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HARMONY 2011: The Hackathon on Resources for Modeling in Biology

Computational Biology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York City, USA
April 18–22, 2011

In 2010, the systems biology standards community inaugurated a new, broader series of meetings to replace, among other events, the individual SBML and SBGN workshops and BioPAX meetings. The new meetings, COMBINE (Computational Modeling in Biology Network) and HARMONY are a recognition of the fact that there are multiple allied standardization efforts that should work more closely together to ensure smooth interoperability.

The two meetings address different needs and community emphases. COMBINE is a workshop-style event with oral presentation, posters and breakout sessions. The first annual COMBINE meeting took place in Edinburgh from Oct 6th to 9th, 2010.

HARMONY will be a hackathon-type meeting, with a focus on development of the standards, interoperability and infrastructure. Unlike what happens at COMBINE meetings, there will be not be general discussions or oral presentations during HARMONY; instead, the time will be devoted to allowing hands-on hacking and interaction between people focused on practical development of software and standards.


Please let us know your thoughts on the Meeting by participating in this short Exit Survey

Please use the registration form to let us know if you will attend -Registrations closed


Agenda

The following table summarizes the organization of the event across the five days. Detailed agendas link from the column headings.

Monday 18th Tuesday 19th Wednesday 20th Thursday 21st

Friday 22nd

Main Room Tutorials RRL 104 SBGN RRL 104 BioPAX RRL 104 SBML RRL 104 Free RRL 104
Break Out Rm Posters RRL 116 SBML RRL 102 SBGN RRL 118 BioPAX RRL 102 Free RRL 117
Quiet Room RRL 116 RRL 103 RRL 102 RRL B20 RRL 118


Tutorial topics:


Public Webcal Calendar

In addition, we've created a public webcal calendar to which you can subscribe if you are using a webcal-compatible system (e.g., iCal, Google calendars):

webcal://www.me.com/ca/sharesubscribe/1.1331307443/0A6C0A9D-50CD-47B4-8567-3BB87BF51224.ics


Group Dinner

There will be a group dinner organised on Wednesday evening, at Fatty Fish [[1]]. A fusion Japanese restaurant located a few blocks from MSKCC. There will be an evening reception/poster session on Monday 18th April, after the Tutorials. Poster List

Location/Map

The meeting is being hosted by the Computational Biology group at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. MSKCC is located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan and is within walking distance of major subway lines.

We put together a comprehensive Google map, showing the meeting location, the hotel, various restaurants and subway entrances.

click for live map


Location Address

The meeting room will be located in the Rockefeller Research Laboratories. The address is:

RRL - Rockefeller Research Laboratories, MSKCC
430 East 67th Street
New York, New York 10065

The following are some useful links for more travel information:


Accommodations

Participants are responsible for their travel, some funds are available for accommodation. We are booking people into the Bentley Hotel in the UES a few blocks from MKSCC, on a first come/served basis. Please ensure that you fill out the attendance in the survey to reflect your hotel requirements. If you prefer to book your own accommodation, or if you will not need accommodation then please let us know.

Restaurants, Delis and Bars near MSKCC

Refreshments will be provided throughout the day at the meeting, coffees, teas, softdrinks and snacks. We will not be providing lunch. There are many good places for lunch within a few blocks of MSKCC. A few are listed below:

Name Address Comment
Le Pain Quotidien 1270 1st Avenue, Btwn 68th and 69th street cafe, good for breakfast, lunch or dinner
Lenny's 1269 1st Avenue, Btwn 68th and 69th street cafe, mainly sandwiches good for breakfast or lunch
Le Gourmet 1267 1st Avenue, Btwn 68th and 69th street deli, good for breakfast or lunch
Matsu Japanese Cuisine 411 East 70th Street, Btwn 1st and York ave Sushi Restaurant, small and gets crowded at lunch times, good for lunch or dinner
Za za 1207 1st Ave, Btwn 65th and 66th street Italian/Tuscan Restaurant, outdoor seating at the back, lunch menu
Cilantro 1321 1st Avenue, Btwn 70th and 71st Mexican
O' Flangans 1215 1st Avenue Btwn 65th and 66th street Pub and Pub grub
Vino 1268 2nd Avenue, Btwn 66th and 67th Wine bar

For a more comprehensive list try the following website:

You can also get nearly anything delivered


Other Notes

Weather

Electrical Supply

If you are traveling from outside of the USA, be sure to bring an appropriate power plug converter for your laptop and all other electrical devices you're bringing. USA uses Type A and Type B power plugs and sockets. Electric current in the USA is 60 Hz, 120 V.

Contacts

Computational Biology Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue, Box #460
New York, NY 10065

Phone: +1 646-888-2624 or +1 646 888 2602
Fax: +1 646 422 0717
E-mail: [| harmony2011@biopax.org]

Organization

Harmony 2011 is being organized by:



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