Pre-Conference Workshops

Pre-Conference Workshop

Bioinformatics Workshop 

August 26 1 pm – 5 pm

Join fellow Bioinformatics Core leaders and staff for a deep dive into
business strategies specific to computational cores to build sustainable,
high-impact facilities. Key topics include:

• Business & Funding
  Models: Discuss
  charging models, such as hourly, percent-effort, and others, and
  institutional/departmental tolerances for operational deficit.
• Strategic Planning: Conducting needs
  assessments, planning for expansion, infrastructure, data
  storage/management, and right-sizing your core for your institution.
• Demonstrating Value
  Added: Metrics
  for measuring impact and strategies for communicating your core’s value
  and impact on research outcomes.

Engagement: Engaging molecular
cores and integrating bioinformatics throughout the processes–from
experimental design to data generation.

Pre-Conference Workshop

Advanced Business Skills Workshop 

August 26 8:30 am – 5 pm

Join us for the high-demand business skills workshop for shared research
resources (SRRs)! This is the only local chapter workshop where you can get
Advanced Business Skills this year. Key topics include:

• Stakeholder
  Communication: Understand
  and communicate values such as ROI, KPI, to SRR stakeholders.
• Rate Setting &
  Compliance
• Strategic Planning &
  Active Management: 
  practical tools to enable strategic decision-making, improve transparency,
  demonstrate value, and support long-term sustainability of SRRs.
• Marketing Strategies: Target external
  users and industries to work with your SRR.