UGM Boston 2012
Overview
Where and when? - ChemAxon's 5th US User Group Meeting will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 25-26th, at the Babson Executive Conference Center.
Monday, 24th Sept afternoon - Markush Forum, a meeting for those who are interested in the development of ChemAxon’s Markush technology and the available content.
Tuesday & Wednesday, 25th-27th Sept - The UGM will include presentations from ChemAxon users, partners and developers with opportunity to network with peers and meet with developers.
Thursday, 27th Sept - Following the UGM program we host the training day that consists of two parallel tracks. The developers' training deals with technical questions, the Application focus training introduces ChemAxon products to end users.
Plenty of opportunities for networking
Speaking to peers and colleagues in addition to the lunches and breaks we have organized social programs to keep the ideas flowing.
Sunday: informal gathering in the bar of the event hotel from 7 pm.
Monday: chat and dinner in Sherborn Inn
Tuesday: Our traditional gala dinner will be served just beside the bowling lanes of the KINGS.
Wednesday: chat and dinner - location to be announced
Markush Forum
Monday September 24th afternoon, preceding the UGM. The Markush Forum provides an opportunity for interested organizations to participate in the further development of ChemAxon’s Markush tools for IP search.
More about the Markush ForumDeveloper training
Thursday September 27th, the UGM will be followed by a dedicated Training day with two parallel tracks: for developers and for end users. The main goal of our technical training is to introduce the new product features and give answers to the questions of how ChemAxon tools can be best integrated in various cheminformatics applications.
More about the developer trainingApplication focus training
Thursday September 27th, the UGM will be followed by a dedicated Training day with two parallel tracks: for developers and for end users. The aim of our Application focus training is to give end users and those new to ChemAxon a handle on basic ChemAxon functionality and how you can interact with it.
More about the application focus trainingOne to one session
We plan to host our traditional one-to-one session in the first break of the UGM, where our users can meet with ChemAxon staff to discuss scientific, technical or business issues. Each major product group will have a discussion table in the break room.
For more details on the topics of the 1-2-1 session please come back later.
ChemAxon Partner participation
ChemAxon technology isn't just available from ChemAxon. On Tuesday September 25th we hold a partners' lightning round session highlighting how our technologies compliment the products and services of our Partners.
Partners' table-top exhibition Throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, partners will be available at exhibition sessions where attendees can meet and find out more about partner products and services.
For more details on partners' participation please contact Erica Del Monaco.
Contact us
If you have any questions, comments or requirements about the ChemAxon UGM feel free to contact János Fejérvári.
Costs
The cost of the 2 day User Group Meeting is $500 for corporate attendees and $250 for academics and non-profit organizations.
For the training day (either/both tracks) the costs are $550 for corporate attendees and $275 for academics. Training attendees can attend either track. The fee for the training day does not include the user group meeting fee.
The cost includes all breaks, lunches and the social programs.
We look forward to welcoming you in September.
Accomodation
Babson Executive Conference Center will host our UGM in Babson Park, near Boston. Note that the hotel tends to be full for September, so please proceed with your room reservation.
Getting there
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Program
We are calling for oral and poster presentations - Register and submit your abstract. Guidance for applicants is available here.
Deadlines:
Oral: submissions deadline June 1st, 2012.
Poster: submissions deadline September 1st, 2012
Markush Forum
September 24th, informal lunch at 12:30 pm, session between 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm.
ChemAxon and Thomson Reuters have formed a partnership to enable storage, search and enumeration of Markush DARC format (VMN), which is used in Thomson Reuters’ Merged Markush Service database - interlinked with DWPI (Derwent World Patent Index) and DCR (Derwent Chemistry Resource).
The Markush Forum provides an opportunity for members of ChemAxon's Markush forum to meet and discuss developments and future directions with ChemAxon Markush search and enumeration technology working on Thomson Reuters MMS content.
Agenda of the Forum:
- Intro from Thomson Reuters and ChemAxon
- Review & discussion of user needs
- Instant JChem Product demo
- Thomson Reuters update on Markush data availability
- How Thomson Reuters extract & create the Markush data
- Overview of recent ChemAxon developments & roadmap
- Discussion on future developments/priorities
Who should attend?
Information Managers, Patent information Specialists, Research Managers concerned with investigation of patent space, Patent Attorneys, Business Intelligence Analysts.
Resources
Developer training
September 27th, approximately between 9:00 am - 4:15 pm. Runs concurrently with the Application Focus training day track.
