@hackseq/hackseqrna_org

I know everyone is pretty swamped (myself included) right now, but we really need to get cracking as this is just over a month away.

Doodle link: https://doodle.com/poll/re8tvck6ihesavbx. Please vote by tonight if you can!

Minutes

Funding

• GenomeBC - got "grant" for catalyst fund
  • need committee of "PIs"
• Google - credits for computation
  • along with ORCA, Canada Computing

Participants

• 186 ppl, but 4 projects
• email list

Team Leads

• consolidating projects
  • Zoom "rooms" to allow TL and participant Q&A - Laura to facilitate
• Jen and Laura to look for people/headhunt
• May 1st for consolidated team leads
  • confirm who is interested
  • recruit new people

Structure

• Hacktoberfest?
• incentivising continuing the project after the hackathon

advertising

• reach back out to mailing list
• social media
• coordinator - Alex
  • tell us who to mail
• Justin - ask GenomeBC to send out ad to rapid-response applicants
• JellyMedia (?) PR firm for press release for projects/hackseq to promote