Workshop Application Form - Bioinformatics.ca

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Workshop Application

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CONTACT INFORMATION

First Name*

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Email*

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CV and Reference Letter Request

Please provide your CV and a reference letter from your supervisor, manager, or mentor for attending your selected workshops. You will not be able to submit an application without these documents.

All applications require a reference letter. The only exceptions is if you are a supervisor or manager handling your own budget. If this applies to you, please upload a note from yourself attesting that this is the case to the Reference Letter field.

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SELECT WORKSHOPS

Select the workshops you would like to apply to:*

When applying to a distributed (multi-location) workshop, please only check the location where you wish to attend.

(2025) Beginner Microbiome Analysis: Vancouver, BC
2 days: May 26, 2025 – May 27, 2025

(2025) Advanced Microbiome Analysis: Vancouver, BC
2 days: May 29, 2025 – May 30, 2025

(2025) Introduction to R: Toronto, ON
2 days: June 23, 2025 – June 24, 2025

(2025) Analysis Using R: Toronto, ON
2 days: June 25, 2025 – June 26, 2025

(2025) RNA-seq Analysis: Edmonton, AB
3 days: July 7, 2025 – July 9, 2025

(2025) RNA-seq Analysis: Ottawa, ON
3 days: July 7, 2025 – July 9, 2025

(2025) Single-Cell RNA-seq Analysis: Edmonton, AB
2 days: July 10, 2025 – July 11, 2025

(2025) Single-Cell RNA-seq Analysis: Ottawa, ON
2 days: July 10, 2025 – July 11, 2025

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WORKSHOP QUESTIONS

Workshop question 1*

In no more than 3 sentences, describe your research project and how attendance in this workshop(s) would assist in this project (e.g. breast cancer data sets, 50 tumors, NGS sequencing, Cancer Genomics workshop will help me determine an analysis pipeline) *

Workshop question 2*

List the bioinformatics software and databases you have used that are relevant to the course(s) you are applying for (max. 500 characters) *

Workshop Question 3*

In no more than 3 sentences, what are your personal expectations? What kind of things would you like to be able to do at the end of the workshop? (max. 500 characters) *

Have you previously participated in a bioinformatics.ca workshop?*

Yes

If yes, please list which workshops you have attended:

Demographics

Capturing this information will help us establish targets, activities and programs that address demographics not adequately represented. Questions in this section are derived from the Canada Research Chair Program’s self-identification questionnaire. The responses collected in this section will only be used to ensure we recruit and train diverse audiences. It will not be distributed or published. If you have any questions or concerns about your participation please contact info@bioinformatics.ca.

Gender*

Gender information will be used for workshop statistics only and will not influence acceptance into the workshop.

Gender-fluid

Man

Non-Binary

Trans man

Trans woman

Two-spirit

Woman

Prefer Not to Answer

Other

Do you identify as Indigenous, that is, First Nation, Métis, or Inuk (Inuit)?*

Yes

Prefer not to answer

Please select the group(s) that you identify with (optional).*

First Nation

Inuit (Inuk)

Métis

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Do you identify as a member of a visible minority in Canada? The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour".*

Yes

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Select the population group(s) you identify with.*

Arab

Black

Chinese

Filipino

Japanese

Korean

Latin American

South Asian (e.g. East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.)

Southeast Asian (including Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai, etc.)

West Asian (e.g. Iranian, Afghan, etc.)

White

Population group not listed above

Prefer not to answer

Other

Note: if you answered “Yes” to question 4.a. (i.e., you are an Indigenous person), select “Population group not listed above”. You can also select from the list any other population group that applies to you.

Do you identify as a person with a disability as described in the Accessible Canada Act?*

Yes

Prefer not to answer

The Accessible Canada Act defines disability as “any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment—or a functional limitation—whether permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders a person’s full and equal participation in society.”

Please select the type(s) of disability that applies to you.*

Communications

Developmental

Dexterity

Flexibility

Hearing

Learning

Memory

Mental-health related

Mobility

Neurodivergence

Pain-related

Seeing

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Other

Personal Information and Consents

Country*

Province/Territory*

Do you require a visa letter of invitation?*

If yes, please email support@bioinformatics.ca now with your date of birth, address, and telephone number.

Yes, and I have emailed support@bioinformatics.ca with the required information

Are you a trainee from a SPP-ARC-membered laboratory?

This is relevant for scRNA Analysis only. SPP-ARC: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/striving-for-pandemic-preparedness/index.html

Yes

Age*

I am 16 years of age or older

Within this workshop class, do you permit CBW to circulate your name and email address to the other workshop participants as part of a workshop contact list?*

Yes

Do you allow CBW to take and post group photos that could include you for promoting the workshops?*

Yes

Do you wish to opt in to being added to the Bioinformatics.ca alumni mailing list? The mailing list is used by Bioinformatics.ca to announce upcoming workshops, and you can unsubscribe from the mailing list at any time:*

Yes

If you have any dietary requirements or restrictions, please list them here.

Code of Conduct

Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops is dedicated to providing a harassment-free learning experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, nationality, religion, or choice of text editor. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any event. Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other attendees. Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Attendees violating these rules may be asked to leave the event at the sole discretion of the conference organizers without a refund of any charge that may have been levied. Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly event for all. This code of conduct is a modified version of that used by Software Carpentry, which uses a modified version of the code used by PyCon, which in turn is forked from a template written by the Ada Initiative and hosted on the Geek Feminism Wiki.

I agree to abide by the above code of conduct*

I agree to abide by the above code of conduct

Current Affiliation

Position/Job Title*

Affiliation*

Academic

Industry

Government

Hospital

Not-for-profit

Other

Are you currently a graduate student, post doctoral fellow or clinical fellow?*

Yes

Institution / Company*

Institution / Company Country*

Department

Skills and Education

Background Major*

Biomedical

Clinical

Engineering

Environmental and Population Health

Health Services

Humanities

Mathematics

Computational Sciences and Statistics

Social Sciences

Other

Degree (Pursuing)*

Degree (Completed)*

Area of Study*

Award Eligibility Criteria & Information

Please scroll down to submit your application to the workshop(s).

Unfortunately you are not eligible to apply for an award. Your “Applicant Information” indicates that you are not attending a Canadian university, college, teaching hospital or not-for-profit research institution and/or that you are not a graduate student, post doctoral fellow, or clinical fellow.

You are eligible to apply for a CBW award.

Note: Only one award type (registration or travel) will be awarded to any individual, so please choose the most appropriate award for your situation. If you are applying to multiple workshops at once and would like your award application to be considered for a particular workshop, mention this in the first field below.

The registration award will cover the registration fee for a workshop.

The travel award will cover the travel and accommodation fees for attendance at a workshop (some restrictions apply). Registration fees will be the responsibility of the participant.

I would like to apply to the following award:*

How will bioinformatics.ca workshops you have applied for benefit both your project and your skills?*

How will the skills gained in the bioinformatics.ca workshops you have applied for benefit your career?*

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