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Announcements
VIVO 2015 Conference Updates
Register by July 17 and save $100 (Second Early Bird Deadline)
Call for Apps are due by July 27 – more info at https://www.eiseverywhere.com/file_uploads/7d63e9fd0076df0eb360f3f5eb4d05ed_UpdatedCallforAppsDoc.pdf
More info on program, workshops, and venue at http://vivoconference.org/
Call for Apps opening soon
Each year, the VIVO conference sponsors a competition for software applications using VIVO data. The winner will receive an award and will be recognized during the conference. Start thinking of your submissions now and stay on the lookout for more infoFollow the conversation on Twitter at #VIVO15
Project Director Mike Conlon's weekly email: 2015-0607-21 05 VIVO Project Updates (archive)
VIVO Roadmap Survey is open and available here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YGT2RRK
Ontology Working Group: next call June 30 July 28 at 1 PM Eastern
When there’s no Apps & Tools or Ontology call, there’s usually an “office hours” call for informal, unscripted questions about the ontology
Apps & Tools Working Group: summer break, next call July 14 September 8 at 1 PM Eastern
Link to presentation sign up sheet
Link to presentation template
Outreach and Engagement Working Group: co-chaired by Julia Trimmer of Duke and Kristi Holmes of Northwestern, this group's regular call series restarts Tuesday, July 21 at 1 PM Eastern
Task Force Updates:
- A new task force is forming. The new VIVO in a Networked Research EcoSystem (NetRES) task force, led by Jing Wang will consider approaches to data redundancy, including cross-linking VIVOs. Results will be presented at a panel discussion at the VIVO Conference. If you are interested in participating, please contact Jing Wang.
- The Asset Inventory and Recommendations Task Force will have draft recommendations for community review shortly. Thanks to all who helped review the asset inventory and those who contributed suggested recommendations. VIVO has accumulated a large collection of materials. The task force will recommend ways for VIVO to slim down and organize its assets.
- The VIVO Contributed Software Task Force is also finalizing recommendations. The group has reviewed methods for including contributed software in VIVO releases.
- The VIVO Implementation Documentation Task Force is developing a high level project plan view of a VIVO implementation that includes project management, data management, outreach and engagement, and technical development. The high level view will provide structure for materials supporting each activity. In addition, the group has significantly improved the VIVO Glossary, has a meeting today (July 9) at 2pm Eastern.
Updates
DuraSpace
Emory
George Washington University
IFPRI -- International Food Policy Research Institute
Memorial University
- Northwestern
- Ontocale SRL
Smithsonian
UCLA
University of Maryland Baltimore County
- University of Pennsylvania
University of Virginia
- UNAVCO
Virginia Tech
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