The 2024 CWL Conference will be held in Amsterdam from the Wednesday 15 May to Friday 17 May!
The conference talks will be shared in the CWL Matrix room. This means presenters and participants may choose to attend in-person event or engage remotely.
There will also be an in-person training event on Tuesday 14th of May
For those in different timezones, we will have two four-hour online-only presentations with Q&As the week before. These will span from Wednesday 8 May to Friday 10 May.
Submissions are open and will close on Sunday, March 24, 2024.
Join us for the 4th annual CWL Conference & 10th Anniversary Celebration 🎉 🥳!
Registration
Registrations for attendance and will close on Tuesday, April 30, 2024!
Please fill out the Registration Form, to register your attendance. You will get an automatic email confirming your form has been received.
You will need to register your attendance regardless of if you wish to attend in person or virtually!
Key Dates
- Mar 24th → Submissions close
- Apr 22nd → Video presentations due
- Apr 30th → Registrations close
- May 9th - 11th → Online talks in various timezones
- May 14th → In-person training held in Amsterdam, NL
- May 15th - 16th → Hybrid Conference in Amsterdam, NL
- May 17th → Hackathon
Training Workshop Sign Up
IN-PERSON TRAINING WORKSHOP SIGNUP IS NOW AVAILABLE
Please fill out the following form if you would like to attend.
The in-person training workshop will take place at VU Amsterdam. Room number TBC
The Common Workflow Language (CWL) project originated from the conversations at the 2014 Bioinformatics Open Source Conference CodeFest. CWL is a well-known and advocated standard for describing how to run command line tools and connect them to create workflows. The CWL annual conference was first held online in 2021. It has since been held online and hybrid mode in the past two years.
Building on the experience from the past, the CWL 2024 conference will be hosted as a hybrid event in the Netherlands and online. The conference will feature contributed talks from speakers, vendor presentations, training sessions, and a hackathon / collaboration-fest. There will also be many networking opportunities at the conference.
The conference organising committee will invite abstracts from any discipline. The target audiences for this conference include existing or potential CWL users, research software engineers, and workflow engine developers. We aim to provide immersive learning opportunities and stimulating environment for individuals from varying background and interests.
Moreover, our conference is dedicated to fostering inclusiveness, urging active involvement, and welcoming contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds. Collectively, we aim to create a collaborative and supportive environment that fosters the development of ideas and solutions.
Submissions for presentations are now open and will close on Sunday, March 24, 2024! Video presentations will be due Monday, April 22, 2024.
If you submit an expression of interest to give a talk, we will let you know what session you have been allocated along with the duration of your talk as soon as possible.
Do not forget to also separately register your attendance. To contact the conference organisers, please email: conference@commonwl.org
Week 1
Session 1 (Online only)
Wednesday 8 May
Americas friendly time
A four-hour online conference session for those in Europe, Americas, Middle East, and Africa. The session time for your timezone can be found below.
| Date | Time Zone | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 8 May | Pacific Daylight Time | 08:00 - 12:00 |
| Wednesday 8 May | Eastern Daylight Time | 11:00 - 15:00 |
| Wednesday 8 May | UTC Time | 15:00 - 19:00 |
| Wednesday 8 May | Central European Summer Time | 17:00 - 21:00 |
Session 2 (Online only)
Thursday 9 May / Friday 10 May
APAC-Americas Friendly time
A four-hour online conference session for Asia-Pacific / Americas timezones.
The session time for your timezone can be found below.
| Date | Time Zone | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 9 May | Pacific Daylight Time | 16:00 - 20:00 |
| Thursday 9 May | Eastern Daylight Time | 19:00 - 23:00 |
| Friday 10 May | Japanese Standard Time | 08:00 - 12:00 |
| Friday 10 May | Australian Eastern Standard Time | 09:00 - 13:00 |
Week 2
CWL Training event (Amsterdam only)
Tuesday 14 May
13:00 - 17:00 Central European Summer Time (Separate signup, limited room)
Session 3 (Amsterdam / Online hybrid)
Wednesday 15 May
APAC-EMEA Friendly time
This session will both be in-person in Amsterdam and online.
| Date | Time Zone | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 15 May | UTC Time | 06:30 - 10:30 |
| Wednesday 15 May | Central European Summer Time | 08:30 - 12:30 |
| Wednesday 15 May | Japanese Standard Time | 15:30 - 19:30 |
| Wednesday 15 May | Australian Eastern Standard Time | 16:30 - 20:30 |
Session 4 (Amsterdam / Online hybrid)
Wednesday 15 May
EMEA Friendly time
This session will both be in-person in Amsterdam and online.
| Date | Time Zone | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 15 May | US Eastern Daylight Time | 07:30 - 11:30 |
| Wednesday 15 May | UTC Time | 11:30 - 15:30 |
| Wednesday 15 May | Central European Summer Time | 13:30 - 17:30 |
| Wednesday 15 May | Japanese Standard Time | 20:30 - 00:30 |
Session 5 (Amsterdam / Online hybrid)
Thursday 16 May
APAC-EMEA Friendly time
This session will both be in-person in Amsterdam and online.
| Date | Time Zone | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 16 May | UTC Time | 06:00 - 10:00 |
| Thursday 16 May | Central European Summer Time | 08:00 - 12:00 |
| Thursday 16 May | Japanese Standard Time | 15:00 - 19:00 |
| Thursday 16 May | Australian Eastern Standard Time | 16:00 - 20:00 |
In-person small groups
(Amsterdam only)
Thursday 16 May
09:00 - 17:30 Central European Summer Time
Co-working / Hackathon
(Amsterdam only)
Friday 17 May
09:00 - 17:30 Central European Summer Time
Directions
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Location of VU Amsterdam on Google Maps
Health and Safety
The event has a Health and Safety policy (inspired by publichealthpledge.com).
The policy comprises the following components:
- In-person participants will be required to wear a FFP3 face mask.
- Any scheduled meals and coffee breaks will be outside.
- Attendees will be expected to perform a rapid COVID-19 test prior to participating each day.
- The CO2 level in the rooms will be monitored to ensure good ventilation (PPM under 1000).
If the policy changes it is only strengthened - never weakened - between the event's announcement and the event itself.
Code of Conduct
This event will be held in accordance with the CWL Code of conduct.
The CWL Project is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, age, race, or religion.We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.
This code of conduct applies to all CWL Project spaces, including the Google Group, the Matrix chat room, the Google Hangouts chats, both online and off.
Anyone who violates this code of conduct may be sanctioned or expelled from these spaces at the discretion of the leadership team.
For more details, see our Code of Conduct.
