Data Jamboree 2/Preparation

• Things to prepare ahead of time
  • Have flipcharts, markers, and tape (or pushpins) for paper mockups
  • Need slims for TAO and PATO (Wasila, Jim)
  • Curation Exercise
    • Revise same (Group annotation exercise) from data jamboree 1
      • Move making Taxon list to beginning; make matrix to merge; add instructions (Wasila)
      • Keep exercise to 1 hour
    • Phenex documentation (Jim)
    • Upload to fileshare; print hard copies for all participants; email to participants (Wasila)
  • Consistency Experiment
    • Revise so that results are publishable (Wasila & all) - low priority
    • Get feedback on experiment from advisors ahead of time
    • Upload to fileshare; print hard copies for all participants; email to participants (Wasila)
  • Revise Annotation guide on wiki -- (Wasila)
    • Upload to fileshare; print hard copies for all participants; email to participants (Wasila)
• Things to contact participants about ahead of time (develop letter prior to conference call)
  • bring laptops (Mac or PC?)
    • how to download Phenex, Mesquite; links to each
  • how to subscribe to Phenoscape-curators and Teleost-discuss
  • send link for to Phenoscape publications spreadsheet (public access now)
  • email each of the four participants pdfs of 3 assigned papers and 3 Phenex files
• Curation
  • Papers for four ichthylogists selected and in process of being merged and updated with character descriptions
  • Plan to add TAO terms for EQ annotation at SD workshop (Wasila)
  • Plan to add TTO taxa and make corrections at SD workshop (Peter)
• Participant papers
  • Correspond with participants regarding their three assigned publications for annotation at the data jamboree -
    • Wasila contacts: Sabaj Perez (Lundberg) - Done (WD)
    • Paula contacts: Grande & Mayden & Hilton - (done 12 Sept PM)
  • Prepare neXML files for each participant (see Phenoscape Google spreadsheet for status)
    • Include taxon list, matrix, character and state descriptions filled in
    • Prepare CD or USB key with copies of neXML files for each participant
  • Provide corresponding pdf file for each neXML file
• Participant-personnel pairs:
  • Grande (with Wasila Dahdul)
  • Hilton (with Jim Balhoff)
  • Mayden (with Paula Mabee)
  • Sabaj Perez (with John Lundberg)

(Peter Midford, Jeff Engeman (and Mike Wallinga if attends?) are "floater" curators)

• Finalize agenda
• Copies of pubs (2 each)