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=Upcoming meetings and Presentations 2012:=
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==Maize Genetics Meeting, March 15-18, 2012==
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The maize meetings are being held in Portland, OR this year. 
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For more info see: [http://www.maizegdb.org/maize_meeting/2012/index.php Maize Genetics Meeting 2012]
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[http://www.maizegdb.org/maize_meeting/2012/registration.php Registration Link]
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LC will present a short talk [http://maizemeeting.maizegdb.org/mm2012/see_abstract.php?id=302 abstract] Friday march 16th, 5:45pm
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No PO-Gramene workshop is planned
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==[http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/plantsciences/esau/  Katherine Esau Research Symposium]==
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Integrating Plant Structure with Function, Development and Evolution
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Hosted by the Katherine Esau Fellowship Program,
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Date and location: Thursday, March 29, 2012,  1002 Giedt Hall, UC Davis
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Space is limited and registration will close at 5 pm on March 10th.
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LC contacted the organizer; Neelima Sinha (Sinha@ucdavis.edu) and she said a short presentation was a possibility and would be pleased if a couple of PO people could attend. The PO will not take part this year, because the timing is too short.  We will look at attending next year.
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==[http://pir.georgetown.edu/biocuration2012.html 5th International Biocuration Conference]==
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April 2-4, 2012, Washington DC
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• Abstract was submitted and has been selected for a poster presentation.
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See link: [[File:Abs_Biocuration_2012_(LC_12-9-11).pdf‎]]
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* PJ is planning to attend, may do a talk.  LC is planning to attend
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The [http://pir.georgetown.edu/biocuration2012.html/registration.html early bird registration] is now closed.
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==[http://peabody.yale.edu/collections/spnhc2012/home SPNHC 2012]==
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Annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
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Yale University, New Haven Connecticut
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June 11-16, 2012
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Any interest in making a PO presentation at this meeting? Perhaps RW and/or DWS could just go for the day of the presentation, since it is local (New Haven, CT).
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The theme for the meeting is "Emerging Technology and Innovation in Natural History Collections Management" (focus on the tools, innovative methods and collaborations that will move the natural history collections community forward).
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''From PJ: If we can show progress in the FNA work or Morphobank yes we should''
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==Crop Ontology Workshop==
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We are looking at the tentative dates of either: June 11-13th or Aug 6th to 8th
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The focus of the workshop will be on mostly development stages and traits for the crop plants
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==[http://www.2011.botanyconference.org/info/Botany2012.php Botany 2012]==
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July 7 - 11, 2012 - Columbus, Ohio
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Call for Symposia, Colloquia and Workshops:
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RW, DWS and MAG put together a proposal for a half day hands-on workshop. The goal will be to teach people (mostly botanists) how to access and use the PO, including how to send feedback, suggest new terms, etc.
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Proposal was submitted, waiting for news.
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PJ: suggest that we go there with a 'draft' version of the Plant Phenotype Ontology and show them how to use these in character matrixes. 
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===exhibitor's booth===
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We should also consider hosting an '''[http://www.2011.botanyconference.org/info/ExhibitorInfo2.pdf outreach booth].''' 
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Not a bad deal for non-profits: $500 for A 10 x 10 Booth Space at Botany 2012, and 2 complimentary registrations for the conference. (plus all the extras!)
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• 2 months of Rotating Banner Ads in the online American Journal of Botany
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• A Rotating Banner Ad in one edition of the online Plant Science Bulletin
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• A Rotating Banner Ad on the Botany 2012 abstract submission site
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• A Rotating Banner Ad on the 2012 Conference Registration site.
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''PJ will check with Gramene and Doreen Ware to see if they want to co-host a booth.''
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* Annotation wiki: JP may also give a talk on the new annotation wiki at this meeting, as part of the genomics section.
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==Bio-Ontologies SIG 2012==
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Where: July 13 - 14, 2012, Long Beach, CA. Co-located with [http://www.iscb.org/ismb2012 ISMB 2012]
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When: Submissions Due: April 13th, 2012 (Fri)
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See: [http://www.bio-ontologies.org.uk/call-for-participation Bio-Ontologies SIG 2012]
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Three types of submissions.
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- Short papers, up to 4 pages.
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- Poster abstracts, up to 1 page.
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- Flash updates, up to 1 page
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Successful papers will be presented at the Bio-Ontologies SIG.
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Poster abstracts: time will be allocated during the 2 days for at least one poster session.
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Flash updates are for short talks (5 min) giving the salient new developments on existing public ontologies. Authors of posters can also provide a flash update. Unsuccessful papers will automatically be considered for poster presentation.
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==ASPB Plant Biology 2012==
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July 20 - 24, 2012 - Plant Biology 2012, Austin, TX
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Link to meeting page: [http://austin2012.aspb.org/ ASPB2012]
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'''Abstract submission for minisymposia consideration ends March 2!''' 
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Joint workshop is planned with PO, Gramene and TAIR
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Registration scheduled is open
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Early Bird Registration: by May 11
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Advance Discounted: May 12-June 15
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==ICBO 2012==
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'''International Conference on Biomedical Ontologies''' ([http://purl.bioontology.org/ICBO/ ICBO 2012]), July 22nd-25th, Graz, Austria
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co-located with the 7th International Conference on [http://www.kr-med.org/icbofois2012/ Formal Ontologies in Information Systems] (FOIS 2012)
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RW and BS (with JE, AG, DWS and PJ) submitted a short paper describing a plant disease extension of the Infectious Disease Ontology. This paper was accepted and is being revised. Wiki page for notes on [[Plant Disease Ontology]].
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'''Relevant dates'''
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* Feb. 28th, 2012: Notification of paper acceptance
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* April 15th, 2012: Poster, early career symposium, software demonstrations and workshop papers submission deadline
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* May 15th, 2012: Notification of poster, early career symposium, software demonstrations and workshop paper acceptance
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* June 30th 2012: Deadline for all camera-ready copies for the proceedings
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RW is working on an abstract summarizing the PO-FNA collaboration, with the folks from FNA. Will circulate soon. This will be either for a poster or a short talk in the Early Career Researcher session.
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BS will be organizing an OBO Foundry meeting the afternoon of the day before the conference starts

