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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>— EuBIC 2018
developer’s meeting —</u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Project proposal
submission deadline extended!</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Project submission proposal is now open until <b>September 24, 2017</b>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">EuBIC members will be present at the HUPO conference in
Dublin this week. Find us there at the bioinformatics hub to get more
information about the developer’s meeting and discuss your project proposal.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To submit a project proposal please follow the instructions
provided here: <a href="http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/eubic18/submission.html">http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/eubic18/submission.html</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>EuBIC 2018
developer’s meeting</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Date: January 9-12, 2018</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Venue: Hotel Monasterium PoortAckere, Oude Houtlei 56, 9000
Gent, Belgium</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more details on the program, please check the website:
<a href="http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/eubic18/">http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/eubic18/</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Key dates</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>September 24, 2017:
Extended project proposal submission deadline</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">October 2, 2017: Announcement of selected projects</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">October 2, 2017: Conference registration opens</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">January 9-12, 2018: EuBIC 2018 developer's meeting in Ghent</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Topics</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hackathon projects can cover all topics in proteomics
bioinformatics, including, but not limited to:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Tools</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>- Extension of
existing bioinformatics tools under the guidance of their original authors</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>- Development of
novel bioinformatics tools to solve open problems</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Benchmarking</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>- Compilation of
gold-truth datasets</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>- Collection of
reference algorithmic implementations</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>- Specification of
benchmarking criteria</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Workflows</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>- Definition of
formal protocols</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>- Development of
tutorials for bioinformatics software usage</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Data analysis</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>- (Re)analysis of
publicly available proteomics datasets</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>More information</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- website: <a href="http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/eubic18/">http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/eubic18/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- social media hashtag: #EuBIC18</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- conference email: <a href="mailto:eubic18@gmail.com">eubic18@gmail.com</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sponsorship </b>inquiries
are welcome at <a href="mailto:eubic18@gmail.com">eubic18@gmail.com</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to welcoming you in Ghent!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On behalf of the organizing committee,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wout Bittremieux</p>
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