8BitKid: Living Bit by Bit

While I try not to discuss work-related things, I will take a quick moment to let you all know about the just-announced 2nd Data Sharing Summit. The event is on May 15th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. While I sometimes find that web conferences are all talk and little action, I did find the first Data Sharing Summit to be an interesting chance for discussion and tangible collaboration. The organizers use the “unconference” which creates a more flexible and participant-defined schedule. There has been a great deal of activity since the first meeting around data sharing, and so hopefully we can work to tangibly further the progress.

In addition, there is a 2-day Data Sharing Workshop taking place at SFSU on April 18th and 19th. I won’t be able to attend since I will be in NYC, but I am sure it will be interesting as well. So, for those of you in the bay, check out all the info at: http://datasharingsummit.com/