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Sponsors
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Abstracts addressing other aspects of biocuration will also be accepted. |
Meeting Purpose
This meeting will provide a forum for curators and developers of biological
databases to discuss their work, promote collaboration, and foster a sense of community
in this very active and growing area of research. Participants from academia, government,
and industry interested in the methods and tools employed in
curation of biological data are encouraged to attend.
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Meeting Location
Hayes Mansion
200 Edenvale Ave.
San Jose, CA. 95136
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Plenary Speakers
Helen Bermann
Minoru Kanehisa
Judy Blake
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Meeting Registration
[Register for meeting here]
The registration fee (in US Dollars) is:
- Academic: $100
- Commercial: $300
- Postdoc/student: Free
Meeting registration payment must be in the form of a check* made out to:
Carnegie Institution
*Checks must be in US Dollars. No other forms of payment will be accepted.
Mail Check to:
Carnegie Institution
Department of Plant Biology
Attn: Sue Rhee
260 Panama St.
Stanford, CA 94305
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Abstract Submission
[submit Abstract here]
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Lodging and Meals
[Reserve Lodging at Hayes Mansion]
- Follow the 'Make a Reservation' link on the Hayes Mansion website and enter 'Carnegie' as the Group Code.
- Alternatively call Central Reservations at 1-800-98-DOLCE and ask to make reservations for the Carnegie group, or call Lynn, the Hayes Mansion reservationist at 408-362-2322.
- Your reservation with Hayes Manision will include all meals from the opening reception on the 25th thru lunch on the 28th.
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Contact Person
Sue Rhee
-The Arabidopsis Information Resource, Carnegie
Institution
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| Organizing Committee |
Maria Costanzo
-Saccharomyces and Candida Genome Databases, Stanford University, USA |
Petra Fey
-dictyBase, Northwestern University, USA |
Takashi Gojobori
-Center for Information Biology and DNA Data Bank of Japan, National
Institute of Genetics, Japan |
Win Hide
-South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa |
David Hill
-Mouse Genome Informatics, USA |
Doug Howe
-Zebrafish Information Network, University of Oregon, USA |
Renate Kania
-Scientific Databases and Visualization, EML Research gGmbH, Germany |
Sue Rhee
The Arabidopsis Information Resource, Carnegie Institution, USA |
Mary Schaeffer
-USDA ARS , MaizeGDB and University of Missouri, USA |
Susan St. Pierre
-Flybase, Harvard, USA |
Simon Twigger
-Rat Genome Database, Medical College of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, USA |
Owen White
-The Institute for Genomic Research, USA |
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| Meeting Agenda |
| Thursday, October 25, 2007 |
| 3:00 - 10:00 |
Registration |
| 6:00 - 10:00 |
Reception (put up posters) |
| Friday, October 26, 2007 |
| 6:30 - 8:15 |
Breakfast |
| 8:15 - 8:30 |
Welcome and Introductory Comments |
| 8:30 - 9:30 |
Plenary Lecture |
| 9:30 - 11:00 | Session #1:(Mary Schaeffer, Chair)
Literature Collection and Curation |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Morning Break |
| 11:30 - 1:00 |
Session #2:(Susan St. Pierre, Chair)
Genome Sequence Annotation and Comparative Genomics |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch |
| 2:30 - 5:30 |
Concurrent Workshops
- Workshop #1 (Linda Hannick, Chair)
Approaches to Genome Annotation: A Genome Center's Perspective
- Workshop #2: (Petra Fey, Chair)
Curation Standards and Best Curation Practices
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| 6:00 - 7:00 |
Dinner |
| 7:00 - 10:00 |
Poster Session #1 (Reception) |
| Saturday, October 27, 2007 |
| 6:30 - 8:30 |
Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 9:30 |
Plenary Lecture |
| 9:30 - 11:00 | Session #3:(Simon Twigger, Chair)
Ontology Development |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Morning Break |
| 11:30 - 1:00 |
Session #4:(Takashi Gojobori, Chair)
Functional Genomics Data Curation |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch |
| 2:30 - 5:30 |
Concurrent Workshops
- Workshop #3: (Maria Costanzo, Chair)
Collaboration Between Journal Publishers and Database Curators
- Workshop #4: (David Hill, Chair)
Best Practices in Ontology Development
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| 6:00 - 7:00 |
Dinner |
| 7:00 - 10:00 |
Poster Session #2 (Reception) |
| Sunday, October 28, 2007 |
| 6:30 - 8:30 | Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Plenary Lecture |
| 9:30 - 11:00 |
Session #5:(Owen White, Chair)
Community Curation |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Morning Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Meeting Evaluation and Outlook |
| 1:00 - 2:00 |
Lunch |
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