Revision as of 02:31, 12 March 2012

POC meeting, Webex Conference Call; Date: Tuesday Mar 13th, 2012 10am PST/1pm EST

In attendance:

POC members:

Absent:


Collaborators: none


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Upcoming meetings and Presentations 2012:

Maize Genetics Meeting, March 15-18, 2012

The maize meetings are being held in Portland, OR this year.

For more info see: Maize Genetics Meeting 2012

Registration Link

LC will present a short talk abstract Friday march 16th, 5:45pm

No PO-Gramene workshop is planned

Katherine Esau Research Symposium

Integrating Plant Structure with Function, Development and Evolution

Hosted by the Katherine Esau Fellowship Program,

Date and location: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 1002 Giedt Hall, UC Davis

Space is limited and registration will close at 5 pm on March 10th.

LC contacted the organizer; Neelima Sinha (Sinha@ucdavis.edu) and she said a short presentation was a possibility and would be pleased if a couple of PO people could attend. The PO will not take part this year, because the timing is too short. We will look at attending next year.

5th International Biocuration Conference

April 2-4, 2012, Washington DC

• Abstract was submitted and has been selected for a poster presentation.

See link: File:Abs Biocuration 2012 (LC 12-9-11).pdf

  • PJ is planning to attend, may do a talk. LC is planning to attend

The early bird registration is now closed.

SPNHC 2012

Annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections

Yale University, New Haven Connecticut June 11-16, 2012

Any interest in making a PO presentation at this meeting? Perhaps RW and/or DWS could just go for the day of the presentation, since it is local (New Haven, CT).

The theme for the meeting is "Emerging Technology and Innovation in Natural History Collections Management" (focus on the tools, innovative methods and collaborations that will move the natural history collections community forward).

From PJ: If we can show progress in the FNA work or Morphobank yes we should

Crop Ontology Workshop

We are looking at the tentative dates of either: June 11-13th or Aug 6th to 8th

The focus of the workshop will be on mostly development stages and traits for the crop plants

Botany 2012

July 7 - 11, 2012 - Columbus, Ohio

Call for Symposia, Colloquia and Workshops:

RW, DWS and MAG put together a proposal for a half day hands-on workshop. The goal will be to teach people (mostly botanists) how to access and use the PO, including how to send feedback, suggest new terms, etc.

Proposal was submitted, waiting for news.

PJ: suggest that we go there with a 'draft' version of the Plant Phenotype Ontology and show them how to use these in character matrixes.

exhibitor's booth

We should also consider hosting an outreach booth.

Not a bad deal for non-profits: $500 for A 10 x 10 Booth Space at Botany 2012, and 2 complimentary registrations for the conference. (plus all the extras!)

• 2 months of Rotating Banner Ads in the online American Journal of Botany

• A Rotating Banner Ad in one edition of the online Plant Science Bulletin

• A Rotating Banner Ad on the Botany 2012 abstract submission site

• A Rotating Banner Ad on the 2012 Conference Registration site.

PJ will check with Gramene and Doreen Ware to see if they want to co-host a booth.

  • Annotation wiki: JP may also give a talk on the new annotation wiki at this meeting, as part of the genomics section.

Bio-Ontologies SIG 2012

Where: July 13 - 14, 2012, Long Beach, CA. Co-located with ISMB 2012

When: Submissions Due: April 13th, 2012 (Fri)

See: Bio-Ontologies SIG 2012

Three types of submissions.

- Short papers, up to 4 pages. - Poster abstracts, up to 1 page. - Flash updates, up to 1 page

Successful papers will be presented at the Bio-Ontologies SIG.

Poster abstracts: time will be allocated during the 2 days for at least one poster session.

Flash updates are for short talks (5 min) giving the salient new developments on existing public ontologies. Authors of posters can also provide a flash update. Unsuccessful papers will automatically be considered for poster presentation.

ASPB Plant Biology 2012

July 20 - 24, 2012 - Plant Biology 2012, Austin, TX

Link to meeting page: ASPB2012

Abstract submission for minisymposia consideration ends March 2!

Joint workshop is planned with PO, Gramene and TAIR

Registration scheduled is open

Early Bird Registration: by May 11

Advance Discounted: May 12-June 15

ICBO 2012

International Conference on Biomedical Ontologies (ICBO 2012), July 22nd-25th, Graz, Austria

co-located with the 7th International Conference on Formal Ontologies in Information Systems (FOIS 2012)

RW and BS (with JE, AG, DWS and PJ) submitted a short paper describing a plant disease extension of the Infectious Disease Ontology. This paper was accepted and is being revised. Wiki page for notes on Plant Disease Ontology.

Relevant dates

  • Feb. 28th, 2012: Notification of paper acceptance
  • April 15th, 2012: Poster, early career symposium, software demonstrations and workshop papers submission deadline
  • May 15th, 2012: Notification of poster, early career symposium, software demonstrations and workshop paper acceptance
  • June 30th 2012: Deadline for all camera-ready copies for the proceedings

RW is working on an abstract summarizing the PO-FNA collaboration, with the folks from FNA. Will circulate soon. This will be either for a poster or a short talk in the Early Career Researcher session.

BS will be organizing an OBO Foundry meeting the afternoon of the day before the conference starts

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