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	Phylotastic is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) Working Group in the format of a hackathon. The group aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science. Phylotastic is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. Unlike previous NESCent hackathons, which used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects around a shared theme, the Phylotastic hackathon is designed so that all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution to a single problem. The 25 participants, recruited by the HIP leadership team through an open call for participation, will build Phylotastic during the week of June 4 to 8, 2012, at NESCent, and in part at a satellite hackathon at the University of Idaho.		Phylotastic is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) Working Group in the format of a hackathon. The group aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science. Phylotastic is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. Unlike previous NESCent hackathons, which used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects around a shared theme, the Phylotastic hackathon is designed so that all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution to a single problem. The 25 participants, recruited by the HIP leadership team through an open call for participation, will build Phylotastic during the week of June 4 to 8, 2012, at NESCent, and in part at a satellite hackathon at the University of Idaho.

	This talk will describe not only the products but also the process of the Phylotastic project, as we believe that both are important. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be examples of use-cases and visualizations illustrating how ~~research~~ scientists can use the project's results to leverage available megatrees in their research pursuits.		This talk will describe not only the products but also the process of the Phylotastic project, as we believe that both are important. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be examples of use-cases and visualizations illustrating how scientists can use the project's results to leverage available megatrees in their research pursuits.

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contributors

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	* Arlin Stoltzfus (arlin@umd.edu; NIST and IBBR, 9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850)		* Arlin Stoltzfus (arlin@umd.edu; NIST and IBBR, 9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850)
	* Rutger Vos (NCB Naturalis)		* Rutger Vos (NCB Naturalis)
			* Mark W. Westneat (mwestneat@fieldmuseum.org, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL)

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	The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality. In so doing, it addresses a community need evidenced by the widespread use of the Phylomatic software for comparative plant ecology. Phylomatic is an installable package for pruning and grafting an angiosperm megatree. In contrast to Phylomatic, the Phylotastic project will provide access to all available megatrees, and the operations of pruning, grafting, name-reconciliation, and so on, that are necessary to leverage these megatrees will be implemented as a set of web services. As a whole, this system will make the Tree of Life accessible to all researchers, both programmatically or through web-interfaces. Developing this “back-end” functionality is the main challenge of the Phylotastic project. The project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools in order to show the potential of such a system, and also to inspire others to add to the open framework as which Phylotastic is designed.		The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality. In so doing, it addresses a community need evidenced by the widespread use of the Phylomatic software for comparative plant ecology. Phylomatic is an installable package for pruning and grafting an angiosperm megatree. In contrast to Phylomatic, the Phylotastic project will provide access to all available megatrees, and the operations of pruning, grafting, name-reconciliation, and so on, that are necessary to leverage these megatrees will be implemented as a set of web services. As a whole, this system will make the Tree of Life accessible to all researchers, both programmatically or through web-interfaces. Developing this “back-end” functionality is the main challenge of the Phylotastic project. The project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools in order to show the potential of such a system, and also to inspire others to add to the open framework as which Phylotastic is designed.

	Phylotastic is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) Working Group in the format of a hackathon~~, to take place during the week of June 4 to 8, 2012~~. The group aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science. Phylotastic is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. Unlike previous NESCent hackathons, which used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects around a shared theme, the Phylotastic hackathon is designed so that all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution to a single problem. ~~Using~~ an open call for participation, the ~~HIP leadership team recruited 25 highly qualified participants~~ to ~~build Phylotastic~~ at NESCent, and in part at a satellite hackathon at the University of Idaho.		Phylotastic is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) Working Group in the format of a hackathon. The group aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science. Phylotastic is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. Unlike previous NESCent hackathons, which used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects around a shared theme, the Phylotastic hackathon is designed so that all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution to a single problem. The 25 participants, recruited by the HIP leadership team through an open call for participation, will build Phylotastic during the week of June 4 to 8, 2012, at NESCent, and in part at a satellite hackathon at the University of Idaho.

	This talk will describe not only the products but also the process of the Phylotastic project, as we believe that both are important. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be examples of use-cases and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can use the project's results to leverage available megatrees in their research pursuits.		This talk will describe not only the products but also the process of the Phylotastic project, as we believe that both are important. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be examples of use-cases and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can use the project's results to leverage available megatrees in their research pursuits.