The main goal of our technical training is to introduce the new product features and give answers to the questions of how ChemAxon tools can be best integrated in various cheminformatics applications
The sessions will be based around Marvin, JChem Base, JChem Cartridge and JChem Web Services.
The training program will involve common problems, different concepts, the ChemAxon's Application Programming Interface (API) and examples to understand how to integrate ChemAxon’s components in discovery pipelines and custom applications. Common problems ranging from basic to more complex scenarios will be explored and solved by Marvin/JChem developers with interactive demonstrations.
Morning session
appr. 9:00 am - 12:15 pm - Introduction into ChemAxon's Marvin Suite
- Structure representation, structure i/o, building molecules
- Break
- Marvin, basic and advanced programming, using applets and beans
- Lunch
Afternoon session
appr. 1:00 pm - 4:15 pm - JChem solutions
- Chemical database concepts, an introduction to JChem Base
- Chemical database programming, examples of JChem Base API and JChem Oracle Cartridge usage
- Break
- JChem Web Services, introduction, concepts, live demo of worked examples
- Closing remarks
101 FAQ's to be answered:
- How are molecular structures represented with focus on implicit and explicit hydrogen atoms and stereo-chemistry?
- How to build molecule from API?
- What are the constituting components of a molecule, reaction?
- How to read and write molecules in various file formats (SDF, Marvin document file)?
- How MarvinView and MarvinSketch can be embedded in an HTML page?
- How to embed Marvin in Swing components (JTable, JFileChooser)?
- How Marvin can be customized in client applications: how to enable/disable tool bars, menu items; how to show/hide hydrogen atoms, labels?
- How to generate images with Marvin?
- How to add custom event handlers to Marvin applications?
- How to add custom templates to the Template Library, or to Advanced Template Toolbar?
- How to create editable molecular tables with MarvinView and MarvinSketch?
- How to change the structure while transfering between the viewer and editor?
- What tools does the Marvin library provide for other specific tasks?
- How are structures stored in the JChem database?
- How to search for molecular structures in chemical databases and how to sort hit lists?
- What are the best approaches to visualize search hits?
- How substructure search is sped up with the use of hashed chemical fingerprints?
- How to fine tune and optimize structural searches?
- How to standardize structures during compound registration and in hit visualization?
- How to write web service clients in PHP, JavaScript, and Python to access JChem Web Services?
- How JChem Web Services provides access to the JChem suite of tools? OR ... to your web applications?
- How JChem Web Services uses SOAP to provide access to the JChem Suite of tools?
Application focus training
September 27th, approximately 9:00 am - 5:30 pm: Runs concurrently with Developer Training Day track
Application focus training is designed mainly for end users (chemists and biologists) and those new to ChemAxon, to get a handle on basic functionality and how you can interact with it. The morning session introduces key technologies and features, it introduces ChemAxon technology in general. The entire afternoon session is dedicated for hands-on training and workshops for advanced and new users too. For more details see the agenda below.
Since the training will have hands-on part you will need to bring your own laptop or let us know if you want to get a loaner for the training day. Also you will need to download and install the recommended software and licenses to your desktop (for the exact details please re-visit this page later). All attendees will get a free license valid for all ChemAxon products. The session starts at 9.00 am but we will be helping attendees set up their machines from 8 am.
Introduction to ChemAxon technologies with Marvin and JChem for Excel hands-on training
The first presentation of this lecture session is designed to introduce beginners or new users to the general capabilities of ChemAxon technologies, focusing on the most commonly used visualization techniques, chemical representations, property predictions, chemical databases and chemical database clients. It is also useful for current users who have not had the advantage of a structured introduction to the general functional expectations of ChemAxon technologies. After the general introduction of our product line we'll have two parallel hands-on training tracks on Marvin Suite and on JChem for Excel.
This lecture explains the usage of ChemAxon’s core technology. The lecture will discuss the chemical structure handling and basic technology from an end uses point of view. The lecture will also explain the various product categories and dependencies.
Basic, advanced features and latest improvements of Marvin are covered.
The hands-on session will provide working exaples for basic and advanced usage of JChem for Excel capabilities.
Advanced usage of ChemAxon technology
This workshop session is designed to continue to elaborate the morning session and provides hands-on experience for not only advanced users but beginners. Moreover, the workshops allow attendees to discuss and find solutions for their specific problems.
Topics such as database management, hierarchical tables, form view design, standardization, structure checking, structure searching, Markush structure searching, Groovy scripting are covered.
Reaction enumeration by Reactor will also be discussed.