Category:Newsletter

From VectorBase Development

The Newsletter category is a placeholder for all things related to the VectorBase newsletters.

• Mailman distribution is through the newsletter@vectorbase.org list
• Discussion about each newsletter release is stored in the associated Discussion page.
• Ideas and suggestions for future newsletters are welcome (send them to everyone mail address)
• Offical page of the Help Wiki: http://www.vectorbase.org/Help/Newsletter

In the next newsletter [February/March 2009]:

• New Compara [EBI]
• Ixodes and Pediculus genome browser [EBI]
• Updates of Aedes and Anopheles [EBI]
• Expression summary (DAS) [Imperial] - ???? Went out in the News Items and Forum beginning of December. Text:

   • Gene expression
  We are now providing a text summary of the gene expression data directly on GeneView pages in the VectorBase genome browser.
  Look for the new panel in the "Gene DAS Report" section for Anopheles gambiae and Aedes aegypti. 
  If you are looking at an Anopheles gene you are likely to see some recent added data from the M and S form expression study 
  by Cassone et al. (PMID: 18430144).

• Outreach/tutorials [someone else than EBI or Imperial!]
• Feedback on VB - survey participation [EBI] - if green light from NIH

  • VectorBase survey
  VectorBase has been existing for several years now and we would like to know how we  are performing. 
  We have prepared an on-line survey   [link] - it takes only 10 minutes to fill in and will help us to improve 
  our services for the community. We would be very grateful if you could spare a few minutes to answer our questions. 

• VectorBase in the news - mention Nature paper on Biocuration [EBI]

At some point in the future:

• Blast revamp (EST blast)

Newsletter Editors - instruction manual

• Decide on some topics + on the 'VectorBase tip top' and e-mail the VB group to get their opinion/more ideas,
• Decide who'll be writting what - usually the group producing the data/tool writes about it,
• E-mail the people who will be writting, giving them a deadline - usually people stick to it.
• Create the Newsletter, using the .doc version of the previous one (December one available here ),
  • So far we've always used Word but you are welcome to try anything else (Open Office...),
  • Update the Header (just change the month/year),
  • Make sure the font (type+size+bold/italic) are consistent with the previous Newsletters,
  • Newsletter in 1 or 2 pages depending on the number of items,
  • Create a note at the bottom, for the links,
  • It can be a pain to have everything sticking to 2 columns.... swearing, in any language, is allowed.
  • The .doc version is only for editing purpose, don't send it to anyone !
• Transform in pdf [you should be able to do it from Word],
• Send it to the VB mailing list for approval (with deadline!), when OK,
• Send the final pdf version to Greg Madey who will add the link (unless you can do it yourself - the EBI version of Acrobat Reader doesn't allow it) - he usually does it quickly.
• Update the Wiki and create an HTML version of the Newsletter,
  • ...again, use the previous Newsletter as a template on how to do it. Should mainly be copy/paste. The most annoying is creating a header of the correct size. I copy/paste the Header of the word document in Photoshop and reduce the image by half or a quater (you have to try!). Ask Dan if you can't do it.
• Send to the VB newsletter mailing list,
  • Use the previous Newsletter announcement as a support for the new e-mail (or write a new one if you feel like it),
  • You might not be allowed to e-mail the Newsletter list, ask Dan to do it or to allow you.
• E-mail NotreDame so they update the main page of the website (update the 'VB Newsletter' section on the right hand side),
• Add a News item,
• Add a Forum item,
• You're done!

Articles in category "Newsletter"

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• Newsletter 1 2007-09
• Newsletter 2 2007-12