seems topical for this list ... -Chris Begin forwarded message: > > > > BSDC 2006 > Bioinformatics Software Development Course > April 18-20 2006 > > Following from the highly successful BSDC 2003/2004 courses, a new > series of courses on 'Bioinformatics Software Development' using > EMBOSS will be held in the training room at The Wellcome Trust > Conference > Centre on April 18-20, 2006. > > The course will give a good introduction to programming in EMBOSS. > By the end of the course you will be experienced in all the steps in > writing a basic bioinformatics application using the EMBOSS > programming libraries. > > The course would suit competent programmers, probably with at least a > couple of years of experience. A reasonable working knowledge of C is > required to get the most out of the course, familiarity with pointers > is helpful but not essential. That said, all are welcome regardless > of background or experience. > > Places are limited so please email Liz Ford (ford at ebi.ac.uk) to > register > as soon as possible. > > We do not make a profit on the course but must charge #125 / person > (for the 3-days) to recover some of our costs. > We are unable to take credit card payments. The preferred method > of payment is by cheque made payable to 'Industry Workshops'. > If you wish to pay in cash or by bank transfer please contact Liz Ford > (ford at ebi.ac.uk) > > To read more about the course see > http://emboss.sourceforge.net/developers/developers_course/ > To read more about EMBOSS see > http://emboss.sourceforge.net/ > > To register: > email Liz Ford (ford at ebi.ac.uk) > with your full name, address, phone number > You will then receive an email back confirming your registration or > not. > Please note, as mentioned before, places are limited so not all > registrations > will be successful. > > For further information > email Jon Ison (jison at ebi.ac.uk)