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profit. Last year hackathon registration was just 20EUR to cover basic
costs. Should we find sponsors, we can make the event open.
At the moment the practical details of the organization are a bit confused,
as we have a major player from US which was interested in co-organizing, bu=
t
it's clear anymore. I'm holding for the time being both ULU and Welcome
Trust Collection sites. Hackathon would be more likely in the former (or
perhaps even in some university in London).
ciao,
Andrea
Il giorno 02/mag/2011, alle ore 00.14, Jenny Molloy ha scritto:
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Dear Andrea
Thank you for contacting the OKF regarding running an open data event in
conjunction with the SWAT4LS conference in December. Your email was
forwarded to the Open Data in Science working group and there are several
members who are keen to organise something.
In terms of the type of event, you mentioned either a workshop or an evenin=
g
event in your email. We would be keen to organise both, with an open data
hack day followed by a presentation of the work from the day and some
speakers, if that sounds good to you.
Some of the topics that came up on the list were:
Open Research Mapping of malaria research to form a figurative and literal
map of open research/data including timelines, geolocation, citation links,
etc.
Building an open data toolkit such as guides, publicity materials to raise
people=92s awareness of the importance of open data.
The idea is for this to be a practical workshop, where people will learn
about the issues surrounding open data while creating something useful for
the scientific community. In addition, people who want help with specific
open data questions will be working alongside those who are likely to be
able to answer them.
We'd be very keen to hear your views!
Best wishes
Jenny Molloy
OKF Open Data in Science Working Group Coordinator
Email: jenny.molloy at okfn.org
Skype: jcmcoppice12
Andrea Splendiani
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist
Centre for Mathematical and Computational Biology
+44(0)1582 763133 ext 2004
andrea.splendiani at bbsrc.ac.uk
On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:56 AM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote=
:
> It will certainly work, if we prepare the ground. Ben has explored the
> malaria open papers and I think this is a very good starting point for
> several different reasons...
> * it's feasible, there's a critical mass of information available. The te=
rm
> "malaria" is much more precise than some other medical terms so
> preision/recall is good
> * it's a global challenge and inclusive. We could do some really valuable
> OSM stuff
> * everyone has heard of it
> * there's a chance that it could link up to other funded efforts (e.g. Ma=
t
> Todd's Open Drug initiative)
>
> To prepare we need to get a critical group of us physically together and
> prepare some working material. Ben's stuff is a really good start and sho=
uld
> act to bring people in for later hackfests. For the main event we already
> need an infrastructure that people can add to - hackfests are not always
> good at creating a viable infrastructure. We need something with the feel=
of
> OSM mapping parties where the vision has been implemented in part and
> volunteers can easily add to it.
>
>
> --
> Peter Murray-Rust
> Reader in Molecular Informatics
> Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
> University of Cambridge
> CB2 1EW, UK
> +44-1223-763069
>
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Dear All<br><br>Some more info from Andrea, who is organising the conferenc=
e. I sent him brief details of our proposals. His ideas (full email further=
down):<br><br><div>I'm thinking about planning two days=20
before the workshop. We already have some tutorial proposed, but I think
it would be good to have as well a more informal "hackathon-like"=
;=20
space.<br></div>
<div>Just as an example:</div>
<div>we could have:</div>
<div>Wednesday: hackathons</div>
<div>Thursday: Tutorial + evening/discussion/panel on open data in science<=
/div>
<div>Friday: Workshop, where some results from the hackathon can be present=
ed in the poster/demo session.</div>
<div>Last
year the hackathon experience was capped to 20pp and it was=20
interesting, but a bit disorganized. It ended up being a big tutorial.</div=
>
<div>The
problem with setting a topic too tightly is that participants may come=20
from different backgrounds and it's hard to find a common focus.</div>
<div>I can probably gather a few people interested in pathways information,=
though.</div>
<div>Another option would be to have a more loose setting where we have som=
e open data/semantic web "clinics".</div>
<div>Yet another idea could be to have a tutorial on the use of CKAN techno=
logies for Life Sciences.</div><br>Would anyone be willing to join a Skype =
discussion about this if we can find a time when Andrea is free? Peter, may=
be you would be a good person to discuss how to run a hackathon for people =
with diverse interests?<br>
<br>Jenny<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class=
=3D"gmail_sendername">Andrea Splendiani</b> <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:andrea.splendiani at bbsrc.ac.uk">andrea.splendiani at bbsrc.ac.uk</a>=
></span><br>
Date: Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:02 PM<br>Subject: Re: Open Data in Science at S=
WAT4LS<br>To: Jenny Molloy <<a href=3D"mailto:jenny.molloy at okfn.org">jen=
ny.molloy at okfn.org</a>><br><br><br>Dear Jenny,<div><br></div><div>let me=
explain better my situation.</div>
<div>I'm
going to organize a workshop on Semantic Web applications for the Life=20
Sciences in London this year (late november, beginning of december).</div><=
div>The
workshop is at its 4th edition and so far it has been pretty=20
successful. Up to last year, it consisted of a one day workshop with a=20
traditional academic style: presentations of peer-reviewed papers,=20
keynotes, panel, poster/demo session, and a special issue associated in=20
an international journal.</div><div>In the past edition in Berlin, we=20
have added to the 1 day workshop 2 days of tutorials and hackathon-like=20
events (see the link to the 2010 edition from the <a href=3D"http://swat4ls=
.org/" target=3D"_blank">swat4ls.org</a> website).</div><div>The
