[Biojava-dev] Hackathon update

[Andreas Prlic]

Hi Richard,

I think it is a great idea to plan a hackaton prior to next BOSC. Still this
is still almost a year ahead and as such a long time away. Ideally I would
like to have something already earlier than that... San Diego is far away
from the UK, but I would be happy to organize and host something here, if
people would be up for the longish-journey...

Andreas


On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 6:29 AM, Richard Holland
<holland at eaglegenomics.com>wrote:

> Good plan - my worry is whether or not people can get 2 weeks off in the
> same year for the purposes of a hackathon.
>
> But, if people are willing, I'm happy to set up both. It does mean extra
> cost in terms of venue hire etc. - do you have any ideas as to good
> sponsors?
>
>
> On 3 Aug 2009, at 14:10, Scooter Willis wrote:
>
>  Richard
>>
>> It probably wouldn’t hurt to try and do both. Waiting a year delays
>> getting started and because the two events are six months apart it increases
>> the odds of those who may be able to attend both. This way at BOSC/ISMB we
>> can have good momentum and stability for the current modules. The BOSC/ISMB
>> can then be focused on recruiting new developers with a focus on new
>> modules, code examples, docs etc.
>>
>> It also probably makes sense to try and identify/recruit Java based
>> bioinformatics open source applications that have needed or interesting
>> functionality to “biojava” enable the algorithm of the application. This
>> could be a good theme for the BOSC/ISMB conference to have current Biojava
>> developers work with developers of other java bioinformatics application to
>> port key functionality so that it works with Biojava core.
>>
>> Scooter
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/3/09 7:51 AM, "Richard Holland" <holland at eaglegenomics.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> 10 people responded (including me). 5 of those are in Cambridge, UK, 3
>> are in the US, 1 in Spain, and 1 in Singapore. 2 wanted to combine the
>> hackathon with a holiday, and 3 suggested linking the hackathon with a
>> conference, which would almost certainly increase chances of getting
>> funding for travel/accommodation from employers.
>>
>> So, I have two options. Venues in both cases to be worked out later:
>>
>>   1. Cambridge, UK, January 18th-22nd 2010. I know this is the middle
>> of the winter in the UK, but on the bright side, the Cambridge Winter
>> Beer Festival runs from the 22nd-24th, so that's something to cheer
>> you up at the end of the hackathon.
>>
>>   2. Boston, USA, July 5th-8th 2010 (immediately before BOSC which is
>> 9th-10th (TBC), then ISMB which is 11th-14th).
>>
>> Both have pros and cons - the Cambridge meeting means 50% of the
>> delegates could attend for free and we might even be able to get a
>> free venue, whereas the Boston meeting would be attractive to anyone
>> already planning to attend BOSC or ISMB who might otherwise not be
>> able to find funding for travel.
>>
>> I'm going to stick my neck out and suggest that BOSC/ISMB is the
>> better choice, simply because of the wider range of potential
>> delegates to attend the hackathon. We could always have a Cambridge
>> mini-meeting at some other time. So, unless anyone objects, pencil in
>> your diary for July 5th-8th in Boston.
>>
>> Please could all those interested vote yes or no for this plan so that
>> I can find a suitably sized venue. Attendance will need to be
>> confirmed by the date the venue sets for final booking/payment.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Richard
>>
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>> Operations and Delivery Director, Eagle Genomics Ltd
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