From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Tue Oct 6 14:37:00 2015 From: "David Deng dengw2##gmail.com" To: CCL Subject: CCL: Call for Abstracts: Tomayto vs. Tomahto: Overcoming Incompatibilities Message-Id: <-51804-151006103419-3348-98BATifLAWO6+3brC2uz7g^_^server.ccl.net> X-Original-From: "David Deng" Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 10:34:18 -0400 Sent to CCL by: "David Deng" [dengw2[*]gmail.com] Call for Abstracts: Tomayto vs. Tomahto: Overcoming Incompatibilities in Scientific Data Organized by David Deng Description: We are now accepting submission of abstracts for consideration for an ACS Division of Chemical Information (CINF) Symposium at the ACS Spring 2016 Meeting in San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2016. We live in a time when the amount of scientific data grows rapidly. Computer hardware is getting faster by the minute; software algorithm is becoming smarter; advancement in laboratory technologies allows us to explore new chemical spaces; scientific literature is being digitalized for easier access... All these improvements has resulted in greater scientific data collection. However, a lack of industry standard, hardware/software incompatibilities, incorrect and duplicate data, etc. also make the analysis more and more challenging. This symposium will focus on current challenges and developments in dealing with data incompatibilities. Related research topics include, but not limited to: 1. Data incompatibility caused by differences in hardware and software, e.g. migration from legacy systems to new systems. 2. The importance of industry standard for scientific data. 3. Curating and validating large databases, to remove incorrect data point and avoid duplicates. 4. The advantages and disadvantages of open source vs. proprietary. 5. Collaboration within the scientific community in dealing with data compatibility. Format: Oral presentations will be 25-30 minutes, including time for questions. The deadline for submitting an abstract for consideration is Oct. 12th, 2015. Abstracts may be submitted via: http://maps.acs.org Please contact the organizer, David Deng (dengw2- -gmail.com) if you have any questions.