Workshop: A common vocabulary to classify resources in the life science domain

4000 Brussels
Belgium

A one day vocabulary workshop organised by ELIXIR, BioMedBridges and RDA is taking place on Thursday 16 October 2014 in Brussels, one day before the collocated RDA Europe Workshop about Data Sharing and Interoperability.

The workshop is taking place to agree on a common vocabulary to classify resources in the life sciences domain like databases, tools, courses, training materials, meetings, jobs and publications. 

We welcome representatives of societies, networks, institutes, organisations, research infrastructures and projects interested in using a common vocabulary to classify resources in the life science domain. We will involve and welcome ontologists to assist the discussion.

Service providers and registries use different vocabularies to classify resources. From the user point of view, a common ontology would enhance the ability to find related resources of interest. From the provider point of view, a common ontology would be an important step to facilitate the interoperability of existing resources.

To confirm your attendance at this workshop, please complete your details at the following form by end of September latest.

Outcomes

We hope delegates will undertake one or more of the following:

  • Collaboratively develop a common vocabulary of general topics in biological and biomedical science and bioinformatics

  • Use the vocabulary for annotation of their own resources

  • Support the vocabulary within their own software systems, e.g. for purposes of annotation and search / browsing

  • Promote the use of this vocabulary within their infrastructure, institute, project etc

Funding

To attend this event BioMedBridges will cover project partners, while other participants will receive accommodation covered by ELIXIR.

Agenda

  • Overview of the workshop aims and drivers

  • 5’ optional lightning talks from participants presenting services

  • Presentation and review of a mapping analysis of topics collected from providers and registries (Cath Brooksbank and Jon Ison)

  • Agreement of a root ontology based on a proposal coming from the mapping analysis

  • Group sessions to discuss the organisation/structure of topics branches

  • Reporting and agreement of a community topics ontology

  • Group discussions about adoption, maintenance and further steps.

  • Brainstorming on resources and funding to sustain adoption and maintenance.

  • Discussion about minimum metadata and contextualising resources in the life sciences domain like databases, tools, courses, training materials, meetings, jobs and publications (Susanna-Assunta Sansone and Manuel Corpas)

Organisers and sponsors

  • Carole Goble - University of Manchester

  • Cath Brooksbank - EMBL-EBI

  • Francis Rowland - EMBL-EBI

  • Heinz Stockinger - SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

  • Helen Parkinson - EMBL-EBI

  • Herve Menager - Instute Pasteur

  • Jon Ison - EMBL-EBI

  • Manuel Corpas - TGAC

  • Rafael C Jimenez - ELIXIR

  • Rob Hooft - DTLS

  • Susanna Sansone - University of Oxford

  • Stephanie Suhr - BMB

  • Terri Attwood - University of Manchester

  • Vassilios Ioannidis - SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

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