There is a relentless deluge of data on cellular processes from the variation of genetic and epigenetic elements, to protein level of expressions in different cell lines and different conditions, to the description of growth and cell migration patterns. This begs the question of which languages and tools one would need to obtain workable in numero dynamical or statistical representations of the above data and what is it that one wants to do with them.
We are particularly keen on discussing:
The style of the workshop is to keep as much as possible with blackboard
talks. Slide-based talks are possible but must be given inside the
facilities; too many of them might detract a little from the charm of the
place. Space at the Bellairs Institute is limited and we regret that we
cannot invite everyone who has contributed significantly to this subject.
The workshop organizers are
Prakash Panangaden
and Vincent
Danos . Other confirmed participants are Eric Deeds, Jerome Feret,
Walter Fontana, Russ Harmer, Espen Hojsgaard, Jean Krivine, Elaine Murphy,
Julien Olivier, Tatjana Petrovic and Glynn Winskel,
The practice at these workshops has been to allow the
speaker ample time to get to technical details and for there to be lots of
opportunities for extensive discussions.
The workshop runs from
15th March to 19th March 2010 and will take place at the Bellairs Research Institute in
Barbados.
Directions and things to know: The airport is on the
east-south point of the island and Bellairs is on the west side (about a 30
minute taxi drive). Here is a map of Barbados, a better map of Barbados and
here is one of the institute grounds.
Tell the taxi drivers to take
you to Bellairs Research Centre in Holetown.
Holetown is
small and Bellairs is on the main (only) street - you can't really miss
it. The taxi ride should cost about $30 US, but you can perhaps negotiate a
better per person rate if you are in a group. There are buses but one must
first travel to Bridgetown (the capital) and transfer to another line; we
really don't recommend it.
US currency is freely accepted at 2 Barbadian dollars per US dollar. Other
currencies (Pound sterling, Canadian dollars, Euros) are not accepted; you
will have to change them at banks or at the airport. People had
trouble using their bank cards from Europe, but Canadian and US cards seem
to work fine.
Good things to bring are suntan lotion or dark skin,
mosquito repellent, swimwear, papers/books/stationary and light clothing
(it will be warm). Note that some of the better restaurants in the area do
require long pants in the evenings (swim attire is not accepted).
Also, there are three computers (and one printer) at Bellairs for people to
read e-mail. There is wireless hookup for laptops so you can bring your
own laptop. There is a small fee for using the computers or using the line
with a laptop to connect to the internet.
