[Biopython] Fwd: Your abstract (11) has been accepted for a short talk at BOSC 2020!

[Dave Clements]

HI Michael,

Send me an updated PDF, and I can update the bcc2020.sched.com site.

Cheers,
Dave C

On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 6:00 PM Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Unfortunately I missed the official window to update the abstract, too
> much going on with COVID-19 lockdown etc. But I could ask the rest of the
> committee nicely?
>
> Right now though, I need to finish the slides this weekend ready to submit
> a recorded video version on Monday 6 July. The most practical way to do
> that seems to be with Microsoft Powerpoint (I know how to record audio for
> each slide, do the timings, and export a video).
>
> If you want to see the current draft, please email me (off list is fine).
> I'll send a copy directly now to a few people whose work is specifically
> mentioned,
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Peter
>
> On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 6:10 AM Michiel de Hoon <mjldehoon at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> For novel functionality (see the first reviewer) you could point to the
>> new pairwise sequence aligner in Biopython. It is as fast as aligners
>> implemented as standalone (C/C++) programs, maybe even faster if you want
>> to align many sequences, but much more flexible. I don't know of any
>> existing programs that offer this speed and flexibility.
>>
>> Best,
>> -Michiel
>>
>> On Sunday, June 7, 2020, 9:16:22 PM GMT+9, Peter Cock <
>> p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Good news: The abstract was accepted for a lightning talk, and we have
>> the opportunity to improve the abstract (see reviews below).
>>
>> Specifically I think we should add something about the alphabet changes
>> underway on GitHub (which in hindsight I wish we'd drawn more attention to
>> in the NEWS file for Biopython 1.78). Quoting the DEPRECATED file,
>>
>> "The design of Bio.Aphabet included a number of historic design choices
>> which, with the benefit of hindsight, were regretable. While the details
>> remain to be agreed, we intend to remove or replace Bio.Alphabet in 2020."
>>
>> GMail has just flagged that regrettable was misspelt. Opps.
>>
>> The BOSC/BCC 20202 abstract is here:
>>
>> https://github.com/biopython/talks/tree/master/2020_BOSC/abstract
>>
>> Peter
>>
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