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@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@gmod.org ------------------------ NESCent offers various courses and workshops, as well as funding post-doctoral and sabbatical positions, working groups and other meetings. For more information about research and training opportunities at NESCent, visit our website at www.nescent.org. Sign up for our quarterly electronic newsletter at http://www.nescent.org/about/contact.php to automatically receive information about events at NESCent.