[open-science] Organising an open data event at SWAT4LS Workshop (London, December 2011)

Thu Apr 28 19:43:02 UTC 2011

Fantastic idea! :-)

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:34 PM, Jenny Molloy <jcmcoppice12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think we can safely get back to them with a yes then! I'm more than happy
> to help organise on the logistics/publicity side of things.
>
> What do people think of having an evening talk following the hackday, to
> present what people have been working on and entice those who don't have
> time for a full workshop? When Lucy Chambers originally forwarded the
> request she said there had been a suggestion of asking Ben Goldacre to
> speak. I think disease mapping and advocacy of open data would be right up
> his street (I spotted him in the audience at OKCon a couple of years ago
> too, so he knows who we are).
>
> Jenny
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 7:22 PM, Graham Steel <steelgraham at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Me too....
>>>
>>> Graham
>>>
>>
>> Excellent. I think we need to both plan this and also to start a lot of
>> public momentum. We've certainly got time. Maybe we need a summer meeting to
>> get a prototype working and to iron out the bugs.
>>
>> P.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > From: m.hahnel07 at imperial.ac.uk
>>> > To: jonathan.gray at okfn.org; pm286 at cam.ac.uk
>>> > CC: david.shotton at zoo.ox.ac.uk; steelgraham at hotmail.com;
>>> > bosteen at gmail.com; chan at utsc.utoronto.ca; open-science at lists.okfn.org
>>> > Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:16:04 +0100
>>> > Subject: RE: [open-science] Organising an open data event at SWAT4LS
>>> > Workshop (London, December 2011)
>>> >
>>> > I'd be up for this Jonathan,
>>> >
>>> > Mark
>>> > ________________________________________
>>> > From: open-science-bounces at lists.okfn.org
>>> > [open-science-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Gray
>>> > [jonathan.gray at okfn.org]
>>> > Sent: 26 April 2011 18:45
>>> > To: Peter Murray-Rust
>>> > Cc: David Shotton; Graham Steel; Benjamin O'Steen; Leslie Chan;
>>> > open-science at lists.okfn.org
>>> > Subject: Re: [open-science] Organising an open data event at SWAT4LS
>>> > Workshop (London, December 2011)
>>> >
>>> > Brilliant. Are there others on this list who'd be interested in
>>> > participating or helping to organise a workshop on open data in
>>> > science in London in December?
>>> >
>>> > J.
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk>
>>> > wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Jonathan Gray
>>> > > <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
>>> > > wrote:
>>> > >>
>>> > >> +1
>>> > >>
>>> > >> I can contribute logistical support, advice, and suchlike remotely
>>> > >> if
>>> > >> WG members think this is worth pursuing.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> FWIW I'd most like to see some kind of hands on workshop where
>>> > >> participants work towards some tangible, useful output! ;-)
>>> > >
>>> > > I think that Open Research Reports (Open Research Maps) would be an
>>> > > ideal
>>> > > target. I think I have mentioned this before, but it's an idea that
>>> > > takes
>>> > > Open articles from PMC, organizes them by disease and creates a
>>> > > resource
>>> > > (which we believe will be better than anything currently available).
>>> > > The
>>> > > idea has variously included DavidS, Leslie, Cameron, Ben,, Graham
>>> > > etc. We
>>> > > see this as a figurative and literal map of resach in these areas
>>> > > including
>>> > > timelines, geolocation, citation links, etc.This could really hep the
>>> > > effort
>>> > > take off.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Peter: think we should do an open data in science hackday? Is there
>>> > >> anything which you think we could/should make? (Not just code - e.g.
>>> > >> could do a nice printable open data in science 'propaganda kit' with
>>> > >> stickers, leaflets, short video, etc...)
>>> > >>
>>> > > YES.
>>> > >
>>> > > It could do a huge amount for those who cannot read the current
>>> > > literature
>>> > > because of the policy of pricing everyone except those in rich
>>> > > Western
>>> > > universities out of the market. There will be a lot of value for
>>> > > disease
>>> > > groups, third-world etc.
>>> > >
>>> > > We probably need fresh impetus and maybe a volunteer who puts this at
>>> > > the
>>> > > top of their list
>>> > >>
>>> > >> All: perhaps we could put suggestions for things to build on
>>> > >> ideas.okfn.org tagged 'science'.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> J.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 7:17 AM, Egon Willighagen
>>> > >> <egon.willighagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > >> > Hi Jenny,
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Jenny Molloy
>>> > >> > <jcmcoppice12 at gmail.com>
>>> > >> > wrote:
>>> > >> >> OKF have been contacted by the organisers of an international
>>> > >> >> workshop
>>> > >> >> of Semantic Web Application in Life Sciences to be held in London
>>> > >> >> in
>>> > >> >> December (last year's programme
>>> > >> >> http://www.swat4ls.org/2010/progr.php )
>>> > >> >>
>>> > >> >> They are interested in holding a open data related satellite
>>> > >> >> event,
>>> > >> >> like an
>>> > >> >> hackathon or clinics on exporting and integrating open scientific
>>> > >> >> data,
>>> > >> >> or
>>> > >> >> an evening discussion on open data in science.
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > I think this is a very good idea! Our exercise on the
>>> > >> > IsItOpenData(LODD) (I'll try to catch up next week!) shows the
>>> > >> > Open
>>> > >> > nature of data in the LOD network is not well-defined, and that
>>> > >> > there
>>> > >> > is a lot of confusion.
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> >> Would anyone be keen to help organise something? Let me know by
>>> > >> >> the end
>>> > >> >> of
>>> > >> >> the week and we can get back to them with some ideas, or at least
>>> > >> >> an
>>> > >> >> expression of interest!
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > I will not be able to attend this meeting, nor available for
>>> > >> > organization, but quite interested otherwise!
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > Egon
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > --
>>> > >> > Dr E.L. Willighagen
>>> > >> > Postdoctoral Researcher
>>> > >> > Institutet för miljömedicin
>>> > >> > Karolinska Institutet (http://ki.se/imm)
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