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The '''''2011 GMOD Spring Training''''' was held March 8-12 at the [http://www.nescent.org National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)] in Durham, North Carolina, as part of [[GMOD Americas 2011]].  Like previous [[GMOD Schools]], this one focused on installing, configuring and integrating popular [[GMOD Components]].  Sessions were taught by GMOD Component developers and GMOD staff.  There was space for 25 participants and admission was competitive.

= Course Sessions &rarr; Online Tutorials =

The course sessions will become online tutorials on this wiki following the course.  
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These tutorials will be updated:
* [[Apollo Tutorial]]
* [[Chado Tutorial]] 
* [[Galaxy Tutorial]]
* [[GBrowse Tutorial]]
* [[GBrowse_syn Tutorial]] 
* [[JBrowse Tutorial]] 
* [[MAKER Tutorial]]
* [[Tripal Tutorial]]
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And these tutorials will be added:
* [[InterMine Tutorial]] 
* [[SOBA Tutorial]]
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= Schedule =

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! width="5%"  style="background-color: #99ccff; font-size: 140%; line-height: 130%" rowspan="13" | [[GMOD Americas 2011|G<br />M<br />O<br />D<br />&nbsp;<br />A<br />M<br />E<br />R<br />I<br />C<br />A<br />S<br />&nbsp;<br />2<br />0<br />1<br />1<br />]]
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! rowspan="1" style="color: #aaaaaa"  | March 4
! style="color: #aaaaaa" | 7pm-9pm
| align="center" colspan="2" | '''[[March 2011 GMOD Meeting#Introduction to GMOD|<span style="color: #aaaaff">Introduction to GMOD</span>]]'''
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! rowspan="1" style="color: #aaaaaa"| March 5-6
! style="color: #aaaaaa" | 9am-5pm
| align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="1" | '''[[March 2011 GMOD Meeting|<span style="color: #aaaaff">March 2011 GMOD Community Meeting</span>]]'''
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! rowspan="1" style="color: #aaaaaa" | March 7
! style="color: #aaaaaa" | 8:30am-5pm
| align="center" colspan="2" | '''[[Satellite Meetings - GMOD Americas 2011|<span style="color: #aaaaff">Satellite Meetings</span>]]
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! rowspan="1" style="background-color: #ffffaa" | Tuesday<br />March 8
! style="background-color: #ffffbb" | 8:30am-6:00pm<br />7:30pm-9pm
! style="background-color: #ffffcc" align="center" rowspan="5" | '''[[2011 GMOD Spring Training]]'''
<div style="font-weight: normal">A week long hands-on course on GMOD Component installation, configuration, and usage.  The course will cover these components in detail:

'''[[Apollo]] &bull; [[MAKER]] &bull; [[GBrowse]] &bull; [[Chado]] &bull; [[InterMine]] &bull; [[JBrowse]] &bull; [[GBrowse_syn]] &bull; [[Tripal]] &bull; [[GFF3]] &bull; [[Galaxy]] &bull [[SOBA]]'''
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! rowspan="1" style="background-color: #ffffaa" | Wednesday<br />March 9
! style="background-color: #ffffbb" | 8:30am-6:00pm<br />7:30pm-9pm
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! rowspan="1" style="background-color: #ffffaa" | Thursday<br />March 10
! style="background-color: #ffffbb" | 8:30am-6:00pm<br />7:30pm-9pm
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! rowspan="1" style="background-color: #ffffaa" | Friday<br />March 11
! style="background-color: #ffffbb" | 8:30am-6:00pm<br />7:30pm-9pm
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! rowspan="1" style="background-color: #ffffaa" | Saturday<br />March 12
! style="background-color: #ffffbb" | 8:30am-6:30pm
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Most sessions will lasted half a day.  We tried something new this year:  Each night the instructors for that day's topics were available to answer questions and help participants use the tools with their data.

= Instructors =

Sessions were taught by experienced component developers and GMOD project staff:

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| [[User:Scott|Scott Cain]]
| GMOD Project Coordinator; [[Chado]], [[GBrowse]]
| [http://www.oicr.on.ca/ Ontario Institute for Cancer Research]
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| [[User:Clements|Dave Clements]]
| [[GMOD Help Desk]]
| [http://nescent.org/ National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)]
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| [[User:sficklin|Stephen Ficklin]]
| [[Tripal]]
| [http://www.wsu.edu Washington State University]
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| Alex Kalderimis
| [[InterMine]]
| [http://flymine.org FlyMine]
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| [[User:Bmoore|Barry Moore]]
| [[MAKER]]
| [http://www.utah.edu University of Utah]
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| [[User:Elee|Ed Lee]]
| [[Apollo]]
| [http://www.berkeleybop.org/ Berkeley Bioinformatics Open-source Projects (BBOP)]
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| [[User:Mckays|Sheldon McKay]]
| [[GBrowse_syn]], [[GBrowse]]
| [http://iplantcollaborarive iPlant Collaborative]
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| [[User:MitchSkinner|Mitch Skinner]]
| [[JBrowse]]
| [http://berkeley.edu University of California, Berkeley]
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= Prerequisites =

