Open Data

http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/03/truly-open-data.html

open source practices to making data available to the public

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The 11th annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting will be held in Marco Island, Florida, from February 24-27, 2010. The AGBT meeting is now widely regarded as the premier scientific forum for capturing information about the latest advances in new DNA sequencing technologies and their applications to diverse areas in biology and biomedical research. The meeting will have daytime plenary sessions that feature keynote speakers, additional invited speakers, and abstract-selected talks.

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