Scenario

All long term milestones have passed; we're now working from the detailed scenario (excel sheet below); will be continuously updated See for passed milestones below: Milestones]

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Speaker Details can be found here: CytoRetreat2007SpeakerDetails

Milestone 7: Two weeks before D-day

Date: October 22 - 2007

Issues to complete

Issue

Who

Check

Create speaker pack: SpeakerPack.doc

Guy

done

Arrange lunches for dev-team

Monique

done

Reserve lunch for board

Monique

done

Check congress rooms / facilities

Piet

done

Approach journalists of science pages of dutch newspapers

Piet

Inform the AMC congress organization/catering about estimated attendance(10th oct +/- 200 estimate; 26th exact numbers

done

Check demo presenters about their presentation

Guy

done

Arrange wireless facilities; Rob Verkerk arranges wireless; make appointment

Piet

In progress

Ask the Movies / Walking tour for evening 7th (evening program day 3)

Piet/Monique

done

Arrange van Gogh for (evening program day 5)

Piet/Monique

done

Arrange someone to collect speakers from airport(?)

Create list for conf dinner

Piet

done

Send invitations for conf dinner to guests(mail)

Piet/Guy

done

Find gifts for speakers developers (Mug, shirt, jenever, )

Piet/Monique

done

Order gifts for speakers developers

Piet

done

Update site: pdfs program/directions/maps + speaker abstracts + plugin descr

Piet

done

Test teleconf tool Unilever in L01-252

Test wireless in rooms

Arrange drinks etc in SAB-Board meeting room L01-252

done

Arrange drinks etc for after Dev sessions

done

Milestone 8: One week before D-day; Final announcement

Date: October 29 - 2007

Issues to complete

Issue

Who

Check

Send list of speakers info to congress registration; include days attending

Piet

done

Send list of AMC aides to congress registration; include days attending: require badges

Piet

done

Create an exact timetable scenario for the retreat days

done

Inform AMC aides about what to do

done

Milestone 9: Arrival organization

Date: November 3 - 2007

Issues to complete

Issue

Who

Check

Arrange welcoming notes in hotels (at least for speakers); include programme, maps, transport tickets

Copy program, abstract book (?)

done

Arrange direction signs

done

Milestone 10:Start retreat

Date: November 5 - 2007

Issues to complete

Issue

Who

Check

Print scenario for organization (incl phone-nrs etc)

Flowers in congress room


====Passed Milestones====

Finished issues per May 30 2007:

Milestone 1: First announcement-> FINISHED

Date: July 2 - 2007 (postponed from June 11 - 2007)

Issues to complete

Issue

Who

Check

Set up account

Annette,Guy (Louis)

Done

Send invoice to Janette Jones (Unilever HPC)

Piet

Louis is sending

Send invoice to Unilever SEAC

Guy/Piet

Louis is sending

Send invoice to Agilent

Annette/Piet

Louis is sending

Finish website

Piet

Done

Compile mail-lists

Piet/Annette/Guy

Done

Mail Benno and Andreas Beyer for mail-lists

Piet

Done

Prepare internal announcement AMC (yellow pages)

Piet

Done

Milestone 2: Second announcement; opening registration -> FINISHED

Date: August 13 - 2007 (postponed from July 9/26 - 2007)

Issues to complete

Issue

Who

Check

Decide on congress fee -> return order to Gijs van den Broek

Piet/Guy

Done; have Rogier sign

Fill out form for registration site (send back to Vanessa de Groot) RegistrationCommentsForm.doc

Piet

Done

Registration site complete (note: special diets(?))

Piet/Gijs

Done

Create/send opening registration pdf

Piet

Done

Ask Trey as Master of Ceremony

Guy

Done

Include Google maps to site

Piet

Done

Check invoices sent to Unilever/Agilent

Annette

Done

Pre-reserve hotel rooms at the Doelen

Piet

Done

Pre-reserve hotel rooms(Rai Reservation Hotel link) for last-minute deciders

Monique

Done

Arrange announcement posters for ISMB Vienna (Note: before July 20th)

Piet

Done

Finalize social program

All

Done

Get speakers for demo/training session programme

Guy

Done: Guy, Andrew, Yvette(?)

Milestone 3: Third announcement; program complete

Date: October 1 - 2007 postponed from September 12

Issues to complete

Issue

Who

Check

Draft a programme/abstract book include plan AMC

Piet

Done

Add to site: things todo links; amsterdam pass; restaurant suggestions

Piet

Done

Add 'nice'/cheap hotel links

Monique/Piet

Done

Include link to retreat site on other sites (suggestions Gary, University Hospitals)

Titles/Abstracts from speakers

Guy

Done

Approach plugin developers for presentation (Plugin Demos])

Piet

Done now 17!

Reserve for conference dinner

Monique

Done

Reserve for boat-trip (and catering)

Monique

Done

Find abstract/paper document case for attendees

Piet/Monique

Done

Ask someone for opening congress; Louise Gunnink; president AMC?

Piet/Rogier

Arrange welcome in Amsterdam City Hall

Piet

Skipped

Create presskit on retreat

Annette

In progress: Cytoscape QandA

Include link to newssites: Bioinform/Genomeweb (depends on presskit)

Annette

Brighten site with images (http://www.amsterdamimage.com/main.php)||Piet

Create program poster

Piet/Eelco

Done

List Dutch institutes; spread posters

Piet

Done

Spread posters over local institutes in Amsterdam

Piet

Done

Setup draft version of dev-retreat days programme; ask feedback of Mike/Trey

Mike

Done

Decide upon facilities for the demo/training session programme

Piet/Guy

Done

Send invoice to NBIC

Piet

Done (Louis has info)

Send additional sponsor letters to dutch organizations

Piet

Skipped

Milestone 4: One month till D-Day

Date: October 5 - 2007

Issues to complete

Issue

Who

Check

Arrange guest-maps from Amsterdam

Piet

Ordered

Get reprints of Nature protocols paper (to hand out in Attendee package)

Annette(?)

Skipped

Order abstract/paper document case for attendees

Piet

Done

Milestone 6: Three weeks till D-day

Date: October 15 - 2007

Issues to complete

Issue

Who

Check

Deadline for programme/abstract book include plan AMC

Piet

Done

Inform plugin presenters about their presentation

Piet

Done

Resumes on speakers for site/announcement pdf

Guy

Done

Check wireless in congress hall (phone Ad: 8158805)

Piet

Done

Send list of Exempt fee people to congress registration

Piet

done

Arrange someone to take care of technicalities during retreat

Piet

From AmcHumangenetics; Done

Arrange someone in charge of emergencies

Piet

Done

Call de Jaren for meet and greet (evening program day 1)

Piet/Monique

Done

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