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2nd Open Force Field Workshop

Aug 30-31, 2019 | La Jolla, California

The meeting was open to Consortium members and collaborators, and parts of the meeting were recorded for posting online with accompanying slides. Watch the videos from this workshop on YouTube and access presentation slides on Zenodo.

Please see the full program below:

Agenda

The proposed agenda might be subjected to minor changes before the event.

Day 1 (Aug 30)

Discussion notes for Day 1

TimeEventSpeaker
7.30 - 8.15_ Breakfast _
8.15 - 8.30WelcomeOpenFF PIs
8.30 - 9.15Progress and status for the OpenFF small molecule force fieldVideo
9.15 - 10.00OFF Toolkit Showcase: Current capabilitiesVideo
10.00 - 10.30Discussion of progress and current statusVideo
10.30 - 11.00_ Coffee break _
11.00 - 11.30Parameterization perspective I: Parameterization methodologyVideo
11.30 - 12.00Parameterization perspective II: Property CalculatorVideo
12.00 - 12.15Parameterization perspective III: Data for parameterization and validation - QCArchiveVideo
12.15 - 12.30Parameterization perspective IV: Data for parameterization and validation - Physical propertiesVideo
12.30 - 13.30_ Lunch _
13.30 - 14.30Open discussion of the morning talks: Feedback and outlook for Y2, near-term planning, challengesChair: Mike Gilson
14.30 - 15.15Breakout session I: Force field assessment - physical properties of small moleculesChair: Michael Shirts
14.30 - 15.15Breakout session I: Chemical perception / addition of new parameters / chemical space coverageChair: David Mobley
15.15 - 15.30Breakout session reports
15.30 - 16.00_ Coffee break _
16.00 - 16.45Breakout session II: Force field assessment - protein-ligand free energies - [discussion summary]Chair: John Chodera
16.45 - 17.00Breakout session II: Parameter definition, dataset selection, optimization strategiesChair: Lee-Ping Wang
18.30**_Workshop dinner:_** ** Rock Bottom Brewery**


Day 2 (Aug 31)

Discussion notes for Day 2

TimeEventSpeaker
7.45 - 8.30_ Breakfast _
8.30 - 9.30Advisory Board meeting (closed)
9.30 - 10.15Future parameterization perspective: Plan for Year 2 and beyondVideo
10.15 - 10.45_ Coffee break _
10.45 - 11.30ANI-1 and neural net potentialsVideo
11.30 - 12.30Open discussion: Anticipated next force field development stepsVideo
12.30 - 13.00Concluding remarks and future outlook
13.00 - 14.00_ Lunch _
14.00 - 15.15Free discussion: Short-term and long-term plans for OpenFFConcurrent 1:1 sessions for Partners with J. Wagner
15.15 - 15.45_ Coffee break _
15.45 - 17.00Free discussion: ML perspectives in OpenFFConcurrent 1:1 sessions for Partners with J. Wagner


Day 3 (Sep 1)

Internal OpenFF team discussions and planning session.

TimeEventModerator
8.30 - 9.00_ Breakfast _
9.00 - 10.30Internal organization and project structureKarmen Condic-Jurkic
10.30 - 11.00_ Coffee break _
11.00 - 13.00Roadmap planning and deliverables for Year 2Karmen Condic-Jurkic
13.00 - 14.00_ Lunch _
14.00 - 15.00Summary
15.00 - 17.00Free discussion and departure