| Title | APBioNet Workshop in APAN |
| Chair | A Konagaya, Martti Tammi |
| Objective | Second Preparatory Workshop of the Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNet). APBioNet, Project 101 of Asia Pacific Advanced Network, is organising a preparatory workshop in May 2006 to discuss the formation of APBioNet Nodes in the region and to explain to prospective candidates the various aspects of being a National or Institutional Node. Part of the implementation includes deploying the complete bioinformatics databases of APBioNet-APAN BioMirrors project and an APBioGrid for bioinformatics computation using KnoppixCluster and BioKnoppix, OpenSolaris LiveCD and UD-MPGrid. Bioinformatics resource providers and institutional network managers in ASEAN countries who are participating in the ASEAN Science and Technology Research Network Alliance (ASTRENA) will find this workshop useful. |
| Target Audience | -- |
| Expected No. of Participants | 30-50 |
| Session Chair & Speakers | Session Chair: Saiful Azmi Hj Awg Hussain, ASTRENA Secretariat
1. Message from ASTRENA Chairman Dr Tan Kha Sheng, Brunei(read by Dr Saiful) 2. Presentation of ASTRENA and the TEIN2 initiative (Dr Saiful) 3. Update and progress of ASTRENA-2 Meeting, Manila Jan 2007 (Dr Saiful) 4. Collaboration in BioGrid in ASTRENA (Dr Saiful and Tan Tin Wee) 5. SEAGF BioGrid initiative in Malaysia (Dr Luke Jing Yan, MIMOS) 6. Bio-e-Science applications in Thailand (Prof Putchong, Thailand) 7. ASTRENA BioSurveillance Project (Prof Suhaimi, Malaysia) 8. Question and Answer session on how to participate Session Chairman: Tan Tin Wee, APBioNet Secretariat The following papers and reports will be tabled for discussion and approval by APBioNet open membership and participants. 1. APBioNet Introduction and Welcome (APBioNet President: Professor Shoba Ranganathan, Macquarie Univ by teleconfence) 2. Update and Announcement of 3rd LSGrid Conference (Chairman LSGrid: Prof A Konagaya, RIKEN GSC by teleconference)  http://www.lsgrid.org/20063. Special Talk on "Bioinformatics Ontology for Automatic Workflow Generation on Web/Grid Services" in the context of "Ba" for knowledge grid. (Speaker: Prof A Konagaya, RIKEN GSC by teleconference) 4. Update and Announcement of InCoB2006, Delhi India (Scientific Chairman: Prof Ram Ramasamy, India by teleconference) http://www.incob2006.in/ 5. a. APBioNet National and Institutional Node Accreditation b. APBioNet Bioinformatics Curriculum Update (Tan Tin Wee, APBioNet Secretariat) 6. APBioNet-IDRC BioDatabase P2P Project (Darran Nathan, Project Manager) 7. Introduction to AMBIS and its initiatives (Victor Tong, Vice President AMBIS) 8. Webservices and PC Grid (Ong Guan Sin, SCS) |
Last Updated 21 July 2006