ENA Workshops
Title:ENA Sequencing Facilities Workshop
Location: EBI
Date: 6th - 7th September 2012
Target Group: Biologists, bioinformaticians and developers producing and disseminating next generation sequencing data. Preferably one guest per institute (spaces are limited)
Aims and objectives:Establish the most effective approaches for public domain data archiving of sequence data and define the smoothest path for data flow from facilities to the public.
Background
The first ENA Sequencing Facilities Workshop is dedicated to those producing and disseminating next generation sequencing data in the pursuit of ground breaking research. The nature of sequencing facilities is constantly adapting to rapid technological advance and an ever broadening range of applications for sequencing. This introduces common challenges among facilities for which ENA has a major role in providing solutions. Challenges include difficulties in disseminating large data sets and maximising richness of data descriptors to render these data sets useful. The aim of the workshop is a mutual understanding – for facilities to understand the range of services available from ENA and for ENA to understand the improvements needed to remain central.
A developing agenda
A common theme will be dataflow from facility to ENA and we will address approaches to making this as smooth and effortless as possible. We believe that a thorough understanding of the needs of facilities can be best achieved through close communication and over the coming months will get a feel for the exact layout of the agenda by polling delegates from the facilities. The agenda is likely to include presentations from ENA covering our services and technology, in particular recent developments, presentations from facilities on current work and needs and discussions of how to take different areas of our interactions forward, with both immediate actions and longer term strategic thinking.
Logistics
As spaces are limited we would prefer a single representative per institute to attend. Please forward this invitation to another colleague if you feel that they may be a more appropriate attendee.
Email Marc Rossello at mrossello@ebi.ac.uk to register
Please organize your own travel (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/Information/Travel/travel.html) and accommodation.
Recommended accommodation is the Holiday Inn and a free shuttle bus will be available from here.
Attendees will need to make their own arrangements for transport to and from EBI if staying elsewhere.
Other accommodation options can be found here:
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/Information/Travel/accommodation.html
Complimentary refreshments and lunches will be provided during the workshop.
A table will be booked for dinner on the evening of Thursday the 6th of September. Please be prepared to contribute to the cost of the dinner.