Hi Jalviewers,
If you are interested in getting more involved with evolutionary
informatics then this would be a great way to do it ! Deadline for
applications is 8th July.
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Subject: [Wg-phyloinformatics] Final Call for the Tree-for-All: A
hackathon to access OpenTree’s global phylogeny resources
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 18:40:52 +0000
From: Arlin Stoltzfus <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
A global ?tree of life? will transform biological research in a broad
range of disciplines from ecology to bioengineering. To help facilitate
that transformation, the OpenTree <http://opentreeoflife.org/>project
[1] now provides online access to >4000 published phylogenies, and a
newly generated tree covering more than 2.5 million species.
The next step is to build tools to enable the community to use these
resources. To meet this aim, OpenTree <http://www.opentreeoflife.org/>,
Arbor <http://www.arborworkflows.com/>[2] and NESCent?s HIP
<http://www.evoio.org/wiki/HIP>working groups [3] are staging a
week-long hackathon September 15 to 19 at U. Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Participants in this ?Tree-for-all? will work in small teams to
develop tools that use OpenTree?s web services to extract, annotate, or
add data in ways useful to the community. Teams also may focus on
testing, expanding and documenting the web services.
How could a global phylogeny be useful in your research or teaching?
What other data from OpenTree would be valuable? How could OpenTree
web services be integrated into familiar workflows and analysis tools?
How could we add to the database of published trees, or enrich it
with annotations?
If you can imagine using these resources, and you have the skills to
work collaboratively to turn those ideas into products (as a coder, or
working side-by-side with coders), we invite you to apply for the
hackathon. The full call for participation (http://bit.ly/1ioPPMc)
provides instructions for how to apply, and how to share your ideas with
potential teammates (strongly encouraged prior to applying).
Applications are due July 8th. Travel support is provided. Women and
underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply.
If you have questions, contact Karen Cranston
([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>,
@kcranstn, OpenTree), Arlin Stoltzfus ([email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>, HIP), Julie Allen ([email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>, HIP), or Luke Harmon ([email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>, Arbor).
[1] http://www.opentreeoflife.org <http://www.opentreeoflife.org/>
[2] http://www.arborworkflows.com/
[3] http://www.evoio.org/wiki/HIP(Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenies)
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Arlin Stoltzfus ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>)
Research Biologist, NIST; Fellow, IBBR; Adj. Assoc. Prof., UMCP
IBBR, 9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850
tel: 240 314 6208; web: www.molevol.org <http://www.molevol.org>
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