tags: Tuesday —

2026-02-24

Attending: Will, Dom, Frances, Petr, Khaled, Tom, Damien, Seb, Kevin, JM, Andreas, Tiago, Joel, Melissa,

Start: 2:00 pm UK

Accepting minutes from last meeting

(2-3 minutes each)

IDR (Frances)
- We had some issues with idr-next. Spun up a new one
- Plan to do a software-only release of searchengine and BioFile Finder
- Then follow-up with new data release
OMERO
- OMERO.web: no updates this week
- Seb: OMERO.server 5.6.17 released last week
- Roadmap
  - OMERO.insight: packaging work required before release
  - Monthly open PR review just now. Not too many open PRs now
  - Blog post announcing upcoming Java requirement - draft in a week or so
  - OMERO.server release including Bio-Formats 8.5.0 ? Aim to release ahead of OME meeting in April
Bio-Formats (Melissa)
- next release timetable to be decided next week
NGFF
- Will: working on v0.6dev3 in validator.
- Tiago: Johannes away this week. PR review meeting on Tues 3rd
- Damien: Chris B has been looking at Zip alternatives for RFC9
GerBI
- Damien: working on Java support in LinkML. Aim to release this week
Glencoe
BioVisionCenter
- Joel: Zarr open call tomorrow https://www.biovisioncenter.uzh.ch/en/events/Upcoming-Events/obpm-feb-2026.html
Community
- Outreach on 27th March - Harvard one day online workshop 9-5 (east coast)
- OME meeting - registration is full. Many interested people not yet registered
- ELMI meeting in Portugal.

(5 min. max; tech. Discussion should be highlighted to relevant people and rescheduled)

(20-25 minutes plus 15 minutes questions max)