[BBC] GMOD Summer School, Application Deadline 15 April

[Dave Clements]

Hello all,

This is a reminder that we will start reviewing applications for the
GMOD Summer School one week from today, on Wednesday, 15 April.

See
  http://gmod.org/GMOD_Summer_School and
  http://gmod.org/GMOD_Summer_School_Statement_of_Interest

for more information.  I've also attached a PDF with an overview of the course.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Dave Clements
GMOD Help Desk

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:00 AM, Dave Clements <clements at nescent.org> wrote:
> GMOD Summer School
> 11-13 July, 2008
> National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)
> Durham, North Carolina, USA
>
> The first GMOD Summer School (http://gmod.org/GMOD_Summer_School) will be
> held July 11-13, 2008 at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center
> (NESCent), in Durham, North Carolina, USA.  GMOD is a collection of
> interoperable open source software components for managing genomic data.
> GMOD components are used in diverse contexts, with both emerging and
> established model organisms.
>
> The course will provide an overview of GMOD and cover these popular
> components in detail:
>  * Chado - a modular and extensible database schema
>  * Apollo - genome annotation editor
>  * GBrowse - genome viewer
>  * CMap - comparative map viewer
>  * Community Annotation System - GMOD's most popular components in a
> single system
>
> This is a 2 1/2 day hands-on workshop aimed at teaching new GMOD users how
> to get up and running with popular GMOD components.  There will also be a
> concurrent 1 day session aimed at principal investigators that will give
> decision makers an overview of what GMOD can do, how the project operates,
> and what level of resources are needed to use GMOD.
>
> The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent, http://nescent.org) has
> joined the GMOD project with the goal of lowering the barrier to entry for
> research communities focused on emerging model organisms.  The GMOD Summer
> School is a part of this effort.  NESCent is also extending GMOD components,
> particularly Chado, to better support comparative and evolutionary data.
>
> If you are interested in attending the GMOD Summer School please submit a
> Statement of Interest before April 15, 2008.  The course is free but
> enrollment is limited. For application information and a tentative program
> see:
>
>   http://gmod.org/GMOD_Summer_School
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or requests.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Clements
> GMOD Help Desk
>  help at gmod.org
> ------------------------
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