BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7@ox.ogeer.org SUMMARY:[Time corrected] Software Engineering for Bioinformatics: a Biocond uctor Perspective - Kevin Rue-Albrecht\, Software Sustainability Institute Fellow DTSTAMP:20260710T143118Z DTSTART:20260224T140000Z DTEND:20260224T150000Z DESCRIPTION:View the Talk Recording [https://ogeer.org/ox/rec/bioc]\n\n[Car parking information update - please see below]\n\n"As a recipient of the Software Sustainability Institute Fellowship (January\n2026 - March 2027)\ , I will describe my proposal for improving the visibility and\nreuse of s oftware and training across research communities\, drawing examples\nfrom my experience in the R/Bioconductor community as a user\, developer\, and\ nthrough my community-facing roles in the Community Advisory Board\, Code of\nConduct committee\, and various working groups. I aim to deliver an in troductory\noverview of the Bioconductor project\, highlighting aspects th at have contributed\nto its thriving community and opportunities for new c ontributions." - Kevin\n\n\nATTENDING\n\nOpen to anyone in the city\, tech nical or not\, whether a free software expert or\nnewbie.\nJust turn up\; no registration required!\n\n\nVENUE\n\n\nTRANSPORT\n\n * There is bicycle parking in Frideswide Square\, and you can walk from there to\n enter t hrough Lula's Ethiopian and Eritrean Cuisine: the event space is at\n th e back of the restaurant. Alternatively\, you can walk past Domino's and\n around the roadworks onto Becket Street\, where an entrance directly to the\n event space is through an alley [https://www.openstreetmap.org/wa y/335635345]\n opposite the station car park (with a sign for "The Commu nity Works"). If you\n reach the church walking South\, you've gone too far.\n\n * This is very close to Oxford Railway Station.\n\n * The closest bus stops are Frideswide Square\, Park End Street\, and Oxford Rail\n S tation. From them\, follow the same instructions as above.\n\n * For cars\ , there is a car park by the ice rink on Oxpens road which you can\n pay for with a debit card onsite\, around 550 metres away. There is also\n parking at the bottom of George Street.\n \n * (Closer\, there is a pr ivately-owned paid car park on Becket Street: Apcoa\n Oxford Station - Main\n [https://www.apcoa.co.uk/find-parking/locations/oxford/oxford- station-main-oxford].\n The physical signs (by Great Western Railway a nd Apcoa) say at the bottom\n that it's for rail users only - sorry I just noticed this today - but the\n website linked\, by the car park o rganiser Apcoa\, contradicts this and\n includes non-rail prices*. Due to roadworks you cannot drive directly from\n Frideswide Square onto Becket Street. For this last car park\, most people\n will have to pay at https://apcoaconnect.com/ [https://apcoaconnect.com/].\n If you're a blue badge holder\, you will need to register your vehicle with\n A pcoa if you want to park here free of charge: more guidance is here\n [https://www.apcoa.co.uk/find-parking/locations/oxford/oxford-station-main -oxford#:~:text=Blue%20Badge%20Holders].)\n\n\nACCESSIBILITY\n\nThe most a ccessible and direct entrance\n[https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/33563534 5] to the event space is on Becket\nStreet - it can be reached by wheelcha ir from Becket Street or Frideswide Square\n(without having to take a deto ur like the cars do). This entrance is fairly\naccessible for wheelchairs/ walkers and prams\, with a clear width of at least\n80cm (somewhat roughly with a ruler\; let o@ogeer.org know if you would like\nspecific dimension s). There is a ramp into the room\, but the metal doorframe\ncauses a smal l step of height 5.5cm\, with an irregular top (the inside of the\ndoorfra me). There is an accessible toilet on the same level (the door should be\n locked or attended since it could be pulled open by force). The venue has\ napparently previously accommodated an electric wheelchair user.\n\n*Pleas e get in touch with o@ogeer.org if you have any questions\; he can get to\ nthe site in person to assess it (except from 11:30-13:30). URL:https://ox.ogeer.org/event/software-engineering-for-bioinformatics-a-bi oconductor-perspective-kevin-rue-albrecht GEO:51.7522974;-1.2686366 LOCATION:The Community Works & online - Adjacent to Lula’s Ethiopian and Er itrean Cuisine\, 21 Park End St\, OX1 1HU STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:talk,open-level X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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[Car parking information up date - please see below]

"As a recipient of the Software Sustainabil ity Institute Fellowship (January 2026 - March 2027), I will describe my p roposal for improving the visibility and reuse of software and training ac ross research communities, drawing examples from my experience in the R/Bi oconductor community as a user, developer, and through my community-facing  roles in the Community Advisory Board, Code of Conduct committee, an d various working groups. I aim to deliver an introductory overview of the Bioconductor project, highlighting aspects that have contributed to its t hriving community and opportunities for new contributions." - Kevin

Attending

Open to anyone in the city, technical or not, wheth er a free software expert or newbie.
Just turn up; no registration r equired!

Venue

Transport

Acc essibility

The most accessible and direct entrance to the event spa ce is on Becket Street - it can be reached by wheelchair from Becket Stree t or Frideswide Square (without having to take a detour like the cars do). This entrance is fairly accessible for wheelchairs/walkers and prams, wit h a clear width of at least 80cm (somewhat roughly with a ruler; let o@oge er.org know if you would like specific dimensions). There is a ramp into t he room, but the metal doorframe causes a small step of height 5.5cm, with an irregular top (the inside of the doorframe). There is an accessible to ilet on the same level (the door should be locked or attended since it cou ld be pulled open by force). The venue has apparently previously accommoda ted an electric wheelchair user.

*Please get in touch with o@oge er.org if you have any questions; he can get to the site in person to asse ss it (except from 11:30-13:30).

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