BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260615T050849Z UID:c81c9217-85d5-436f-924d-cb53f365dacc DTSTART:20231211T110000Z DTEND:20231215T120000Z DESCRIPTION:BACKGROUND\nAfter the successful 1st BioHackathon Germany\, ELI XIR Germany and de.NBI are organizing the 2nd BioHackathon Germany from 11 -15 December 2023 in Bielefeld at Hotel Bielefelder Hof. We hope to encour age de.NBI / ELIXIR Germany and non-de.NBI / ELIXIR Germany participants t o take part\, as well as to attract industry engagement.\n\nWe are plannin g to hold the BioHackathon Germany F2F with additional remote access - ava ilable for those who cannot attend the meeting in person. Last year\, this hybrid format was very successful and allowed everyone to participate in the BioHackathon Germany. Seats are limited for face-to-face participation .\n\nREGISTRATION\nRegistration will be opened after the project selection .\n\nSCOPE\nBioHackathon Germany activities are driven by dynamic sessions where life scientists gather\, discuss\, and implement ideas and projects during intensive and productive coding sessions. The selected topics need to be aligned to challenges proposed by de.NBI / ELIXIR Germany and their service centers and units.\n\nGOALS\n- Engage technical people in the bio informatics community inside and outside de.NBI / ELIXIR Germany to work t ogether on topics of common interest aligned to de.NBI and ELIXIR Germany activities\n- Strengthen the interactions with de.NBI / ELIXIR Germany ser vice centers and units to establish and reinforce collaborations through h ands-on programming activities.\n\nCALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS\nSubmit your project proposals by email to contact@denbi.de ahead of the deadline on 3 0 June 2023. The proposal should not be longer than 500 words and should i nclude two projects leads / contact persons\, a project draft and how it i s aligned to challenges proposed by de.NBI / ELIXIR Germany and their serv ice centers and units.\n\nMONDAY\, 11 DECEMBER\n\n \n11:00 - 13:00 Arrival / registration\n12:00 - 13:00 Welcome Coffee\n13:00 - 15:00 Introduction and project presentations\n15:00 - 15:30 Break\n15:30 - 18:00 Hacking\n18: 30 - 20:00 Visit to Christmas Market\nTUESDAY\, 12 DECEMBER\n\n \n9:00 - 1 2:00 Hacking\n12:00 - 13:00 Lunch\n13:00 - 13:15 Group photo\n13:15 - 15:3 0 Hacking\n15:30 - 16:00 Break\n16:00 - 17:00 Hacking\n18:00 - 20:00 TBA\n Evening at free disposal\nWEDNESDAY\, 13 DECEMBER\n\n \n9:00 - 12:00 Hac king\n12:00 - 13:00 Lunch\n13:00 - 15:00 Mid-way reporting from projects\n 15:00 - 15:30 Break\n15:30 - 16:00 Hacking\n17:00 - 20:00 Visit to the Dr. Oetker World\n Evening at free disposal\nTHURSDAY\, 14 DECEMBER\n\n \n9: 00 - 12:00 Hacking\n12:00 - 13:00 Lunch\n13:00 - 15:30 Hacking\n15:30 - 16 :00 Break\n16:00 - 18:00 Hacking\n20:00 - 00:00 After Hack Party at Stereo Bielefeld\nFRIDAY 15 DECEMBER\n\n \n9:00 - 10:00 Hacking/Presentation pre paration\n10:00 - 12:00 Final reporting from projects\n12:00 Departure\n \ n\nEXPENSES AND FUNDING\nRegistration for the BioHackathon Germany is free \, however you will have to pay your own travel\, food and accommodation e xpenses. de.NBI / ELIXIR Germany will pay accommodation expenses for two p roject instructors per accepted projects as well as lunch and drinks in th e Hotel Bielefelder Hof. \n\nCODE OF CONDUCT\nThe ELIXIR Germany Code of C onduct has been created so all participants at ELIXIR Germany events organ ized can interact with each other in a respectful and safe environment\, a nd have avenues to turn to in case they believe there has been a breach to this Code of Conduct.\n\nHOTELS IN BIELEFELD \n\nHotel Bielefelder Hof\n\ nB&\;B Hotel Bielefeld City\n\nStay-Inn Bielefeld Zentrum\n\nLÉGÈRE H OTEL Bielefeld\n\nLÉGÈRE EXPRESS Bielefeld\n\nAltstadt Hotel Bielefeld\n \nRavensberger Hof\n\nas well as others available via common booking platf orms\n\nTravel information:\n\nOur venue for the BioHackathon Germany - Ho tel Bielefelder Hof - is located right in the centre of Bielefeld\, opposi te the main train station and therefore offers an optimal connection and l ocation. \n\nBy train\n\nYou can quickly reach the venue by train. The Hot el Bielefelder Hof is located directly opposite the main train station. He re you only have to cross the station forecourt.\n\nBy car\n\nvia the A2/A 33 :\n\nTake the exit Kreuz Bielefeld and follow the A33 towards Osnabrüc k. Take the Bielefeld-Zentrum exit onto Ostwestfalendamm until you reach t he Jöllenbecker Straße/Enger/Spenge exit. Keep left at the traffic light s \, drive under the bridge and follow the road to the left at the second traffic light\, after approx. 300m you will reach the hotel on the right h and side.\n\nvia the A1/A33:\n\nTake the exit Bielefeld/Harderberg and fol low the A33 towards Paderborn. Take the exit Bielefeld-Zentrum onto Ostwes tfalendamm until you reach the exit Jöllenbecker Straße/Enger/Spenge. Ke ep left at the traffic lights\, drive under the bridge and follow the road to the left at the second traffic light. After approx. 300m you will reac h the hotel on the right-hand side. LOCATION:Bielefeld\, Am Bahnhof 3 SUMMARY:BioHackathon Germany 2023 URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.denbi.de/de-nbi-events/1547-biohackathon-germany- 2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR