Moore Notes 12 1 09

Group Call

• Dec meeting
  • hotel all set
  • sessions: http://iseem.private.openwetware.org/wiki/Dec09_Annual
    • each person said what they want/need from the meeting
    • idea is that each person gets ~1 hour session
      • 10 minute introduction
      • structured conversation
      • 10 minutes at end about technical issues/other needs (bioinformatics, data, etc)
    • Need separate group sessions on some topics (e.g. OTUs, ecological null models)
    • Martin leaves 2:30pm and Alex 11:30am on Dec 16, rest around til 5pm

• CAMERA
  • OTU pipeline as a test project
  • JE will talk to CAMERA
    • Forest Rower has had a painful experience

• Bioinformatics hire
  • may come to meeting
  • planned to start tomorrow

• Tree building: Sam, Tom, Steve, Jess, Katie
  • analyses of simulated data sets

• OTU project
  • MOTHUR output is coming along

• Call 10:30am Wednesday
  • OTUs
  • Tree building/simulations