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Anything else ?
Anything else ?
* Twitter/facebook


== New GAF Submissions ==  
== New GAF Submissions ==  

Revision as of 11:08, 1 August 2018


Feedback form update

Are we going to have a form ?

  • Yes, Seth is working on paying for Tender, yearly plan
  • Hopefully resolved by next week
  • (Chris: USC can pay if needed)

New GO-announcement repo

Done: obo-discuss, go-friends, isb

Anything else ?

  • Twitter/facebook

New GAF Submissions

Need to create a protocol for new website

Case 1: Existing organism, new group:

Plasmodium annotations

See mail thread related to https://github.com/geneontology/helpdesk/issues/143

Case 2: New Organism, new group:

Asiatic mangrove

Made own IEAs "using Canopi", http://www.aggenome.com/bioinformatics-services#

Outreach coordinator role

MGD outreach job description:

  • Responsible for assisting users with questions regarding biological/scientific aspects of MGD
  • triage and tracks requests using the ServiceNow Helpdesk system,
  • answer or forward user queries, as appropriate, and tracks responses.
  • work closely with the MGD software team as new software is implemented to ensure that new users help documents are written, and existing documents updated.
  • develop online turorials and FAQs, including pictorial step-by-step instructions, and animated videos.
  • organize training sessions at conferences and meetings and at road shows given at other institutions.
  • responsible for developing problem sets and tutorials for training sessions, as well as tutorials for the MGD website.
  • maintains the listserve system for our Email scientific community forum and technical forum, monitors email flow, responds to MGD-relevant listserve postings, and updates the Lists as needed.
  • maintains the Facebook and Twitter accounts


Ontology Editors' Meeting

  • Geneva in December 2nd or 3rd week
  • Logical definitions and design patterns
  • Troubleshooting conflicts
  • GO-Rhea-Reactome alignment-- moving forward
  • GH tickets!
  • Attendees-- DavidH, Pascale (Host), Kimberly, Harold, Karen, PeterD?, Chris, Ben?, Alan and Anne (for at least the Rhea part)