	[[Category:Phylotastic]]		[[Category:Phylotastic]]

Hilmar: /* abstract */

2012-04-08T21:37:09Z

abstract

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	The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality. In so doing, it addresses a community need evidenced by the widespread use of the Phylomatic software for comparative plant ecology. Phylomatic is an installable package for pruning and grafting an angiosperm megatree. In contrast to Phylomatic, the Phylotastic project will provide access to all available megatrees, and the operations of pruning, grafting, name-reconciliation, and so on, that are necessary to leverage these megatrees will be implemented as a set of web services. As a whole, this system will make the Tree of Life accessible to all researchers, both programmatically or through web-interfaces. Developing this “back-end” functionality is the main challenge of the Phylotastic project. The project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools in order to show the potential of such a system, and also to inspire others to add to the open framework as which Phylotastic is designed.		The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality. In so doing, it addresses a community need evidenced by the widespread use of the Phylomatic software for comparative plant ecology. Phylomatic is an installable package for pruning and grafting an angiosperm megatree. In contrast to Phylomatic, the Phylotastic project will provide access to all available megatrees, and the operations of pruning, grafting, name-reconciliation, and so on, that are necessary to leverage these megatrees will be implemented as a set of web services. As a whole, this system will make the Tree of Life accessible to all researchers, both programmatically or through web-interfaces. Developing this “back-end” functionality is the main challenge of the Phylotastic project. The project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools in order to show the potential of such a system, and also to inspire others to add to the open framework as which Phylotastic is designed.

	Phylotastic is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) Working Group in the format of a hackathon, to take place during the week of June 4 to 8, 2012. The group aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science. ~~The~~ Phylotastic ~~hackathon~~ is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. Unlike previous NESCent hackathons, which used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects around a shared theme, the Phylotastic hackathon is designed so that all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution to a single problem. Using an open call for participation, the HIP leadership team recruited 25 highly qualified participants to build Phylotastic at NESCent, and in part at a satellite hackathon at the University of Idaho.		Phylotastic is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) Working Group in the format of a hackathon, to take place during the week of June 4 to 8, 2012. The group aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science. Phylotastic is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. Unlike previous NESCent hackathons, which used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects around a shared theme, the Phylotastic hackathon is designed so that all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution to a single problem. Using an open call for participation, the HIP leadership team recruited 25 highly qualified participants to build Phylotastic at NESCent, and in part at a satellite hackathon at the University of Idaho.

	This talk will describe not only the products but also the process of the Phylotastic project, as we believe that both are important. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be examples of use-cases and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can use the project's results to leverage available megatrees in their research pursuits.		This talk will describe not only the products but also the process of the Phylotastic project, as we believe that both are important. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be examples of use-cases and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can use the project's results to leverage available megatrees in their research pursuits.

	[[Category:Phylotastic]]		[[Category:Phylotastic]]

Hilmar: /* abstract */

2012-04-08T21:36:13Z

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	Phylogenies provide a central conceptual framework for comparative analysis in evolution and ecology, but only rarely do researchers reuse and share them. In fact, the vast majority of published phylogenies are unavailable in a computable format (e.g., because they are published simply as images), and few tools exist to facilitate reuse of phylogenies by the broader community. What new biological insights would result if any researcher or educator could obtain a current phylogeny linking any given set of taxa?		Phylogenies provide a central conceptual framework for comparative analysis in evolution and ecology, but only rarely do researchers reuse and share them. In fact, the vast majority of published phylogenies are unavailable in a computable format (e.g., because they are published simply as images), and few tools exist to facilitate reuse of phylogenies by the broader community. What new biological insights would result if any researcher or educator could obtain a current phylogeny linking any given set of taxa?

	The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality. In so doing, it addresses a community need evidenced by the widespread use of the Phylomatic software for comparative plant ecology. Phylomatic is an installable package for pruning and grafting an angiosperm megatree. In contrast to Phylomatic, the Phylotastic project will provide access to all available megatrees, and the operations of pruning, grafting, name-reconciliation, and so on, that are necessary to leverage these megatrees will be implemented as a set of web services. As a whole, this system will make the Tree of Life accessible to all researchers, both programmatically or through web-interfaces. Developing this “back-end” functionality is the main challenge of the Phylotastic project. In order to show the potential of such a system, and to inspire others to add to the open framework as which Phylotastic is designed~~, the project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools~~.		The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality. In so doing, it addresses a community need evidenced by the widespread use of the Phylomatic software for comparative plant ecology. Phylomatic is an installable package for pruning and grafting an angiosperm megatree. In contrast to Phylomatic, the Phylotastic project will provide access to all available megatrees, and the operations of pruning, grafting, name-reconciliation, and so on, that are necessary to leverage these megatrees will be implemented as a set of web services. As a whole, this system will make the Tree of Life accessible to all researchers, both programmatically or through web-interfaces. Developing this “back-end” functionality is the main challenge of the Phylotastic project. The project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools in order to show the potential of such a system, and also to inspire others to add to the open framework as which Phylotastic is designed.

