Attendees

• Eric, TomG, Elaine, Greg, Scooter, TomF

Agenda

• Nail down firm ChimeraX 1.2 release date
  • Needs to occur prior to submission of R01 RPPR annual report on 5/17, otherwise it looks bad
  • (4 releases described in last year's report, but only 2 so far this funding year)
• Funding Update:
  • DoD ACSR cryoEM proposal due to Stanford C&G by May 7th - TEF
  • CZI Essential Software proposal, due May 19 - Scooter
    • avoid any changes to license at this point; tell CZI our license is type "other"
  • R01 renewal, due July 5, 2021
    • draft research plan is in Google Docs
    • Specific Aims to be enumerated after Research Plan is more developed
    • discuss status and writing assignments - All
  • NTT Data - ​task order
    • does the contract need to be modified given the Adams R24 OS that was submitted to NIH?
  • Adelson grant status report - Scooter
• New hire job ​description
  • Status of job listing
  • How to get the word out: Twitter, Chimera/X mailing lists, registered Chimera users list, other?
  • Do we want a more detailed document for use in targeted advertising instead of the restrictive one required by UCSF HR?
  • Someone needs to take the lead on widely posting this job opening - Eric/Elaine?
  • Should Greg increase his level of effort for the RBVI?
    • Pro: plenty of ChimeraX work to do
    • Con: may burn intra-departmental bridges with other PIs and eliminate future support opportunities if funding pressures occurs in the future (i.e., fewer eggs in the basket)
• SPOKE:
  • Status report
  • Do we need to re-consider our level of involvement in this project?
    • what are the scientific benefits?
    • what level of funding do we receive?
    • what is the level of enthusiasm of RBVI staff?
    • does this project leverage our expertise?
• Review Action Items list below

Discussion Notes

• (to be filled in after the meeting - TomG)

Action Items

• Create tutorial for putting model on web page - TomG
• Summarize Phenix R24 ChimeraX aims to avoid conflict with R01 proposal - TomG
• Buy Mac Mini with Apple Silicon and KVM switch for TomG - TomF
• Figure out what additional plato directories need backup - Scooter
• Set up 2-factor authentication for hal2 vpn - Scooter
• Document new vpn setup on Linux - Scooter