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''The course requires a minimal level of Linux systems administration knowledge'' (see [[Computing Requirements]]).  By "a minimal level of Linux systems administration knowledge" we mean that participants should be
# Comfortable with the Linux command line interface, and
# Comfortable installing packages under Linux.
''A good benchmark for this level of knowledge is that you should be able to get a basic [[GBrowse Install HOWTO|GBrowse installation]] (that is, GBrowse without [[MySQL]]) up and running with the example GBrowse data.''  This also requires installing Apache, and [[BioPerl]] and all its dependencies.
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= System Requirements =

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<span style="font-size: 110%">'''Participants are required to bring their own laptops, already capable of running a virtual system (e.g. [[VMware]]) image.'''</span>

The course starts with getting a virtual system image (built specifically for the course) up and running on your machine.  We then build upon that image in each succeeding session.  We will probably use [[VMware]] for the course:

=== VMware on Windows and Linux ===

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|A free VMware player is available for [[:Category:Windows|Microsoft Windows]] and [[:Category:Linux|Linux]] [[Glossary#Operating System|operating systems]] from [http://vmware.com/products/player/ VMware].  You will need to register to download it.  There are multiple versions.  Be sure to download a version that can run on your laptop.
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=== VMware on Mac OS X ===

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| Participants can also bring ''newer Macs with Intel processors''.  The Intel processor is a requirement for all the packages discussed below.  There is no free VMware player that runs ''directly'' under [[:Category:Mac OS X|Mac OS X]].  However, there are several other options, '''all of which require an Intel Mac''':
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; VMware Fusion
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| [http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/ VMware Fusion] ([http://www.vmware.com/a/buylink/10 $80/corporate], [http://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/academicstore.html $40/Academic]) allows you to run VMware images (as well as Windows and Linux) under Mac OS.  '''We recommend this option for Mac users.  There is a fully functional, 30 day free trial version of VMware Fusion available for download.'''
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; VirtualBox
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| [http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads VirtualBox] is free and open source, and runs on Intel Macs (and Windows, Linux and Solaris too).  It claims to be capable of running VMware images, ''but we have not tested this with our images.''
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= Applications =

'''The application deadline was January 7, 2011.''' However, late applications were accepted until March 1, and were automatically placed on the waiting list, and considered as cancellations occured.  Applicants were notified of admission status by January 21.

'''Admission to the course was competitive and was based on the strength of the application (especially the statement of interest).'''  In [[2010 GMOD Summer School - Americas|2010]] there were over 60 applicants for 25 slots.

= Costs =

The tuition is $265 for the course (less than $55 per day) to pay instructor costs and incidentals.

= Sponsors =

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The [http://nescent.org National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)] is hosting this course and all other [[GMOD Americas 2011]] events.  NESCent is interested in outreach to groups who are underrepresented in evolutionary biology and improving evolution education, and offers resources for scientists, educators, and the general public that meet these goals.

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The [[Galaxy|Galaxy Project]] is also sponsoring this course and all other [[GMOD Americas 2011]] events.  Galaxy is a analysis and data integration framework that enables biologists to both analyze their data, and to archive those analyses (including data sets and program parameters) for future reference.  Galaxy is developed at Penn State and Emory University.

Finally, course tuition would be much, much higher without the financial support of the [[#Instructors|instructor's]] projects and institutions.  Please thank them and their projects profusely for sponsoring their participation in this event.

= Get the Word Out! =

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Help spread the word about GMOD Spring Training and other [[GMOD Americas 2011]] events by posting and distributing [[:Image:GMODAmericas2011Flier.pdf|this flier]], or the [[GMOD News#GMOD Spring Training: Apply Now |event announcements]] to your communities, mailing lists, and organizations.

There are many organizations out there that are struggling to cope with the volume of data that have and will continue to get in the future.  GMOD is an excellent option for helping these groups get a grip on and exploit their data.

= Travel, Lodging and Meals =

See the [[GMOD Americas 2011#Logistics|GMOD Americas 2011]] page for details.

= Feedback =

GMOD solicits input at the end of every event.  We'll post the feedback for this course here.

In the meantime:

{{2010GMODCourseFeedback}}

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