	Phylotastic is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) Working Group in the format of a hackathon, to take place during the week of June 4 to 8, 2012. The group aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science. The Phylotastic hackathon is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. Unlike previous NESCent hackathons, which used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects around a shared theme, the Phylotastic hackathon is designed so that all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution to a single problem. Using an open call for participation, the HIP leadership team recruited 25 highly qualified participants to build Phylotastic at NESCent, and in part at a satellite hackathon at the University of Idaho.		Phylotastic is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) Working Group in the format of a hackathon, to take place during the week of June 4 to 8, 2012. The group aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science. The Phylotastic hackathon is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. Unlike previous NESCent hackathons, which used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects around a shared theme, the Phylotastic hackathon is designed so that all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution to a single problem. Using an open call for participation, the HIP leadership team recruited 25 highly qualified participants to build Phylotastic at NESCent, and in part at a satellite hackathon at the University of Idaho.

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	This talk will describe not only the products but also the process of the Phylotastic project, as we believe that both are important. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be examples of use-cases and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can use the project's results to leverage available megatrees in their research pursuits.		This talk will describe not only the products but also the process of the Phylotastic project, as we believe that both are important. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be examples of use-cases and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can use the project's results to leverage available megatrees in their research pursuits.

			[[Category:Phylotastic]]

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	Phylogenies provide a central conceptual framework for comparative analysis in evolution and ecology, but only rarely do researchers reuse and share them. In fact, the vast majority of published phylogenies are unavailable in a computable format (e.g., because they are published simply as images), and few tools exist to facilitate reuse of phylogenies by the broader community. What new biological insights would result if any researcher or educator could obtain a current phylogeny linking any given set of taxa?		Phylogenies provide a central conceptual framework for comparative analysis in evolution and ecology, but only rarely do researchers reuse and share them. In fact, the vast majority of published phylogenies are unavailable in a computable format (e.g., because they are published simply as images), and few tools exist to facilitate reuse of phylogenies by the broader community. What new biological insights would result if any researcher or educator could obtain a current phylogeny linking any given set of taxa?

	The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality, ~~addressing~~ a community need ~~for~~ the ~~functionality~~ of Phylomatic (an installable package ~~that offers~~ pruning and grafting of an angiosperm megatree), ~~but implemented as a set of web services providing~~ access to all available megatrees. ~~The Phylotastic project will use available megatrees in the design~~ and ~~implementation of a software system that provides~~ the operations of pruning, grafting, name-reconciliation, and so on, that are necessary to leverage these megatrees, ~~making~~ the Tree of Life accessible to researchers. ~~The~~ main challenge of the project ~~is to develop this “back-end” functionality~~. ~~However, in~~ order to show the potential of such a system, and to inspire others to add to the open framework as which Phylotastic is designed, the project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools.		The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality. In so doing, it addresses a community need evidenced by the widespread use of the Phylomatic software for comparative plant ecology. Phylomatic is an installable package for pruning and grafting an angiosperm megatree. In contrast to Phylomatic, the Phylotastic project will provide access to all available megatrees, and the operations of pruning, grafting, name-reconciliation, and so on, that are necessary to leverage these megatrees will be implemented as a set of web services. As a whole, this system will make the Tree of Life accessible to all researchers, both programmatically or through web-interfaces. Developing this “back-end” functionality is the main challenge of the Phylotastic project. In order to show the potential of such a system, and to inspire others to add to the open framework as which Phylotastic is designed, the project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools.

	~~This project~~ is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) ~~working~~ group~~, which~~ aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science. The Phylotastic hackathon is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. ~~While~~ previous NESCent hackathons used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects, ~~the HIP leadership team designed~~ the Phylotastic hackathon so that all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution to a single problem. Using an open call for participation, the leadership team recruited 19 highly qualified ~~applicants~~ to build Phylotastic at NESCent, in ~~the week of June 4 to 8, 2012. A~~ satellite hackathon ~~with a half-dozen additional participants was organized~~ at the University of Idaho.		Phylotastic is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) Working Group in the format of a hackathon, to take place during the week of June 4 to 8, 2012. The group aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science. The Phylotastic hackathon is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. Unlike previous NESCent hackathons, which used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects around a shared theme, the Phylotastic hackathon is designed so that all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution to a single problem. Using an open call for participation, the HIP leadership team recruited 25 highly qualified participants to build Phylotastic at NESCent, and in part at a satellite hackathon at the University of Idaho.

