Nextflow Open Session >>> Tunisia Joins the Flow!
The Nextflow Open Session, held online on February 27, 2025, was organized by the Nextflow Ambassadors to introduce the principles of scalable and reproducible data workflows using Nextflow to the Tunisian research community.
The event aimed to raise awareness about the benefits of workflow management in bioinformatics and to demonstrate how Nextflow simplifies the automation of complex data analyses through a simple example run.
- Event Overview: An introductory online session focused on explaining the foundations and use cases of Nextflow.
- Date: February 27, 2025 (Online)
- Organized by: Nextflow Ambassadors : Firas Zemzem and Houcemeddine Othman
- Participation: 51 participants registered, representing students, researchers, and professionals interested in workflow automation and reproducible science.
- Highlights: Introduction to Nextflow, a live example run, and an engaging discussion about integrating Nextflow into Tunisia’s growing bioinformatics community.
This session marked an important step in building Tunisia’s presence within the global Nextflow community. It reflected the growing enthusiasm for open science, reproducibility, and collaborative learning in computational biology.
Nextflow Open Session - Event Poster
Participant Countries - Graph
🌍 Participant Countries
| Country | Count |
|---|---|
| Tunisia 🇹🇳 | 39 |
| Philippines 🇵🇭 | 1 |
| Bangladesh 🇧🇩 | 1 |
| Libya 🇱🇾 | 1 |
| Egypt 🇪🇬 | 1 |
| New Zealand 🇳🇿 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 | 1 |
| Algeria 🇩🇿 | 1 |
| Canada 🇨🇦 | 2 |
| India 🇮🇳 | 1 |
| United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | 1 |
| South Africa 🇿🇦 | 1 |
Total Participants: 51 | Countries Represented: 12
Participant Backgrounds
The session attracted a diverse group of participants from academia, research institutions, and the biotechnology industry. This diversity fostered engaging discussions and knowledge exchange on workflow management in bioinformatics.
Official Announcement on LinkedIn: Nextflow Open Session Post