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TR_07OCT09
TR_07OCT09
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Agenda
- More discussion on Sankoff iPAT project (Ann Stapleton)
- Software development update
- 1KP meeting
- Other business
Notes
Attendees
Sheldon McKay, Ann Stapleton, Cecile Ane, Jerry Lu, Nicole Hopkins, Todd Vision, Jim Leebens-Mack
Sankoff iPAT project
- Ann provided update
- couple test cases, first one at Buffalo
- methods for managing phylogentic info
- allows for taking whole genome info from diff plants in account
- want to make a tool in discovery environment with Sankoff's code
- will serve as a test case for how to get outside people involved in iPToL projects
- still figuring out needs analysis, documentation, etc.
- still trying to determine a timeline for contribution of a module to iPToL
- it's not clear to outside people how they can contribute code, etc to iPToL discovery environment
- still an open question as to how this will be dealt with
- Sheldon suggested that we look at what components will be integrated
- need to finalize what the requirements are for the TR discovery environment before integrating projects like iPAT
- need to conduct more needs analysis and determine what is needed and how
- ACTION: Ann will work on more detailed needs analysis and provide back to the group
Software Development Update
- Nicole provided update on project "Seedling"
- finished iteration 0
- environment for development is in place
- 12 user stories are in place
- building an infrastructure that allows for pulling tree data into discovery environment and extensible for all WG
- figured out how to parse and store Nexus files
- looking to get a number of diff file types
- overall goal was to pull in tree and trait data
- Sapling is next project and will build on this project
- next iteration will give ability to view the files and get data back out
- two week iteration cycle
- Core software wiki space has details on this project
- have not begun tackling the TR user stories, will begin immediately
- ACTION: engagement team and TR will work on defining the initial deliverable and how to generate better/more useful user stories
- ACTION: Sheldon to post link to key wiki sites
Core Software: Key Wiki Sites
1KP meeting update
- wiki space is now set up
- general access to wiki will be limited to stakeholders
- ACTION: Sheldon will provide link to the wiki
- Todd suggested putting together a mock up of navigation/visualization capabilities to demo to the larger community
- ACTION: Sheldon will follow up with an email on what will be needed to outline the demo
General
- group thinks that we should maintain weekly WG meetings
- ACTION: Todd to get Cecile Ane a job description
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