Moore Notes 1 14 09

PIs only: skype chat

• JE & KP will try again to chat with Pierre Z.

• JE will talk to Tom Sharpton at Davis next week

• Postdocs will meet in person ~1x per month
  • Eisen & Pollard labs in person
  • Green lab postdocs will join periodically and skype in other times

• Phylogenetics problem
  • JE put question on his blog
  • responses from some labs doing metagenomics, e.g. Morgan Price (Arkin lab) simulations

• Annual progress report
  • Will we be using template?
    • JE will check with Kelly about format
    • we'll start with a wiki page, transfer later if needed
  • Deliverables
    • each PI should tackle their own 2008 (or any future) deliverables
    • scope/length for each? abstract + publication if published, otherwise 3-4 paragraphs
  • Financial
    • Gail (at UCD) is working on this
    • JG and KP need to get summary of what has been spent 12-1-07 (9-1-08 for KP) to 12-31-08
    • total spending needs to be within 20%, if not then what categories have been underspent
  • Goal: draft by 1-23-08