HARMONY 2012: The Hackathon on Resources for Modeling in Biology
Department of Bioinformatics - BiGCaT
Maastricht, The Netherlands
May 21–25, 2012
In 2010, the systems biology standards communities inaugurated a new, broader series of meetings to replace, among other events, the individual SBML and SBGN workshops and BioPAX meetings.
HARMONY is a hackathon-type meeting, with a focus on development of the standards, interoperability and infrastructure. There is generally not many general discussions or oral presentations during HARMONY; instead, the time is devoted to allowing hands-on hacking and interaction between people focused on practical development of software and standards. The HARMONY 2012 meeting will be hosted by the Department of Bioinformatics from Maastricht University.
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Registration
We plan to open registration end of February.
Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please contact us (harmony2012@maastrichtuniversity.nl).
Agenda
Preliminary agenda:
Day 1 (May 21, 2012)
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 12:30 | Tutorials |
| 13:30 - 13:50 | Welcome Talk: Chris Evelo (Maastricht University) |
| 13:50 - 15:30 | Talks by Gary Bader, Michael Hucka and Nicolas Le Novère |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Short talks on different related topics |
| 17:00 - 19:00 | Reception and Poster Session |
Day 2-4 (May 22-24, 2012)
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 - 18:00 | Hackathon - three parallel sessions |
Day 5 (May 25, 2012)
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 - 18:00 | Plenary session (interoperability, community matters) |
Location
The meeting will be held in the Maastricht School of Management (www.msm.nl/).
Endepolsdomein 150
6229 EP Maastricht
The Netherlands
Soon we will provide a Google map and more information about the location.
Travel Information
International airports
- Brussels airport (BRU): travel time to Maastricht is ~1.5hr by train
- Amsterdam airport (AMS): travel time to Maastricht is ~2.5hrs by train
- Duesseldorf airport (DUS): travel time to Maastricht is ~ 2.5hrs by train
Smaller airports (flights within Europe)
- Maastricht airport (MST): travel time to Maastricht is ~15 minutes by bus
- Eindhoven airport (EIN): travel time to Maastricht is ~1hr by train
Tip for travelers coming from Germany
If you are coming by train, there is direct bus connection (bus 50) from Aachen train station to Maastricht Station (1 hr trip). Please check the bus information here (in German).
Contact
Department of Bioinformatics
Maastricht University
P.O. Box 616, UNS 50 Box19
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands
Phone: +31.43.38.81999 or +31.43.38.81187
Fax: +31.43.38.81996
Email: harmony2012@maastrichtuniversity.nl