Meeting notes Dec 13

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+# QC working group teleconference 13 December 2024
+
+- Chris Bielow
+- Wout Bittremieux
+- Julian Uszkoreit
+- Mathias Walzer
+
+---
+
+## In-person mzQC meeting
+
+**January 15–17, 2025** has been selected for the in-person meeting in Antwerp, Belgium.
+
+Schedule:
+
+- Tuesday, January 14: Arrival
+- Wednesday, January 15: Meeting from 9:00 to 17:00
+- Thursday, January 16: Meeting from 9:00 to 17:00
+- Friday, January 17: Meeting from 9:00 to 12:00, followed by lunch and departures
+
+Travel arrangements: Wout has sent information to book travel and accommodation via email. Please book your travel prior to the holidays.
+
+General meeting preparations:
+
+- Wout to establish a centralized Google Drive for dataset sharing.
+- Ensure all attendees have access to required resources (e.g., visitor accounts for meeting facilities).
+
+## Use cases and action items
+
+**Use case 1: Outlier detection**
+
+- MTb data available from a previous publication.
+- Wout to finalize a Python script for conversion to mzQC and prepare the dataset for outlier detection analysis.
+
+**Use case 2: Longitudinal analysis**
+
+- Dataset: QCloud data.
+- Action:
+    - Matthias to confirm the format (qcML or other) and convert the dataset to mzQC if required.
+    - Wout to follow up with CRG collaborators regarding potential attendance and data sharing.
+
+**Use case 3: Lipidomics data**
+
+- Decision pending input from Nils regarding the best dataset for batch effects analysis.
+- Action: Wout to email Nils for dataset preparation and ensure readiness for the meeting.
+
+**Use case 4: Mass spectrometry imaging**
+
+- Collaboration with external partners (Theodore Alexandrov).
+- Action: Wout to email collaborators to discuss progress and potential integration.
+
+## pymzqc
+
+Validator updates:
+
+- Discussion on automating the deployment of validator updates via GitHub actions.
+- Issue: The current system doesn't display the validator version clearly.
+- Action:
+    - Explore adding a feature to report active versions in outputs.
+    - Allocate time during the January meeting to work on validator improvements.
+
+pymzQC release:
+
+- Matthias shared progress on functionality updates.
+- Pending: Resolving documentation issues and transitioning the PyPi account to personal.
+
+## CV term requests
+
+Julian's contributions:
+
+- Submitted multiple CV term requests.
+- Agreement to review and discuss offline or during the next meeting to prioritize contentious terms.