Category Archives: Recent Conferences

Write up of the first day of SMI ELN Conference

By Simon Coles | Published: February 3, 2010
Someone asked about the SMI conference in one of the LinkedIn forums, so I wrote something up – but LinkedIn has limits on how long a message can be so it’ll have to be a post. Some thoughts on the first day of SMI, which I chaired. As a general note, I think it’s important [...]
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Presentation: Survey of the ELN Landscape

By Simon Coles | Published: January 27, 2010
Here’s my presentation on “Surveying the ELN Landscape” from the SMI ELN Conference in London today. Bullet points: Business drivers Comparing the different sectors and disciplines Build or buy? An overview of the solution space Patterns of success There’s a few concepts in here which deserve their own posts (presentations are so useful for stimulating [...]
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“Chairman’s Opening Remarks” from SMI ELN Conference in London

By Simon Coles | Published: January 27, 2010
I’m chairing the first day of the SMI ELN Conference in London today. Which truth be told isn’t something I enjoy but hopefully I can add something. Anyway, you have to give a 10 minute presentation talking about wider industry issues and I thought it was appropriate to draw people’s attention to what’s happening in [...]
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My “Are ELNs doomed?” Presentation at IQPC

By Simon Coles | Published: September 30, 2009
Our marketing dept signed me up to do a presentation to the general session at IQPC in Brussels, with the rather provocative title “Are ELN projects Doomed?”. Um, thanks guys. No real guidance on what to say, but an expectation it will be provocative! I’ve become increasingly concerned that what’s said in public forums (e.g. [...]
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My workshop at IQPC Brussels yesterday

By Simon Coles | Published: September 29, 2009
Jo and I gave a workshop on “ELNs in Biology” which people seem to enjoy. My thanks to the attendees who not only listened to what we had to say but contributed their own expertise and experience too which greatly enriched the experience for all involved. We didn’t know what the attendees were going to [...]
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