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- The search for the tech led position is in full swing. We have a good number of qualified applicants and will continue to accept applications as we begin interviews. If you know of people who would be great for the position please encourage them to apply. You'll find the position description and the members of the search committee in the VIVO wiki here https://wiki.duraspace.org/x/MKAOB
- Registration for the conference is open! Register here: https://www.etouches.com/ehome/vivo2015/register/ The workshop line-up is very strong, submissions of contributed papers and posters are being reviewed by the program committee. David Weinberger has accepted our invitation as a keynote speaker. More on David here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Weinberger
- Have a background in visualization? We are looking for a facilitator for a visualization task force. The task force would develop recommendations for next generation visualizations for VIVO. See https://wiki.duraspace.org/x/WYYOB.
- The telling VIVO stories task force (https://wiki.duraspace.org/x/z6kOB) is looking for VIVO success stories. Do you have one? Please contact Julia Trimmer. VIVO stories are brief case studies documenting concrete value generated by using VIVO.
- The implementation documentation task force (https://wiki.duraspace.org/x/1KMOB) is up and running. You may have received an email asking you to share your pain points in implementing VIVO. What documentation should we have had? What did you find that was not helpful? What works? Please share your thoughts with one of the task force members.
- The contributed software task force (https://wiki.duraspace.org/x/uqMOB) is developing recommendations regarding locally developed apps and tools and how this software might be contributed to the VIVO ecosystem, increasing the value of VIVO. If you have thoughts about this, or experience in other projects with contributed software, please share!
- Finally, the asset inventory task force (https://wiki.duraspace.org/x/DZsOB) is making good progress identifying all the stuff of the VIVO project. The task force is interviewing key people on the project and we will ask for your help shortly in reviewing the assets and developing recommendations for consolidation and improvements.
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