= Attendees = * Eric, Elaine, Greg, Scooter, TomG = Agenda = * Funding Update: * DOE ACSR cryoEM proposal * 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 - [https://docs.google.com/documen/d/17qUf02UIClFEmNinBcHIdM920V1ffDemtzmSoePYa7A/edit?usp=sharing 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 [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n-b7aSL5UmEbQRYno3GXO2nyIJDOtaq4LntqhGSctrA/edit description] * Status of job listing - Scooter * How to get the word out: Twitter, Chimera/X mailing lists, registered Chimera users list, other? - All * Do we want a more detailed document for use in targeted advertising instead of the restrictive one required by UCSF HR? - All * Someone needs to take the lead on widely posting this job opening - Eric/Elaine? * Should Greg increase his level of effort for the RBVI? - Greg - 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 - Scooter * Do we need to re-consider our level of involvement in this project? - what are the scientific benefits? - Scooter - what level of funding do we receive? - Scooter - what is the level of enthusiasm of RBVI staff? - All - does this project leverage our expertise? - All * AWS longterm account for VR meetings * 12-month free account will expire Aug 2021 * Review Action Items list below - TomG = Discussion Notes = * ChimeraX release - release candidate 1.2.4 going out today - aim is to make release official by end of May, sooner if possible * New hire resumes - Scooter has not seen resumes yet, probably going to unused ucsf.edu email. - Later today collected 12 resumes, made Google Docs folder for them. * DOE cryoEM machine learning proposal - Submitted today by Alex Aiken and Wah Chiu at Stanford - We were listed at about 1.5 FTE * CZI Essential Software proposal - Put finishing touches on proposal during meeting. - Updated work plan, milestones, staff titles. - Scooter will submit later today. = 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 - TomG * 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