	This talk will describe ~~both~~ the process ~~and the products~~ of the Phylotastic project. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be use-~~case examples~~ and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can leverage available megatrees.		This talk will describe not only the products but also the process of the Phylotastic project, as we believe that both are important. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be examples of use-cases and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can use the project's results to leverage available megatrees in their research pursuits.

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contributors

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	* Karen Cranston (karen.cranston@nescent.org, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, 2024 W. Main St, A200, Durham, NC, 27705)		* Karen Cranston (karen.cranston@nescent.org, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, 2024 W. Main St, A200, Durham, NC, 27705)
	* Luke J. Harmon (lukeh@uidaho.edu, University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences, Campus Box 3051, Moscow, ID 83844)		* Luke J. Harmon (lukeh@uidaho.edu, University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences, Campus Box 3051, Moscow, ID 83844)
			* Hilmar Lapp (hlapp@nescent.org, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, 2024 W. Main St, A200, Durham, NC, 27705)
	* Enrico Pontelli (epontell@cs.nmsu.edu, New Mexico State University, Department of Computer Science, Box 30001, MSC CS, Las Cruces, NM 88003)		* Enrico Pontelli (epontell@cs.nmsu.edu, New Mexico State University, Department of Computer Science, Box 30001, MSC CS, Las Cruces, NM 88003)
	* Brian Sidlauskas (brian.sidlauskas@oregonstate.edu, Oregon State University, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331)		* Brian Sidlauskas (brian.sidlauskas@oregonstate.edu, Oregon State University, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331)

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	== abstract ==		== abstract ==

	Phylogenies provide a central conceptual framework for comparative analysis in evolution and ecology, but only rarely do researchers reuse and share them. In fact, the vast majority of published phylogenies are unavailable in a computable format (e.g., ~~being~~ published simply as images), and few tools exist to facilitate reuse of phylogenies by the broader community. What new biological insights would result if any researcher or educator could obtain a current phylogeny linking any given set of taxa?		Phylogenies provide a central conceptual framework for comparative analysis in evolution and ecology, but only rarely do researchers reuse and share them. In fact, the vast majority of published phylogenies are unavailable in a computable format (e.g., because they are published simply as images), and few tools exist to facilitate reuse of phylogenies by the broader community. What new biological insights would result if any researcher or educator could obtain a current phylogeny linking any given set of taxa?

	The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality, addressing a community need for the functionality of Phylomatic (an installable package that offers pruning and grafting of an angiosperm megatree), but implemented as a set of web services providing access to all available megatrees. The Phylotastic project will use available megatrees in the design and implementation of a software system that provides the operations of pruning, grafting, name-~~reconcilation~~, and so on, that are necessary to leverage these megatrees, making the Tree of Life accessible to researchers. The main challenge of the project is to develop this “back-end” functionality. However, in order to show the potential of such a system, and to inspire others to add to the open framework ~~that~~ Phylotastic ~~represents~~, the project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools.		The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality, addressing a community need for the functionality of Phylomatic (an installable package that offers pruning and grafting of an angiosperm megatree), but implemented as a set of web services providing access to all available megatrees. The Phylotastic project will use available megatrees in the design and implementation of a software system that provides the operations of pruning, grafting, name-reconciliation, and so on, that are necessary to leverage these megatrees, making the Tree of Life accessible to researchers. The main challenge of the project is to develop this “back-end” functionality. However, in order to show the potential of such a system, and to inspire others to add to the open framework as which Phylotastic is designed, the project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools.

	This project is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) working group, which aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable evolutionary ~~resources~~. The Phylotastic hackathon is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. While previous NESCent hackathons used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects, the HIP leadership team designed the Phylotastic hackathon so that all participants would be working a coordinated solution to a single problem. Using an open call for participation, the leadership team recruited 19 highly qualified applicants to build Phylotastic at NESCent, June 4 to 8, 2012. A satellite hackathon with a half-dozen additional participants was organized at the University of Idaho.		This project is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) working group, which aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science. The Phylotastic hackathon is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. While previous NESCent hackathons used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects, the HIP leadership team designed the Phylotastic hackathon so that all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution to a single problem. Using an open call for participation, the leadership team recruited 19 highly qualified applicants to build Phylotastic at NESCent, in the week of June 4 to 8, 2012. A satellite hackathon with a half-dozen additional participants was organized at the University of Idaho.

