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2013-01-15 Tuesday Meeting

Dundee: Roger, Andrew, Helen, Simon, Petr, Gus, Mark, Blazej, Will, Elwood, Kenny, Jason Remote: Andreas, Josh (notes), Liza, Carlos, Ian, Mark Hiner, Melissa, Curtis, Chris (14:38), Douglas (14:39), Stick (14:43)

Dundee: Roger, Andrew, Helen, Simon, Petr, Gus, Mark, Blazej, Will, Elwood, Kenny, Jason Remote: Andreas, Josh (notes), Liza, Carlos, Ian, Mark Hiner, Melissa, Curtis, Chris (14:38), Douglas (14:39), Stick (14:43)

Agenda - 14:30 UK Start

  1. Accepting minutes from last meeting

    • Done
  2. Project Update : 2013 Project Aims (45 mins) - Jason

    • PPT in OME Docs folder
      • Progress report for wellcome Trust, installations.
      • OME encompassing, image acquisition and analysis over time.
      • FS update system diagram
    • 2013
      • Omero must integrate with analysis packages
      • Bio-Formats native integration
      • Documentation needs reviewing & improving
      • Get in touch with people in Dundee and elsewhere
    • FS
      • Data import is time consuming and jumping in size & complexity every year or 2
      • Touches every aspect of the project
      • Sheer volume of data is immense
      • Need to get something out there, few HCS, DP and LSM examples ideally
      • Give advice to commercial vendors on our experiences with file formats / structures that have performance concerns
      • File formats supported in the RC, targets for the clients, will it work in production env with 3 users accessing files.
      • Curtis: performance gains from Scifio fits in with FS.
    • Analysis
      • Integrating with other platforms
      • Scale between living with what we have and bolting on ever more alt. storage modalities.
      • Testing increase with integrations
    • Process
      • Speaking up
      • Automating test setup
      • Whiteboard’s not being used. Need a way to visualize work.
        • Andrew: more columns to visualize the stages would be good with the number of people we have.
      • Curtis: mail aliases help with organisation
    • Priorities
      • Mark Carroll: going beyond microscopy (cF. geo, astro, GIS)
        • Data formats, meta data, workflow within a domain.
  3. Any other business (<5 mins) - 15:34 UK

    • animations/videos by Mhairi Towler
      • animations of cell processes
      • also considered getting more professional type videos.
      • Jason to organize a conversation with her.
    • DUNDEE ONLY: Annual Leave and Sick Leave
      • Sick leave. Needs to be communicated. Forms need to be signed.
      • Taking care of someone sick considered the same.
      • See number of days in contract and on form. (~5 days)
      • Annual leave is different.
      • Dec 25-31 and Jan 1-2 are off.
      • Just put holidays on calendar, email Jason & Wilma, not necessary to post to nitpick.
      • Differences of summer and winter holidays.
    • DUNDEE ONLY: Office Clean-up
      • Fridge!
      • Tossing stuff from the shelves. Just spend 2 hours?
    • DUNDEE ONLY: LMF GEEK Coffee
      • Spending time with like-minded groups in the college.
      • talk about git or what we’ve done for the past week or whatever
      • Andrew: 10 min. talk might not be too much.
      • Roger: getting more familiarity with other parts of the project. (talks across boundaries)
        • Possibly also Java release issues with Barton group.
      • Gus: some others feel quite isolated and would like a forum to speak with other geeks. (i.e. lots of bright, dynamic, fun people)

DONE: 16:06 UK

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