[Open Babel] Last chance to apply to attend Open Babel users' workshop

[Noel O'B. <bao...@gm...>]

Apply before April 22nd to attend the 2nd Open Babble
(http://openbabel.org/wiki/2nd_Open_Babble), a hands-on Open Babel
workshop presented by Open Babel developers Chris Morley, Tim
Vandermeersch and Noel O'Boyle. This will take place on July 5-6 2011
at the Unilever Centre in the Dept of Chemistry, University of
Cambridge, UK.

This is the first ever users' workshop for Open Babel, one of the most
widely used cheminformatics toolkits. Open Babble presents a unique
opportunity to learn how to make the most of Open Babel, whether you
are interested in using for converting file formats, writing scripts
to analyse molecular structures, or developing your own chemistry
software.

The workshop will start on the afternoon of the 5th July, and finish
on the evening of the 6th. The exact topics covered will depend on the
attendees’ interests but will include some or all of the following:

    * Exploiting the Open Babel command line for fast searching and
filtering of molecular databases
    * How to get the most from the Open Babel GUI
    * Getting started with Python scripting for chemistry
    * Compiling C++ programs that use Open Babel
    * Writing a new plugin for Open Babel
    * How to create a user-defined molecular fingerprint
    * Combining Open Babel with other Open Source cheminformatics toolkits

To apply, visit the workshop website at:
    http://openbabel.org/wiki/2nd_Open_Babble

Regards,
   Noel O'Boyle (on behalf of Open Babble organisers)