=GaQVcBAAAAAJ&view... and linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monimunozto/

And here’s a bit more information in the form of some questions, with answers from Monica:

“Primer on Genome Annotation” workshop

Is this a hands-on workshop with attendees bringing laptops?

There will be a 'lecture' component and a hands-on component. The hands-on part will be conducting manual curation exercises using Apollo. Attendees must bring their own computer, and it must be able to wirelessly connect to the internet, must have an up-to-date version of a web browser (please advise them to use Chrome, Firefox, or Safari), and must be able to open PDF files. No additional software installations are necessary. Some people find using Apollo with the aid of a mouse much easier than with a trackpad, so please advise potential participants to bring a mouse if they think it would suit them better. Also note: we have a computer lab booked: the machines do indeed connect to the internet.

Is there a maximum or recommended number of participants?

I prefer to teach groups of max. 25 people. I have also taught classes for up to 40 people without teaching assistants (TAs) - it can become a bit of a 3-ring circus at times, but it is doable.

How long does it take to run this workshop? Should we say 9am-5pm?

This usually includes 5 hours of teaching material + practical exercises. It is correct to assume we can reserve time slots of 9AM to 5PM, factor in breaks and meals - and likely we should be done by or shortly before 5PM.

“Open Science” workshop

What would be the structure, format and duration of such a workshop?

Going by my conversations with Vicky, we thought the "Open Science" portion would be a combination of talks and a discussion panel - to make a case for open science, opening the conversation to more than one 'speaker' will also be a great start.

As far as duration, I don't see this as taking an entire day, but rather a morning session or afternoon session. It depends on how much more structure you wish to give it... we can evolve the concept into something larger, of course.

There will be a registration page set up soon: stay tuned, and mark the dates!

Best wishes Mike

Michael Charleston Associate Professor in Bioinformatics Co-director of Data, Knowledge and Decisions Research Theme Head of UTAS node of EMBL-ABR School of Physical Sciences University of Tasmania AUSTRALIA phone: +61 3 6226 2444

*no, not gene ontology, a go like going

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