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

[Peter Cock]

Thanks Dave - didn't expect to see you here ;)

I'll get the talk slides recorded first, and then we can fix up the
abstract accordingly.

Kind regards,

Peter

On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 9:48 PM Dave Clements <clementsgalaxy at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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