This is the first joint webinar between ELIXIR, the Argentinean Association of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (A2B2C), the Iberoamerican Society of Bioinformatics (SOIBIO), the Mexican Network of Bioinformatics (BioNetMX) and the European Conference for Computational Biology (ECCB). The aim is to provide an overview of ELIXIR data management, training activities, as well as opportunities for engagement for Latin American scientists. The webinar is openly accessible and we encourage anyone interested in the programme to join!

This event will take place from 14:00 –16:30 (CEST).

The connection details can be found in the programme, which is available on Google Drive and is as follows:

        Time
        Presentation


        14:00 - 14:05
        Welcome and Introduction
            José María Carazo, Spanish National Center for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC), INB/ELIXIR Spain and Andrew Smith, ELIXIR Head of External Relations


        14:05 - 14:20

            ELIXIR Europe: overview and opportunities
                Andrew Smith, ELIXIR Head of External Relations



        14:20 - 14:35
        Development and evolution of Bioinformatics Societies in Latin America: A2B2C (Argentina), AB3C (Brasil), BIOCANET (Costa Rica & Panama), BioNetMX (Mexico), SC2B2 (Colombia), SCB (Chile), SPB2C (Peru) and SOIBIO (Iberoamerica)
            Javier De Las Rivas, Cancer Research Center (CiC-IBMCC), (Cancer Research Center IBMCC, from CSIC & University of Salamanca, President of SOIBIO and Member of INB/ELIXIR-Spain)


        14:35 - 14:45
        AB3C (title to be confirmed).
            Marcelo Brandão, University Estadual de Campinas, Brazil


        14:45 - 14:55
        Creating paths for the development and application of bioinformatics in Mexico Irma Martínez-Flores or Shirley Alquicira-Hernández, Center for Genomic Sciences, Mexico


        14:55 - 15:05
        Bioinformatics in Argentina: The first 10+3 years of A2B2C
            Nicolás Palopoli, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina 


        15:05 - 15:30
        Break


        15:30 - 15:45
        Frederik Coppens, ELIXIR Belgium
            Research data management (RDM) in ELIXIR and insight into the RDM Toolkit


        15:45 - 16:00
        ELIXIR Training activities and opportunities for engagement
            Katharina Heil, ELIXIR Communities Coordinator, Jessica Lindvall, ELIXIR Training Platform ExCo and Fotis Psomopoulos, ELIXIR Training Platform ExCo


        16:00 - 16:30
        Open Discussion


        16:30
        Close