[Biopython-dev] Fwd: pdb-l: Announcement: wwPDB Workshop on mmCIF/PDBx for Programmers, 20/21 Nov-13, Cambridge (UK)

[João Rodrigues]

Hi Peter, Glen,

I'll be going (or trying to at least).

Cheers,

João


2013/8/2 Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com>

> Thanks for forwarding that Glen - it would be great if any of
> our structural Biopython folk could go.
>
> Is anyone interested & reasonably close to Cambridge UK?
>
> Peter
>
> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:17 AM, Glen van Ginkel <glenveegee at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Given Lenna's recent work on the mmCIF parser I thought this might be of
> > interest.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Glen
> >
> > wwPDB Workshop on mmCIF/PDBx for Programmers
> > --------------------------------------------
> >
> > What, why and how?
> > ------------------
> > The world of the PDB will be changing rapidly and profoundly over the
> next
> > few
> > years. A major change will involve the transition from PDB to mmCIF/PDBx
> as
> > the principal deposition and dissemination format (see
> > http://www.wwpdb.org/news/news_2013.html#22-May-2013 and
> > http://wwpdb.org/workshop/wgroup.html). To help software developers in
> the
> > area of structural biology to make the transition and begin supporting
> the
> > mmCIF/PDBx format in their own programs, wwPDB (http://wwpdb.org/) is
> > organising a programmers workshop. This two-day event will include
> lectures
> > by
> > experts in mmCIF/PDBx (http://mmcif.rcsb.org/) and developers of
> > language-specific libraries or packages (C/C++, Java, Python). Ample time
> > will
> > be devoted to tutorials and individual "code hacking", with the experts
> > available to assist the workshop participants. Confirmed tutors include
> Paul
> > Adams (Phenix), Eugene Krissinel (CCP4), Garib Murshudov (Refmac),
> Andreas
> > Prlic (RCSB), Sameer Velankar (PDBe) and John Westbrook (RCSB).
> >
> > When and where?
> > ---------------
> > The workshop will be held at the EMBL-EBI (http://ebi.ac.uk/) in
> Hinxton,
> > Cambridge, UK, on 20 and 21 November 2013.
> >
> > How much?
> > ---------
> > If you are selected as a participant, we expect you to pay for your own
> > travel
> > to and from Cambridge. However, there is no fee for this workshop, and we
> > will
> > provide accommodation (at the HolidayInn Express in nearby Duxford;
> > http://www.hiexpresscambridgeduxford.co.uk/), lunches and a workshop
> dinner
> > on
> > the 20th (all thanks to generous funding from the Wellcome Trust to
> PDBe).
> >
> > Who can apply and how?
> > ----------------------
> > This workshop is intended for "high-powered" software developers in any
> area
> > of structural biology and structural bioinformatics whose products
> process
> > (read/write) PDB data - e.g., X-ray, NMR, 3DEM, SAXS/SANS, hybrid
> methods,
> > visualisation, validation, modelling, docking, structure prediction,
> etc. To
> > ensure a high ratio of tutors to workshop participants, the number of
> > participants is limited to 15.
> >
> > You can apply for the workshop by sending an e-mail to Sameer Velankar at
> > PDBe
> > (sameer at ebi.ac.uk) no later than 31 August 2013. Please include:
> >
> > - a brief description of the software program(s) or package(s) you have
> > developed or are developing, what it does, in which field, how many
> users,
> > relevant publications, etc.;
> > - what programming language(s) you are specifically interested in;
> > - how you would benefit from this workshop;
> > - any specific topics or questions you would like to see addressed in the
> > workshop.
> >
> > If the workshop is oversubscribed, we will use the information and
> > motivation
> > provided by the applicants to select the participants.
> >
> > Participants are expected to bring their own laptop with compilers etc.
> > installed. No previous knowledge of mmCIF/PDBx is strictly needed, but
> > participants who are aware of the basic principles of the format will
> > probably
> > gain more from the workshop.
> >
> > Applicants will be informed by mid-September if they have been selected
> or
> > not, or if they are on the stand-by list.
> >
> > For informal inquiries about the workshop, please contact Sameer
> Velankar at
> > PDBe (sameer at ebi.ac.uk).
> >
> > Please feel free to distribute this announcement to other interested
> people
> > or
> > fora!
> >
> >
> > --Gerard Kleywegt & Sameer Velankar
> >    Protein Data Bank in Europe
> >    A member of the Worldwide Protein Data Bank
> >
> > ---
> > Gerard J. Kleywegt, PDBe, EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, UK
> > gerard at ebi.ac.uk ..................... pdbe.org
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