[GenABEL-dev] Abstract for the EMGM 2014 conference

[L.C. Karssen]

Dear GenABEL devs,

Thank you for the various comments you sent. I have incorporated them,
but also hd to shorten the abstract to 250 words. Please find below the
abstract I submitted.



Best regards,

Lennart.


Title: New software and developments in the GenABEL project

Authors: L.C. Karssen, on behalf of the GenABEL team

Abstract:
In the last year the GenABEL project has seen a considerable number
of improvements. These improvements do not only consist of updates
to the packages in the GenABEL suite, but we also improved the
development process and the way packages are made available to
our users.

We will demonstrate newly implemented features in the GenABEL
suite packages, as well as introduce OmicABEL, a package for rapid
mixed-model based genome-wide association analysis of multiple
traits (for example, metabolomics, glycomics, etc.).

Recently we started using the Jenkins Continuous Integration server
to help us release software of higher quality. Jenkins is a
framework that automatically runs several tests (e.g. static code
analysis, checks for memory leaks) after a new commit to our version
control system. This allows us to detect problems in the code at an
early stage, before they bug the user.

After GenABEL, ProbABEL is the second package that is available as a
Debian package, allowing users of upcoming Debian releases to
install and upgrade ProbABEL with a single command. This also
benefits users of Linux distributions derived from Debian, like
Ubuntu.

In the coming year more packages are expected to be added the
GenABEL suite as well as continued efforts to improve the existing
ones. Moreover, we plan to increase both the ease of installation as
well as the visibility of the GenABEL suite by adding more packages
into both the Debian and Red Hat Linux repositories (as
well as derivatives like CentOS and Scientific Linux).



On 30-01-14 20:28, L.C. Karssen wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> I'm planning to go to the EMGM (European Mathematical Genetics Meeting)
> in Cologne in April. I'd like to present a poster there and wrote the
> abstract below.
> Please let me know any comments or suggestions as soon possible as the
> deadline for abstract submission is tomorrow (Fri 31 Jan).
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Lennart.
>
>
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>   Over the last year the GenABEL project has seen a considerable
>   number of improvements. These improvements do not only consist of
>   updates to the existing packages of the GenABEL suite, but are also
>   manifest in the way the development process is being handled and
>   the way the packages are made available to the users.
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>   On our poster we will demonstrate the newly implemented features in
>   the various packages of the GenABEL suite. We also welcome a new
>   member to the GenABEL family: OmicABEL, a package for rapid
>   mixed-model based genome-wide association analysis of multiple
>   traits (think metabolomics, glycomics, etc.).
>
>   Recently we started using the open source Jenkins Continuous
>   Integration server to help us release software of higher
>   quality. Jenkins is a framework that automatically runs several
>   tests (e.g. static code analysis, checks for memory leaks) for each
>   of our packages. It builds and tests each project after a new commit
>   in our version control system. This allows us to detect problems in
>   the code at an early stage, before they bug the user.
>
>   After the GenABEL package, ProbABEL is the second package that is
>   available as a Debian package. This means that users of upcoming
>   Debian releases will be able to install ProbABEL with a simple click
>   of a button or a single command. Moreover, since many other Linux
>   distributions like Ubuntu and Linux Mint are derived from Debian,
>   users of these distributions automatically benefit as well.
>
>   In the coming year more packages are expected to be added the
>   GenABEL suite as well as continued efforts to improve the existing
>   ones. Moreover, we plan to increase both the ease of installation as
>   well as the visibility of the GenABEL suite by adding more packages
>   into both the Debian and Red Hat Enterprise Linux repositories (as
>   well as derivatives like CentOS and Scientific Linux).
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