LifeWatch progress meeting

Europe/Amsterdam
Instituto de Física de Cantabria

Instituto de Física de Cantabria

Edificio Juan Jordá Avenida de los Castros, s/n E-39005 Santander Cantabria, España
Description
This is an official EGI CC-LifeWatch meeting, that will take place at IFCA (logistic details will be provided here asap) in Santander.
  1. Send a mail to us (Jesus / Fernando) to confirm that you will participate, your contribution and if you need any kind of support. We hope to cover lunch, dinner, coffee breaks, but eventually could cover also travel and accomodation if known in advance. Please let us know asap.
  2. How to get to IFCA: https://grid.ifca.es/wiki/Where
  3. If you need a (nice) hotel reservation at a (nice) price: contact congresossantander[at]viajeseci.es indicating "LifeWatch meeting".
  4. Remote connection: we will setup it if demanded.
    • Pattern recognition tools for citizen science

      2h technical session oriented to present and analyze the different existing platforms, implementation in the cloud, etc.
      Objective: first draft version of deliverable D4.3 Integration of assisted pattern recognition tools, and deployment of the test tools in FedCloud

      Convener: Francisco Sanz (BIFI)
    • Overview and organization

      We will review the Competence Center tasks and deliverables, and organize in flexible way. Workgroups will be defined as needed.

      Convener: Jesus Marco de Lucas (CSIC)
      • 1
        Welcome, Overview and Organization
        Speaker: Jesus Marco de Lucas (CSIC)
      • 2
        Lifewatch general status
        Speaker: Juan Miguel Gonzalez-Aranda (Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness-MINECO)
        Slides
    • FedCloud status, resources, and support

      The current status of FedCloud will be briefly reviewed, a list of open questions and plans, plus "basic" needs for support will be prepared. An analysis of available resources and expected needs will be started.

      Convener: Dr Enol Fernandez (EGI.eu)
      • 3
        FedCloud introduction
        Slides
    • Summary of VRE (marine and non-marine) needs and initial analysis for support on FedCloud

      A summary of the existing info on marine VRE and the new info on non-marine VRE will be analyzed and the connection with the support in FedCloud and with the different tasks in the LifeWatch CC established

      Convener: Klaas Deneudt
      • 4
        Terrestrial&Freshwater
        Speaker: Dr Julien Radoux (Université catholique de Louvain)
        Slides
      • 5
        Marine VRE
        Speaker: Klaas Deneudt (VLIZ)
        Slides
      • 6
        VRE water management
        Speaker: Mr AJ (CITIC)
        Slides
    • Services and Outreach

      Discuss from a perspective of service to users Analyze what can be presented already in coming meetings (in particular in Rome by end of September)

      Convener: nicola fiore
      • 7
        Service, Putreach
        Speaker: NICOLA FIORE (LifeWatch Italy)
        Slides
      • 8
        Ecology Meeting at Rome - Booth, activities
        Speakers: Fernando Aguilar (CSIC), NICOLA FIORE (LifeWatch Italy)
    • Dinner
      • 9
        Dinner Maremondo

        Maremondo

        Plaza Italia, 39005 Santander, Cantabria, España
    • Data flow handling from instrumentation to repositories

      The status of current examples of integration and challenges found will be presented.

      Conveners: Fernando Aguilar (CSIC), Joram Declerck
      • 10
        CdP Data Repository test
        Speaker: Fernando Aguilar (CSIC)
        Slides
      • 11
        microCT vLab
        Speaker: Mrs Emmanouela Panteri (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research)
        Slides
      • 12
        VLIZ data flow
        Slides
      • 13
        Discussion
    • 11:00
      Coffe Break
    • Support to use of R and Python
      Convener: Fernando Aguilar (CSIC)
      • 14
        RvLab - Lifewatch Greece
        Speaker: Emmanouela Panteri (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research)
        Slides
        Video
      • 15
        iPython Notebook Uses - R over powerPC
        Speaker: Ms Aida Palacio (IFCA)
        Slides
      • 16
        R applications at VLIZ
        Speaker: Francisco Hernandez (Flanders Marine Institute)
        Slides
      • 17
        Open discussion
        Speakers: Fernando Aguilar (CSIC), Jesus Marco de Lucas (CSIC)
    • Lunch
    • Workflows: Galaxy and TRUFA

      Detailed analysis on these two genomic workflows and how to access them/support them

      Conveners: Dr Ignacio Blanquer (UPVLC), Jean-Marc Frigerio (INRA)
      • 18
        Galaxy
        Slides
      • 19
        TRUFA
        Slides
      • 20
        Discussion
        • a) Service - High availability
    • Network of Life

      Analysis of the implementation of this initiative (follow-up of Lisbon session)

      Convener: Mr Miguel Porto (CIBIO)
      • 21
        Network of Life - Introduction, status, future...
        Speaker: Mr Miguel Porto (CIBIO)
        Diapositivas
      • 22
        Discussion - Problems, solutions, implenentation of new ideas
        Speaker: Mr Miguel Porto (CIBIO)
    • NEW INITIATIVES

      Brainstorming on ideas for new initiatives Potential topics: -Whats open in WP2014-2015? --FET-OPEN - NOVEL IDEAS FOR RADICALLY NEW TECHNOLOGIES --CALL FOR MAKING SCIENCE EDUCATION AND CAREERS ATTRACTIVE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE --CALL FOR INTEGRATING SOCIETY IN SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
      -Intro to WP 2016-2017 -Marie Curie Fellowships -Bi-lateral projects
      -New Proposal(s) for implementation of IRVNE -New ideas to map knowledge: IRVNE-KNOWS

      Convener: Jesus Marco de Lucas (CSIC)
    • Dinner
      • 23
        Dinner Bodega "El Riojano"

        Bodega "El Riojano"

        Calle Río de la Pila, 5, 39003 Santander, Cantabria, España
        Speaker: Fernando Aguilar (CSIC)
    • Update of deliverables and Plans

      Review status of all internal deliverables
      Plans for EGI Conf in Bari

      Convener: Jesus Marco de Lucas (CSIC)
      slides