[Biopython-dev] SciPy 2015

[Tiago Antao]

Dear all,

Just a small email to say that I will not be presenting Biopython at
SciPy 2015 due to visa issues.

Regards,
Tiago


On Thu, 28 May 2015 17:04:31 +0200
João Rodrigues <j.p.g.l.m.rodrigues at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Tiago,
> 
> Do you have an example presentation made on IPython Notebooks?
> 
> I kind of liked what I saw form reveal.js, but never used it, so
> don't know how complicated it will be and how it will perform. I
> guess for "simple" slides it works well.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> João
> 
> 2015-05-28 16:47 GMT+02:00 Tiago Antao <tra at popgen.net>:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > All comments most welcome. I will start on this next week.
> > Regarding reveal.js, I have used it in the past and I had problems
> > in terms of look (especially with complex content): different screen
> > resolutions would affect stuff.
> >
> > IPython Notebook is actually a great idea and it is one of my two
> > (at least currently) possibilities.
> >
> > The other possibility that I am considering, sits on the other
> > extreme of the spectrum: blender (I kid you not).
> >
> > But suggestions are still most welcome...
> >
> > Tiago
> >
> > On Wed, 27 May 2015 16:12:54 -0700
> > Eric Talevich <eric.talevich at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 4:53 AM, Tiago Antao <tra at popgen.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear all,
> > > >
> > > > It is a pleasure to report that the abstract for the SciPy
> > > > conference was accepted.
> > > >
> > > > As you probably know both Joao and me will be presenting
> > > > Biopython (Joao on BOSC and me on SciPy). The scope of the
> > > > presentation will be slightly different: I think Joao will
> > > > concentrate on updates, whereas my presentation will be more
> > > > general.
> > > >
> > > > I would like to spend some time on putting forward a snappy
> > > > presentation that could be re-used (even if only partially) by
> > > > others in the future.
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to think on what technology to use. I want to avoid
> > > > powerpoint, beamer and friends. Also most web presentation
> > > > frameworks are actually quite powerpoint-like.
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to find something that is free-software, can easily
> > > > use animations and insightful presenting features. Should work
> > > > on the web and on live-presentations. I am ignoring dead-tree
> > > > printing.
> > > >
> > > > I am considering quite some wacky things like blender or
> > > > animation packages. Trying to be a bit out-of-the-box in terms
> > > > of form...
> > > >
> > > > If someone has any ideas...
> > > >
> > > > Tiago
> > > >
> > >
> > > Hi Tiago,
> > >
> > > Hopefully I'm not too late here. I recall Bow once gave a nice
> > > talk that was based on Reveal.js or similar:
> > > http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js/#/17
> > >
> > > It is PowerPoint-like, but since it is based on JS and HTML, you
> > > could in principle add your own JavaScript-driven animations after
> > > drafting it using the original framework and generating the basic
> > > presentation. A little heretical at a Python conference, but you
> > > could supplement Biopython's own plots with BioJS widgets:
> > > http://biojs.io/
> > >
> > > Prezi is non-Free, but it is free-as-in-beer for academics and is
> > > definitely different from PowerPoint. Useful as a point of
> > > inspiration, at least.
> > >
> > > Have you considered or investigated doing the whole presentation
> > > as an IPython/Jupyter notebook? This would probably be the most
> > > direct way to show off Biopython's features, including plots. I
> > > think it would be possible to launch PyMol from the shell, too.
> > >
> > > -Eric
> >
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