Dear all, herewith we would like to announce the following Bio-NMR workshop: Automating NMR workflows: Introduction to python programming Python is a very powerful programming/scripting language that has become popular in structural biology and NMR, and is often used in small scripts as well as in larger software packages like ARIA and Sparky. A major advantage of python is that it is easy to learn and use by non-programmers, and helps speed up time consuming tasks e.g. when handling of large amounts of data. This workshop is an introduction into python programming using a common application in Bio-NMR, and gets participants up to a level of programming that will improve their performance in their research. Workshop outline The first 2 days of the 4-day workshop will get you started with python programming and result in a fully functional script for a real life application: The conversion from CYANA distance restraints to XPLOR distance restraints. It consists of lectures that introduce you to basic python programming concepts, such as • preparation of the programming environment • where to search for information • an introduction to Python basics, with topics like text manipulation, file handling etcetera which are directly applied to build the CYANA to XPLOR conversion script. During day 3 and 4 participants will practice their knowledge on an application of their own choice, that will help speed up their research directly. Date: August 28-31, 2012 Location: Spronk NMR Consultancy, Vilnius, Lithuania Information and signup: Workshop page Who can apply? The workshop is open to applicants working in EU-member states or in EU associated countries. Fees and reimbursements Bio-NMR offers the workshop for free for 6 selected participants from non-profit institutes and provides a reimbursement of up to €475 to cover their travel and accommodation costs. Value Added Tax is excluded from reimbursement. To be eligible for free participation and reimbursement, applicants must send a Curriculum Vitae, with research interests and a short letter of motivation. Details on the selection procedure are available on the workshop announcement page. Applicants that have not been selected for the free participation, and applicants from for-profit institutes, may take part at a special fee of €200 (non-profit) and €400 (for-profit). Kind regards, Chris ********************************************************** Dr. Chris Spronk Director - UAB "Spronk NMR Consultancy" Palangos gatvė 4 LT-01402, Vilnius Lithuania E [log in to unmask] W www.spronknmr.eu W www.spronk3d.com W www.pythoncourses.com **********************************************************