Synopsis

     XCMS is becoming a popular platform for LC-MS global metabolomics. To cater to the rising demands of users and developers there will be a XCMS workshop hosted on Sunday just prior to this years ASMS Conference. The XCMS workshop will be on the Sunday 31 May 2009. Currently we are working on the schedual, however a general outline is provided below:

• Overview of XCMS Workshop
• What XCMS was developed for and where it is going
• Switching on - Basic Usage
  
• Parameter settings
• General outline for different instruments
  
• optiminal use of software ie retcor iterations (non-batch mode)
• Retro fitting - Extra's and power users
  
• Understanding the xcmsRaw and xcmsSet objects
  
• Hunting for peaks using xcms
• using methods like plotSurf, plotRaw and plotImage
• Mash ups
• Keeping it OSS
  
• Place on metlinWiki afterward & feature metlinwiki
  
• Latest gadgets - Developments in XCMS
• XCMS2
• development of xcmsFragments
  
• CentWave
  
• Why use it
• Which peak picker for what
• New Retcor & grouping
• Driving the machine - Research using XCMS
• Research Talks

• Open to the floor - Discussion group
  
• Future ideas for XCMS
• Concerns and general discussion
  
• Additions to the Devel group
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     If you would like to come please take the time to sign up, there is no charge for the XCMS workshop. You are welcome to bring a laptop, however it is not nessary. Location in Philadelphia of the workshop will be providedd to the registrants.

Registration is now closed and the course is full. All registrants have recieved emails of time and location. The next XCMS meeting will be in Norwich,UK on July 8th at the Metabomeeting 2009. Material covered on the workshop will be made avaiable online after ASMS.