⏰ [Happening tomorrow] GKS Think Tank

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Beatrice Amos

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Dec 16, 2025, 2:00:16 PM12/16/25
to GA4GH GKS Steering, Work Stream - Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS), GA4GH Variation Representation, GA4GH Variant Annotation, Product - Categorical Variation Representation Specification (Cat-VRS)
Dear all,

Just a quick reminder that the next GA4GH Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Think Tank is happening tomorrow.

This monthly virtual hackathon, led by Kori Kuzma, is a welcoming space to explore new ideas, collaborate with the GA4GH community, and learn more about GKS tools and standards. Whether you’re new or a long-time contributor, we’d love to have you join us!

Meeting details

Wednesday, December 17
2 - 3:50pm ET / 7 - 8.50pm UK

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88124114931?pwd=0vmANZCEDssaWPRtv2KQsiTJ9HA0dw.1

Meeting ID: 881 2411 4931
Passcode: GA4GH

What's on

We'll continue working on the following ongoing projects:
  • VRS in a Box (#25)
    • Featuring work done by David Steinberg and Senkei Umehara
  • Consolidated GKS documentation (#28)
  • Building Bridges: VRS 2.0 ⇔ FHIR R6 translations (#31)
  • Cat-VRS: Adjacency constraint (#51)
New project:
Add PR templates to GKS spec repos (#55)

👉 Leads from each project: if you haven't already, please add what you'd like to accomplish in your respective GH issue. If you have any more ideas that you would like to propose a new project or topic you'd like to learn more about, please submit a new issue here. 

For more details and participation info, visit the GKS Think Tank on GitHub.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Kori at kori....@nationwidechildrens.org.

Best,
Beatrice

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