Meeting Report from the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) Workshop 10

Elizabeth Glass,John Wooley,Susanna Sansone,Dawn Field,Renzo Kottmann,Nikos Kyrpides,Sarah Hunter,Folker Meyer,Jack A Gilbert,Peter Sterk,Lynn Schriml,Owen White

doi:10.4056/sigs.1423520

Abstract

This report summarizes the proceedings of the 10th workshop of the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC), held at Argonne National Laboratory, IL, USA. It was the second GSC workshop to have open registration and attracted over 60 participants who worked together to progress the full range of projects ongoing within the GSC. Overall, the primary focus of the workshop was on advancing the M5 platform for next-generation collaborative computational infrastructures. Other key outcomes included the formation of a GSC working group focused on MIGS/MIMS/MIENS compliance using the ISA software suite and the formal launch of the GSC Developer Working Group. Further information about the GSC and its range of activities can be found at http://gensc.org/.

Highlights

The Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) is an open-membership working body, which was formed in September 2005 [1]
This report summarizes the proceedings of the 9th workshop of the Genomic Standards Consortium
Progress was made on all fronts

Summary

Introduction

The GSC is an open-membership working body, which was formed in September 2005 [1]. The goal of this international community is to promote mechanisms that standardize the description of genomes and the exchange and integration of genomic data. Community-driven standards have the best chance of success if developed within the auspices of international working groups. Participants in the GSC include biologists, computer scientists, those building genomic databases and conducting large-scale comparative genomic analyses, and those with experience of building community-based standards. The mission of the GSC is to work with the wider community towards 1) the implementation of new genomic standards, 2) methods of capturing and exchanging metadata, and 3) harmonization of metadata collection and analysis efforts across the wider genomics community.

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