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<b style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)"><span class="gmail-m_-1656410787798589009Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5-6 April 2018</span></span> (preceded by an optional seminar on <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 4</span></span>)<br></span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Venue:</span></b><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)"><span class="gmail-m_-1656410787798589009Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amsterdam Science Park Congress Centre, Science Park 123, 1098 XG Amsterdam<br></span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Website & registration:</span><span class="gmail-m_-1656410787798589009MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span class="gmail-m_-1656410787798589009Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span class="gmail-m_-1656410787798589009MsoHyperlink" style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12px;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/applying-bioinformatics-and-data-science-competency-frameworks-to-elixir-training-registration-43087835877" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">Eventbrite page</a><br></span></span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Full Programme:<span class="gmail-m_-1656410787798589009Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)"><a href="https://www.dtls.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Full-Programme-120318.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">https://www.dtls.<wbr>nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/<wbr>Full-Programme-120318.pdf</a><br></span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Organizers:<span class="gmail-m_-1656410787798589009Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Celia van Gelder (DTL/ELIXIR-Netherlands), Gabriella Rustici (University of Cambridge, ELIXIR-UK), Vera Matser (BioExcel), Allegra Via (ELIXIR-Italy)<br></span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Description</span></b><br>Much work is currently being done in developing and applying competency frameworks, both in bioinformatics and in data science. <br>In the context of ELIXIR Training, we aim to build on the existing expertise in this area and, together with the training stakeholders, to derive a proper implementation strategy.<br>This international workshop will bring together individuals from organisations and projects who have expertise in defining and in applying competency bioinformatics and data science frameworks in their own organisations. <div><br>In a series of interactive sessions, we will build on the existing knowledge and work towards the following workshop goals:<br><br><ul><li>Identify competency frameworks that are relevant to the ELIXIR user community and learn about successful implementation examples of these frameworks<br></li><li>Further define the relevant “personas” we are targeting with (ELIXIR) training<br></li><li>Extract from the existing work a set of core competencies and sets of KSAs (knowledge, skills and abilities) that can subsequently be used:</li></ul><ul><ul><li>to map courses in TeSS, the ELIXIR Training Portal</li><li>to build a curriculum for a one-week Advanced Bioinformatics Workshop (which will be part of the CODATA RDA Research Data Science Summer school series)</li><li>to set the first steps towards defining routes through a specific set of courses (learning paths)</li></ul></ul><font color="#595959" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><b><br></b></span></font><b style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Target audience</span></b><br><span style="color:rgb(89,89,89);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Individuals working in training and education who are interested in learning the state of the art about bioinformatics and data science competency frameworks and their application to date.</span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)">More information?</span></b><br><div class="gmail-m_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Thanks,</div><div>Asha<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><div style="font-size:12.8px">-------------------------------------------------</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">What has CODATA delivered recently? See the CODATA Prospectus: Strategy and Achievement, 2015-2016 </span><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.165830" style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.165830</a><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">Asha Law | Program Assistant, CODATA | <a href="http://www.codata.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.codata.org</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">E-Mail: <a href="mailto:asha@codata.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">asha@codata.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">Tel (Office): +33 1 45 25 04 96</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">CODATA (Committee on Data of the International Council for Science), 5 rue Auguste Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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