2004 International Biocurator Meeting
September 20 – 21, 2004
Eugene, Oregon

AGENDA

Monday, September 20:

8:30Continental Breakfast
(served in meeting room - Bowerman Family Building, "Heritage Hall" room, upstairs)
9:00 - 9:30Welcome and IntroductionsMonte Westerfield
Doug Howe
9:30 - 10:45Presentations - Theme: Phenotype Curation
New Approaches and Tools for Zebrafish Phenotype AnnotationErik Segerdell, ZFIN
Curation of phenotypic data in FlyBaseGillian Millburn, Flybase
The Mammalian Phenotype Ontology: Development and Use in Phenotypic Data Annotation at Mouse Genome InformaticsCynthia Smith, MGI
10:45 - 11:05Break
11:05 - 12:20Presentations - Theme: Phenotype Curation
Phenotype Data at the Rat Genome DatabaseCharles Wang, RGD
Mutant Phenotypes in the Saccharomyces Genome Database and Candida Genome DatabaseMaria Costanzo, SGD
Phenotype Curation Strategy in GrameneJunjian Ni, Gramene
12:20 - 1:50 Lunch Break
2:00 - 2:50Presentations - Theme: Phenotype Curation
Phenotype Annotation Tools at MaizeGDBMary Palacco, MaizeGDB
The Neurospora crassa Community Genome Annotation projectHeather Hood, OHSU
2:50 - 3:10Break
3:10 - 4:40Discussion
6:00 - ?Games and barbeque at Alton Baker Park. Meet in ZFIN parking lot for carpool at 5:45pm
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Tuesday, September 21:

9:00Continental Breakfast (served in meeting room)
9:30 - 10:45Presentations - Theme: Gene Expression / Ontology / Data Model
WormBase Gene Expression Curation and Anatomy/Development OntologyWen Chen, WormBase
Overview of the Plant Ontology: Development and general structureKatica Illic, TAIR
dictyBase: A New Gene PagePetra Fey, dictyBase
10:45 - 11:05Break
11:05 - 12:00Presentations - Theme: Tools and Innovative Practices
Morphological Data in GrainGenes: Challenging Nomenclature & Creating Image-Friendly MapsVictoria Carollo, USDA-ARS
Textpresso: A Tool to Expedite Literature Curation TasksAndrei Petcherski, WormBase
12:00 - 1:50Lunch Break
1:50 - 3:05Presentations - Theme: Tools and Innovative Practices
Multiple Ontologies, Data Mining and Attaching Biology to the GenomeMary Shimoyama, RGD
Report on the 2004 BioCreAtivE WorkshopMarc Colosimo, Mitre Corp.
Milwaukee 2003 Continued: Proposal to Journals for a Database SectionMary Polacco, MaizeGDB
3:05 - 3:25Break
3:25 - ?Discussion & Planning