2017 ePANDDA Hackathon
Welcome Info
Welcome packet will be available shortly.
For questions about Philly, The Academy, or other logistical matters, please contact Monet (Academy administrative coordinator) or Vincent (Drexel senior & Academy bioinformatics and collections assistant). For questions about the hackathon itself, please contact Jocelyn or any of the other ePANDDA PIs.
Venue
Travel and Lodging
Costs supported through ePANDDA funding from NSF. The hackathon will be two full days in length, both 18 and 19 September. Travel should be planned for Sunday (17th) and Wednesday (20th).
Participants are responsible for booking your own airfare/ground transport (to be reimbursed after the workshop). When booking airline travel, be sure that:
- you arrive and depart from the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).
- your flight arrival and departure times allow you to participate ALL DAY on Monday September 18th and until 5pm ET on Tuesday September 19th.
- you book only economy class, as economy is the only class that can be reimbursed.
- you pay with a credit card, as frequent flyer miles can not be reimbursed.
- all receipts show proof of payment (i.e. last four digits of credit card shown on receipt).
Participants can make reservations (hotel or Airbnb) on your own, and submit for reimbursement following the hackathon, or, we have reserved a block of rooms at nearby hotels, which will be paid directly by ePANDDA. If you want one of these rooms, please fill out the form here by August 31.
Wireless Connectivity
A sponsored guest user id and password will be assigned for the duration of the hackathon and shared by all participants, which will extend the function of the guest network. These credentials are shared, and cannot be published on the web. They will be emailed just prior to the event, and distributed on-site.
Collection Tours
Check back soon for sign-ups. Tours will be approximately 10 minutes long.
- Botany collections with Jordan K. Teisher, Ph.D. Collections Manager, and Rick McCourt, Ph.D. Curator.
Agenda: Monday, September 18, 2017
Twitter: #ePANDDA
| Registration at 19th St. entrance of Academy (8:30-9:15) | ||||
| Light Breakfast & Coffee outside BEES classroom 3rd floor (8:30) | ||||
| Time | Title | Presenter(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30-9:45 | Hackathon Opening Remarks Introductions |
Jocelyn Sessa | ||
| 9:45-11:00 | Introduction to ePANDDA API Q+A session |
Seth Kauffman | ||
| 11:00-11:15 | Break | |||
| 11:15-12:00 | Additional discussions and group formation | Jocelyn Sessa | ||
| Lunch - location dependent on weather (12:00) | ||||
| 1:30-4:30 | Hackathon continues within strategic groups | Jocelyn Sessa | ||
| 4:30 - 5:15 | ANSP Collection Tour #1 (OPTIONAL) | Botany Collections | ||
| 5:30 - 6:15 | ANSP Collection Tour #2 (OPTIONAL) | Botany Collections | ||
| Dinner Reception in Dinosaur Hall (6:30) Cash bar (accepts cash only!) will be available | ||||
Agenda: Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Twitter: #ePANDDA
| Light Breakfast & Coffee outside BEES classroom 3rd floor (8:15) | ||||
| Time | Title | Moderator(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00-9:15 | Q+A session about Day 1 progress | Jocelyn Sessa | ||
| 9:15-10:45 | Hackathon resumes | |||
| 10:45-11:00 | Break | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Hackathon resumes | |||
| Lunch - location dependent on weather (12:00) | ||||
| 1:30-3:15 | Hackathon resumes | |||
| 3:15-3:30 | Break | |||
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Demos of tools, code created Discussion of next steps |
Jocelyn Sessa | ||
| 4:45 | Group photo in front of the panda diorama | |||
| Simon Goring (Earthcube) and Alex Thompson (iDigBio) will be presenting at DataPhilly (7:00) OPTIONAL Arrangements for group transportation can be made | ||||