# Welcome to the BioFabbing Forum

**URL:** <https://forum.hackteria.org/t/welcome-to-the-biofabbing-forum/44>\
**Category:** BioFabbing 2017.May.10-14\
**Created:** [May 1, 2017, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/welcome-to-the-biofabbing-forum/44 "2017-05-01T11:43:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![dusjagr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hackteria.org/dusjagr/32/24_2.png) [@dusjagr](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/dusjagr)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2017, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/welcome-to-the-biofabbing-forum/44/1 "2017-05-01T11:43:31Z")

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Dear BioFabbing Convergors,  
(see our[super interesting list](http://citizensciences.net/biofabbing/people/))

## Welcome

We have invited you all to join this forum to get ready and into a construcive mindset for our upcoming gathering in Geneva (… and beyond).

Our previous communication platforms using [gdocs](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KZMht7ECVp-FEkkomk92Eb9SzOC078e9ZYtlLtD60r4/edit) and/or [slack](https://biofabbing.herokuapp.com/) (and various physical meetings, social media chatboxes, smoke signals and pidgeons) are still working, but we’ll be able to have a much more constructive and visible online collaboration here.

In the days coming up before BioFabbing you will find constant updates about logistics and other information. But even more important is your own contributions!

**We can use the forum to introduce ourselves to each other already.**

## How to set to Maillist Mode (highly advised for the upcoming days)

- Set up as maillist → Go to “Settings” (upper right corner) → select “Maillist mode”  
 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/hackteria/original/1X/97ec925ce2c62fb4f64c38a94c63a7ef7221d456.jpg)

## How to use the Forum:

- There is the main Category for BioFabbing, just add new topics or reply to existing ones.
- We will sort the Tracks and other Workgroups in the Category “Sessions”
- Be nice to each other

## Sessions/Tracks/Panels

We’ll provide more reading materials and related information to prepare for the [scheduled](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vIOT0G0lIHeHUbmmKyh5APyUNvUCqsFB4CH3UgwcdJc/edit#gid=1951363964) tracks. See the dedicated Category:

> **[Sessions](https://forum.hackteria.org/c/biofabbing/sessions/7)**
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> We will use this category to prepare for the pre-scheduled tracks and sessions. See all submitted papers in our gdrive.

## Unconference topic discussions

Additionally everybody is invited to propose in a more structured way topics and experiments to be collobratively worked on throughout the “unconference” part of BioFabbing (see [Schedule](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vIOT0G0lIHeHUbmmKyh5APyUNvUCqsFB4CH3UgwcdJc/edit#gid=1951363964)). We have reserved enough time and space to have very nice and long discussions, also writing up our reflections during BioFabbing.

> [@Unconference Brainstorming](http://forum.hackteria.org/t/unconference-brainstorming/16):
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> We have been collecting ideas on our [Brainstorming gdoc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KZMht7ECVp-FEkkomk92Eb9SzOC078e9ZYtlLtD60r4/edit), and now are using this forum to have more structured discussions. Useful links: [MASTER AGENDA](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-5nKvkL3-N5Tej7Tb1jAczX0UCPyyFCmODtGf137W9c/edit?usp=sharing): Only upload final arrangements!! [Participant List](http://citizensciences.net/biofabbing/people/) collected from all registrations. [Unconference folder](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz6oc5RnJkFGVk1YLUFpbFh2OVE): For additional documents or stand-alone docs for preparation of sessions [General Timetable](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vIOT0G0lIHeHUbmmKyh5APyUNvUCqsFB4CH3UgwcdJc/edit?usp=sharing): To converge the schedules See our living budget [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eB9Wrmyce0d01oSWpkf8hxYARND4rb1-PJ7ZmcUolNg/edit). (Numbers are due to change)

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**Author:** ![dusjagr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hackteria.org/dusjagr/32/24_2.png) [@dusjagr](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/dusjagr)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/welcome-to-the-biofabbing-forum/44/2 "2017-05-01T11:52:06Z")

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