OSCON17: OpenSpecimen community meet 2017

[srikanth_adiga]

We are happy to announce this year’s OpenSpecimen Community Meet (OSCON)" plans.

About OSCON:

• Is an annual event of OpenSpecimen adopters and ones planning to use in the future.
• Covers demos of new features, product training, technical sessions and product roadmap.
• Talks by adopters about their experiences and best practices
• Meet adopters from other biobanks, exchange ideas and best practices.

Venue:
The Surfcombers Resort, Miami, Florida, USA

Dates:

• Community meet: Sep 18-19
• Superuser training: Sep 20-21

Registration fees:

• Community meet: $495 - Before July 10th; $695 regular
• Superuser training: $2900
• 50% discount on the community meet fees if you present a case study or a poster.
• 20% discount for support contract holders

Registration link:
http://www.openspecimen.org/oscon/

Agenda:
A detailed agenda will be published shortly. Sessions will cover:

• Progress made in the last year
• Roadmap for the next year
• Presentations by adopters on their usage of OpenSpecimen
• Hands on training session on new features
• Breakout sessions for newcomers
• Technical sessions on REST API usage, integrations and plugins

Please feel free to email us any questions or feedback.

Thanks,
Srikanth Adiga

[srikanth_adiga]

Today is the last day to get the early-bird pricing for OSCON17. For the draft agenda and registration: http://www.openspecimen.org/oscon/

Thanks,
~Sri

[John_Reber]

Is there a meeting discount for rooms at the hotel?

[srikanth_adiga]

Hi John, we will be publishing by end of this week. I will email you as soon as it is available.

~Sri

[srikanth_adiga]

Despite aftermath of Hurrican Irma, OSCON17 went ahead with a few minor hiccups.

For informal notes click here. Feel free to let us know in case of questions.