Santa Cruz 2011 Genome Assembly Workshop-Mar 14-15, 2011

By Invitation Only until 11/01/10
Monday, March 14, 2011, 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Location: Chaminade, 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz, CA
Hosted By David Haussler, Stephen J. O'Brien, Oliver Ryder, Joe DeRisi, & Jasper Rine

The Santa Cruz 2011 Genome Assembly Workshop will be held March 14-15, 2011 in conjunction with the Genome 10K project meeting, March 16-18. The genome assembly workshop will address one of the most pressing problems in genome sequencing: the increasing challenge of developing computational analysis methods that can keep up with the ever-accelerating advances in genome sequencing technology. This meeting will focus on computational analysis of whole-genome sequencing data, and in particular on the critical problem of assembling these data into a reasonably complete and accurate genome sequence. Our goal is to agree on rigorous standards for de novo and reference-assisted genome assemblies and determine the best way forward to achieve these standards. To facilitate cross-fertilization in this workshop, we will engage experts from a variety of projects involving large-scale genome sequencing. Attendance will be limited--details to follow.

Tentative agenda:

Monday, March 14, 2011

05:00 PM - 11:00 PM -- Buffet Dinner Appetizers & cocktails
Ad hoc presentations (private)

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM -- Breakfast buffet - in public dining area
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM -- Workshop (private) with two breaks in public areas
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM -- Lunch
05:00 PM - Closing 11:00 PM -- Dinner buffet - in public dining area

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

08:00 AM - 9:00 AM -- Breakfast
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM -- Wrap up Genome Assembly Workshop in AM
On own lunch