2013 01 28 HIP Hackathon

Goal of this Hackathon

To take another step toward providing computable, convenient, credible access to the Tree of Life by:

• Providing knowledge of workflows and downstream uses of trees

• Designing user interfaces

• Testing software

• Making screencasts, develop tutorials, and document user experiences

Background

An implicit promise of the Tree of Life project is that, ultimately, expert knowledge of species phylogeny will be accessible and usable by everybody. In other words, we will all be able to get the species trees we need, in a useable form, when we need them. The Phylotastic project aims to make that vision a reality, by developing a loosely coupled system of components that, in response to a user’s query (a list of taxa plus conditions), will rectify names, find suitable source trees, prune and graft to get the right species, estimate branch lengths, and return the results with metadata on sources and methods.

In June 2012, the HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenies) working group of NESCent staged a hackathon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon) to prototype components of a Phylotastic system, and implement demos to show their potential. Thanks to 25 participants who responded to an open call (just like this one), that hackathon was an extraordinary success (see http://phylotastic.org/).

Agenda

Webex Call In Info

AM Sessions (9 AM MST)
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Meeting information
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Topic: HIP Hackathon (Naim)
Date: Every 1 day, from Monday, January 28, 2013 to Friday, February 1, 2013
Time: 9:00 am, Mountain Time (Arizona, GMT-07:00)
Meeting Number: 623 908 546
Meeting Password: iPC123

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To start or join the online meeting
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Go to https://iplant.webex.com/iplant/j.php?ED=223005982&UID=485500568&PW=NOWI3YzNiMjc3&RT=MiM1

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Audio conference information
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Access code:623 908 546

PM Sessions (4 PM MST)
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Meeting information
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Topic: HIP Hackathon PM (Naim)
Date: Every 1 day, from Monday, January 28, 2013 to Friday, February 1, 2013
Time: 4:00 pm, Mountain Time (Arizona, GMT-07:00)
Meeting Number: 623 352 361
Meeting Password: iPC123

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To start or join the online meeting
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Go to https://iplant.webex.com/iplant/j.php?ED=223006402&UID=485500568&PW=NNmQ4MjczMDBh&RT=MiM1

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Audio conference information
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To receive a call back, provide your phone number when you join the meeting, or call the number below and enter the access code.
Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 1-877-668-4493
Call-in toll number (US/Canada): 1-650-479-3208
Global call-in numbers: https://iplant.webex.com/iplant/globalcallin.php?serviceType=MC&ED=223006402&tollFree=1
Toll-free dialing restrictions: http://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf

Access code:623 352 361

Participant List