workshop itself has been on sound basis so far (we had 50 submissions=20
for a 1 day workshop last year), it will likely run on Friday and follow
a traditional pattern.</div><div>I'm thinking about planning two days=
=20
before the workshop. We already have some tutorial proposed, but I think
it would be good to have as well a more informal "hackathon-like"=
;=20
space.</div><div>Just as an example:</div><div>we could have:</div><div>Wed=
nesday: hackathons</div><div>Thursday: Tutorial + evening/discussion/panel =
on open data in science</div><div>Friday: Workshop, where some results from=
the hackathon can be presented in the poster/demo session.</div>
<div>Last
year the hackathon experience was capped to 20pp and it was=20
interesting, but a bit disorganized. It ended up being a big tutorial.</div=
><div>The
problem with setting a topic too tightly is that participants may come=20
from different backgrounds and it's hard to find a common focus.</div><=
div>I can probably gather a few people interested in pathways information, =
though.</div><div>Another option would be to have a more loose setting wher=
e we have some open data/semantic web "clinics".</div>
<div>Yet another idea could be to have a tutorial on the use of CKAN techno=
logies for Life Sciences.</div><div><br></div><div>How do these ideas sound=
? Perhaps we can catch-up on Skype and discuss it a bit.</div><div><br>
</div><div>From
a practical point of view, we charge participants, though not for=20
profit. Last year hackathon registration was just 20EUR to cover basic=20
costs. Should we find sponsors, we can make the event open.=A0</div><div>At
the moment the practical details of the organization are a bit=20
confused, as we have a major player from US which was interested in=20
co-organizing, but it's clear anymore. I'm holding for the time bei=
ng=20
both ULU and Welcome Trust Collection sites. Hackathon would be more=20
likely in the former (or perhaps even in some university in London).</div><=
div><br></div><div>ciao,</div><div>Andrea</div><br><div><div>=A0Il giorno 0=
2/mag/2011, alle ore 00.14, Jenny Molloy ha scritto:</div><div><div><span i=
d=3D"q_12fb2618200d3ed5_1" class=3D"h4">- Hide quoted text -</span></div>
<div class=3D"im"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Dear Andrea</div><div>=
<br></div><div>Thank
you for contacting the OKF regarding running an open data event in=20
conjunction with the SWAT4LS conference in December. Your email was=20
forwarded to the Open Data in Science working group and there are=20
several members who are keen to organise something.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In terms of the type of event, you mentioned either a
workshop or an evening event in your email. We would be keen to=20
organise both, with an open data hack day followed by a presentation of=20
the work from the day and some speakers, if that sounds good to you.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Some of the topics that came up on the list were:</div>=
<div>Open Research Mapping of malaria research to form a=A0<span style=3D"b=
order-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">=
figurative and literal map of open research/data including timelines, geolo=
cation, citation links, etc.</span></div>
<div>Building an open data toolkit such as guides, publicity materials to r=
aise people=92s awareness of the importance of open data.=A0</div><div>=A0<=
/div><div>The
idea is for this to be a practical workshop, where people will learn=20
about the issues surrounding open data while creating something useful=20
for the scientific community. In addition, people who want help with=20
specific open data questions will be working alongside those who are=20
likely to be able to answer them.=A0</div>
<div><br></div><div>We'd be very keen to hear your views!</div><div><br=
></div><div>Best wishes</div><div><br></div><div>Jenny Molloy</div><div><br=
></div><div>OKF Open Data in Science Working Group Coordinator <br>Email:<a=
href=3D"mailto:jenny.molloy at okfn.org" target=3D"_blank"> jenny.molloy at okfn=
.org</a><br>
Skype: jcmcoppice12<br><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
</blockquote></div></div></div><br>
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Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transfo=
rm: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium;"><div>
Andrea Splendiani</div><div>Senior Bioinformatics Scientist</div><div>Centr=
e for Mathematical and Computational Biology</div><div>+44(0)1582 763133 ex=
t 2004</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:andrea.splendiani at bbsrc.ac.uk" target=3D=
"_blank">andrea.splendiani at bbsrc.ac.uk</a></div>
</span><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:56 AM,=
Peter Murray-Rust <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:pm286 at cam.ac.uk"=
>pm286 at cam.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 2=
04); padding-left: 1ex;">
It will certainly work, if we prepare the ground. Ben has explored the mala=
ria open papers and I think this is a very good starting point for several =
different reasons...<br>* it's feasible, there's a critical mass of=
information available. The term "malaria" is much more precise t=
han some other medical terms so preision/recall is good<br>
* it's a global challenge and inclusive. We could do some really valuab=
le OSM stuff<br>* everyone has heard of it<br>* there's a chance that i=
t could link up to other funded efforts (e.g. Mat Todd's Open Drug init=
iative)<br>
<br>To prepare we need to get a critical group of us physically together an=
d prepare some working material. Ben's stuff is a really good start and=
should act to bring people in for later hackfests. For the main event we a=
lready need an infrastructure that people can add to - hackfests are not al=
ways good at creating a viable infrastructure. We need something with the f=
eel of OSM mapping parties where the vision has been implemented in part an=
d volunteers can easily add to it.<br>
<font color=3D"#888888">
<br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br></font><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5">Peter=
Murray-Rust<br>Reader in Molecular Informatics<br>Unilever Centre, Dep. Of=
Chemistry<br>University of Cambridge<br>CB2 1EW, UK<br>+44-1223-763069<br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br>
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