Hello, I think it would be a great idea to have a tutorial on Debian Med on the BC2 or ISMB. I also would love to see something "hands-on", because knowing the wealth of software packages that are readily available and also having the intention to participate in the packaging itself is one thing. Actually "making" packages is obviously another. Personally, the one and only time I was confronted with that during my training was due to good will of Laszlo Kajan, who put a lot of effort into a practical course at the university. I still benefit from this, but I did not make it to actually apply this knowledge.
Best, Jens -----Original Message----- From: Steffen Möller [mailto:steffen_moel...@gmx.de] Sent: Mittwoch, 30. November 2016 16:04 To: Debian Med Project List Subject: Shall we develop a Debian Med Tutorial? Fwd: [BC2-conference] Call for workshop and tutorial proposals open now. Hello, much like many of you I just received this invitation to come up with a tutorial and/or workshop for the Basel (Switzerland) conference. The ISMB (next time in Prague (CZ) if I recall correctly) I expect to send the same around any minute or I already missed it as they typically have deadlines in December. Question: Shall we? I am not so much after explaining how to prepare a Debian package but we should demonstrate the amazing wealth of software packages that are readily available to be installed and workflows that can be addressed with them. A key message could be that the principles explained in this tutorial one would be platform independent as VirtualBox does a decent job and also ready for clouds with Amazon and others. With respect to workflows I would then go and explain just any that is also covered by the Common Workflow Language development. Just ping me whoever is up for it. It is quite a bit of work and not so very rewarding, scientifically. We shall expect to be offered to write a book, which I would very much like to be something towards a "bioinformatics recipies" book. This kind of avoids the term "workflow". Best, Steffen -------- Forwarded Message -------- cid:image003.jpg@01D24AEF.3966C000 Dear colleagues, The [BC]2 Basel Computational Biology Conference 2017 will feature a *one-day workshop / tutorial session on Tuesday, September 12, 2017* as part of the official conference program. The purpose of *workshops* is to provide participants with an informal setting to discuss the cutting edge of a research field. A workshop could e.g. provide an interesting perspective on technical issues, exchange research ideas, and share practical experiences on some focused or emerging topics in bioinformatics. The purpose of the *tutorial* program is to provide participants with lectures or practical training covering topics relevant to the bioinformatics field. Tutorials should offer an opportunity to learn about new areas of bioinformatics research, to get an introduction to important established concepts, or to develop advanced technical skills. This call is an invitation for scientists and professionals working in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology to submit proposals for high-quality workshops and tutorials for the [BC]2 conference. For more information, please see: · Workshops: https://www.bc2.ch/2017/open-calls/call-workshops/ <https://www.bc2.ch/2017/open-calls/call-workshops/> · Tutorials: https://www.bc2.ch/2017/open-calls/call-tutorials/ <https://www.bc2.ch/2017/open-calls/call-tutorials/> We are looking forward to receiving your proposals *before* *15 January 2017*. *Marc Robinson-Rechavi* (scientific program chair), University of Lausanne & SIB *Erik van Nimwegen* (scientific program chair), Biozentrum University of Basel & SIB *Torsten Schwede* (conference series chair), Biozentrum University of Basel & SIB ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The 13th [BC]^2 Basel Computational Biology Conference is the key computational biology event in Switzerland in 2017 - uniting scientists working in a broad range of disciplines, including bioinformatics, computational biology, biology, medicine, and systems biology. [BC]^2 is the annual scientific symposium of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, organized in collaboration with the Biozentrum University of Basel and SystemsX.ch, and will take place 12-15 September 2017 at the Congress Center Basel. For more information, please visit http://www.bc2.ch/. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