	This talk will describe both the process and the products of the Phylotastic! project. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be use-case examples and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can leverage available megatrees.		This talk will describe both the process and the products of the Phylotastic project. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be use-case examples and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can leverage available megatrees.

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	Making the Tree of Life Phylotastic!		Making the Tree of Life Phylotastic!

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	(add your name and affiliation here in alphabetical order)		(add your name and affiliation here in alphabetical order)
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	* Rutger Vos (NCB Naturalis)		* Rutger Vos (NCB Naturalis)

	Phylogenies provide a central conceptual framework for comparative analysis in evolution and ecology, but only rarely do researchers reuse and share them. In fact, the vast majority of published phylogenies are unavailable in a computable format (e.g., because they are published simply as images), and few tools exist to facilitate reuse of phylogenies by the broader community. What new biological insights would result if any researcher or educator could obtain a current phylogeny linking any given set of taxa?		== abstract ==

	~~The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality, addressing~~ a ~~community need~~ for ~~the functionality of Phylomatic (an installable package that offers pruning~~ and ~~grafting of an angiosperm megatree)~~, but ~~implemented as a set of web services providing access to all available megatrees~~. ~~The Phylotastic project will use available megatrees in~~ the ~~design and implementation~~ of a ~~software system that provides the operations of pruning~~, ~~grafting, name-reconciliation~~, and ~~so on, that are necessary~~ to ~~leverage these megatrees, making~~ the ~~Tree of Life accessible to researchers~~. ~~The main challenge~~ of ~~the project is to develop this “back-end” functionality.~~ However, in order to show the potential of such a system, and to inspire others to add to the open framework as which Phylotastic is designed, the project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools.		Phylogenies provide a central conceptual framework for comparative analysis in evolution and ecology, but only rarely do researchers reuse and share them. In fact, the vast majority of published phylogenies are unavailable in a computable format (e.g., being published simply as images), and few tools exist to facilitate reuse of phylogenies by the broader community. What new biological insights would result if any researcher or educator could obtain a current phylogeny linking any given set of taxa?

	~~This~~ project ~~is being organized by NESCent's HIP~~ (~~Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics~~) ~~working group~~, ~~which aims~~ to ~~use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable informatics resources in evolutionary science~~. The Phylotastic ~~hackathon is~~ the ~~first~~ of ~~3 hackathons planned by HIP. While previous NESCent hackathons used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant~~-~~initiated projects~~, ~~the HIP leadership team designed the Phylotastic hackathon~~ so that ~~all participants would be working towards a coordinated solution~~ to ~~a single problem~~. ~~Using an open call for participation,~~ the ~~leadership team recruited 19 highly qualified applicants~~ to ~~build Phylotastic at NESCent~~, in the ~~week~~ of ~~June 4~~ to 8, ~~2012. A satellite hackathon with~~ a ~~half~~-~~dozen additional participants was organized at the University of Idaho~~.		The Phylotastic project aims to develop an open architecture providing this functionality, addressing a community need for the functionality of Phylomatic (an installable package that offers pruning and grafting of an angiosperm megatree), but implemented as a set of web services providing access to all available megatrees. The Phylotastic project will use available megatrees in the design and implementation of a software system that provides the operations of pruning, grafting, name-reconcilation, and so on, that are necessary to leverage these megatrees, making the Tree of Life accessible to researchers. The main challenge of the project is to develop this “back-end” functionality. However, in order to show the potential of such a system, and to inspire others to add to the open framework that Phylotastic represents, the project also aims to create a few "front-end" tools that create mash-ups and leverage existing visualization tools.

	This talk will describe both the process and the products of the Phylotastic project. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be use-case examples and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can leverage available megatrees.		This project is being organized by NESCent's HIP (Hackathons, Interoperability, Phylogenetics) working group, which aims to use hackathons to augment an emerging network of interoperable evolutionary resources. The Phylotastic hackathon is the first of 3 hackathons planned by HIP. While previous NESCent hackathons used Open Space principles to facilitate multiple participant-initiated projects, the HIP leadership team designed the Phylotastic hackathon so that all participants would be working a coordinated solution to a single problem. Using an open call for participation, the leadership team recruited 19 highly qualified applicants to build Phylotastic at NESCent, June 4 to 8, 2012. A satellite hackathon with a half-dozen additional participants was organized at the University of Idaho.

			This talk will describe both the process and the products of the Phylotastic! project. Key elements of the process include how the community need for Phylotastic was identified, how the organizers recruited participants, and how the participants collaborated before and during the event. The key products to be described will be use-case examples and visualizations illustrating how research scientists can leverage available megatrees.