[Open-bio-l] R: BOSC and Codefest 2011 plans

[Raoul Bonnal]

+1 for help.

Good to know about the beer :-)

I think that one point in the organization would be to find out how to connect different SIGs.
I don't want to say that is a problem but for instance, the overlap between SIGs with possible interconnections like BOSC and the deep sequencing reduce the possibility of discussion about our and their "real" problems, directions to follow for the next working year and possible collaborations.
I also agree with Brad, more working discussions than traditional presentations.


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> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: Brad Chapman [mailto:chapmanb at 50mail.com]
> Inviato: venerdì 17 settembre 2010 14:48
> A: Hilmar Lapp
> Cc: Pjotr Prins; Richard Holland; Christian M Zmasek; Raoul Bonnal;
> open-bio-l at lists.open-bio.org; 'Akira KINJO'; 'Eric Talevich'; 'Tim
> Booth'; 'Yasunori Yamamoto'; 'Christopher Bottoms'; 'Atsuko Yamaguchi';
> 'Kimberly Begley'; 'James Taylor'; 'Michael Heuer'; 'Steffen Möller';
> 'Kam Dahlquist'; 'Bela Tiwari'; 'Mitsuteru Nakao'; 'Toshiaki Katayama';
> 'Heikki Lehvaslaiho'; 'Dannon Baker'; 'Naohisa Goto'; 'Enis Afgan';
> Christian Zmasek; 'Ntino Krampis'; 'Oliver Hofmann'; 'John David N.
> Dionisio'; 'Dominique Belhachemi'; 'Lincoln Stein'
> Oggetto: BOSC and Codefest 2011 plans
> 
> Hi all;
> The initial deadline for ISMB special interest group applications is
> coming up in a couple of weeks on October 8th. Kam will unfortunately
> not have time to chair BOSC this year so we will need to step up as the
> open source bioinformatics community.
> 
> ISMB is in Vienna next year, with the special interest groups happening
> on July 15th-16th and the conference running from the 17th to 19th.
> Details on the application process are here:
> 
> http://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2011-submission-details/ismb2010-special-
> interest-groups
> 
> Who is interested in helping to organize BOSC for 2011? This is a
> great opportunity to shape the direction of the conference. I've heard
> a number of cool ideas mentioned, and am excited to see what new
> approaches we could explore to make the conference more fun and useful
> for everyone. Additionally, I'd like us to reach out to other SIG
> organizers and see if we can combine efforts; DAM BOSC SIG has a nice
> ring to it.
> 
> Thanks to Hilmar's suggestion, we've got a location for Codefest
> 2011. The folks at the Metalab, an awesome sounding hacking space,
> have agreed to host us:
> 
> http://metalab.at/wiki/Folder:V5a-en
> http://log.metalab.at/
> 
> We should be able to fit 40 people or so in the Bibliothek and
> Hauptraum:
> 
> http://metalab.at/wiki/Datei:Grundriss_ca_2010-02.png
> 
> The Codefest would happen on the 13th and 14th, with a similar
> relaxed structure and open attendance policy to this year. The
> Metalab sells 2 euro beers so it's already guaranteed to be better.
> 
> Raise your hand via e-mail if you are interested in helping with
> BOSC next year and we will start getting ourselves organized.
> 
> Brad