About every other month, there is a virtual Gen3 Forum for the community of Gen3 developers, operators, sponsors and users of Gen3 data platforms. These events aim to share information about how to set up new Gen3 instances, build a community that can help each other, and create clear paths for support from the Gen3 core development team.
May 1, 3:30-5:00 pm CDT; May 2, 2024, 6:30-8:00am am AEST
Gen3 has released a new frontend for the data portal. In this month's forum, we will walk you through the new features and capabilities and demonstrate how to configure the new frontend. The first portion of the meeting will be led by CTDS Frontend and Visualization Manager, Craig Barnes. Later we will hear from a team of Gen3 operators at the Oregon Health & Science University where they will share their experience of using the updated frontend.
March 20, 3:30-5:00 pm CDT; March 21, 2024, 7:30-9:00 am AEDT
Gen3 is an open-source project and benefits from active community contributions. In this month's forum we will share an updated process for submitting external contributions to the Gen3 source code. By following these guidelines developers will be able to understand submission requirements and it will enable the maintaining organization to efficiently review proposed contributions.
January 24, 3:30-5:00 pm CT; January 25, 2024, 8:30-10:00 am AEDT
We will introduce the 2024 Gen3 Development Roadmap, which will include known current priorities. The first portion of the meeting will include a presentation by Robert Grossman, Director of CTDS. The second portion will include an organized panel discussion by the Gen3 steering committee on the roadmap. Please attend to provide your feedback and help prioritize roadmap items.
November 1, 2023, 3:30-5:00 pm CDT; November 2, 2023, 7:30-9:00 am AEDT
We will introduce the soon-to-be-released Gen3 Frontend Framework, which is a replacement for the current Data Portal. Improvements to the frontend will include simplifying the creation of custom content and integration of 3rd party apps as well as improving upon the performance, deployment, and maintenance of the existing system. Craig Barnes, CTDS Visualization Manager, will speak about the upcoming release.
September 6, 2023, 3:30-5:00 pm CDT; September 7, 2023, 6:30-8:00 am AEST
Gen3 is designed to enable secure and compliant data sharing and analysis for researchers around the world. However, security and compliance can be a complex topic and so we will focus our next event on security best practices. The event will also include experiences from other Gen3 operators on setting up and maintaining a Gen3 Data Commons from a security perspective.
July 6, 2023, 3:30-5:00 pm CDT; July 7, 2023, 6:30-8:00 am AEST
Gen3 supports a flexible graph-based data model, which can be customized for a wide variety of projects and use cases. At this community event we will hear from several data commons operators on how they have created their dictionaries and about any tools or processes they use for updating and configuring them.