GettingOrganised

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Only a few days left and it is important to get organised! We are preparing presentations and a program. Stay posted!

What you can do now is join groups/topics on

https://github.com/virtual-biohackathons/covid-19-bh20/wiki

by adding your name. If there is no coordinator, do sign up as a coordinator and put instructions in how to connect with you on Slack or whatever. A coordinator does not have to be a supreme leader - you can find out as you go along who fits the bill best.

Sunday and Monday, the first days of the BioHackathon we will spend time deciding what to do. Mind, a BioHackathon is not only about what is produced. It is also about connecting people and building up (future) collaborations.

I have heard quite a few scientists complain that they are busier than ever spending time in meetings, on papers and proposals! For me, where I thought I could go into hibernation for a while, the opposite is happening! Let the BioHackathon therefore be a choice to work on something concrete and close to your heart and spend time with people who are interested in the same things. Use it as an excuse to focus. I'll tell my boss:

Hey, I can not this week, I am in a BioHackathon fighting COVID-19!

Two days ago we wrote we will have citable group publications on our BioHackrXiv.org server. Let me add that the BioHackathon is merit-based. If you contribute and participate you should get a publication out of it. Not bad for a weeks worth of work!

We are ready!