WBConfCall 2016.05.05-Agenda and Minutes

Agenda

• Inter-curator call
• UMOD meeting

Minutes

Inter-curator call

• Karen set up call with Doug Howe from ZFIN
• Had first call yesterday; included ZFIN, WB, SGD, FlyBase, RGD
• Discussed format of the call for future calls
• Karen covered basic overview of WB pages
• Doug Howe covered basics of ZFIN
• Will continue to discuss overviews of other MOD websites (RGD and FlyBase next week)
• Will start with weekly meetings for May, try every other week after that
• Group is collecting topics and presenters on Google docs
• Topics could be curation pipelines, data display, tools, etc.

ZFIN/WB software collaboration

• ZFIN is interested in communicating with WB about software/tools
• ZFIN has reached out to Hinxton

UMOD meeting

• 9 PI's from WB, FB, ZFIN, SGD
• Planning on MOD integration at software level
• Creating a general plan with NHGRI
• Want to find the best existing tools among the MODs and decide what will be used going forward
• Over next two years, develop common architecture; need something useful in 1 year
• Initially we would develop a common portal that integrates links to each of the MODs
• Want to find all common features, e.g. InterMine, and work towards integration
• Would be good to identify what we expect to be difficult problems in integration so we can discuss ASAP

Grant progress report

• Due in June
• Paul will send around relevant files
• Everyone should think about what progress to report from last year