Manager Call 2018-08-01

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New GO-announcememt repo

Action point: Chris was to write to go-friends and obo-discuss to announce it - was this done ?

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