Manager Call 2018-08-01

• Check topics from last call: http://wiki.geneontology.org/index.php/Manager_Call_2018-07-19

Feedback form update

Are we going to have a form ?

New GO-announcememt repo

Done: obo-discuss, go-friends, isb

Anything else ?

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)