# Community Meetings

Join the LinkML community for regular sessions featuring presentations on LinkML applications, best practices, and community projects. The community meeting is hosted on the third Thursday of the month 8:00 AM PT / 4:00 PM UTC.


## Organizers
[Kevin Schaper](https://tislab.org/members/kevin-schaper.html), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br>
[Corey Cox](https://tislab.org/members/corey-cox.html), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br>
[Sierra Moxon](https://berkeleybop.org/people/sierra-moxon/), Lawernce Berkeley National Laboratory <br>
[Sarah Gehrke](https://tislab.org/members/sarah-gehrke.html), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br>

## What to present at a Community meeting?
Contact Sarah Gehrke on [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/obo-communitygroup/shared_invite/zt-1oq48ttk7-kKo0i6TwntYtAq~Jcjjg4g) and they can help get you on the schedule!

## Helpful links
- [Community Meeting Agenda](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MStpDyh9LOZYJTjLtnpOsNYc3HaeU-bz0CHAI9xOjfQ/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.6sqkx1xhumse): In this document you can find the zoom link to join the monthly call as well as recordings of previous sessions.
- As of 2026, community calls are recorded and uploaded to the [LinkML Youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@LinkML-org) to view anytime.

## Schedule

| Date | Presenter 1	| Topic 1	| Presenter 2	| Topic 2 |
| :---: | :---: | :---: | :----: | :---: |
| March 19, 2026 | Chris Mungall | [Term validator](https://github.com/linkml/linkml-term-validator) and [Valuesets](https://github.com/linkml/valuesets) |  |  |
| February 19, 2026 | David Linke | [linkml-project-copier](https://github.com/linkml/linkml-project-copier) template | Nico Matentzoglu | [LinkML Community AI Covenant](https://github.com/linkml/linkml/blob/main/AI_COVENANT.md) |
| [January 15, 2026](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ed5P1BsAylCiifEw6ATHmnNY24j91mViK62oZKcVYyo/edit?slide=id.g36e69bd970c_1_50#slide=id.g36e69bd970c_1_50) | Adam Graefe | [LinkML in Rare Diseases: Ontology-Based Interoperability for Clinical Registries and Analysis](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Zeme_WzQOMyyMjHkx5UIkvZMyTIzDVHy/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113016219988110049925&rtpof=true&sd=true) | Community Discussion Topics | Markdown-data-dictionary generator with Vlad Korolev |
| | **--- 2025 ---** | | | |
| [November 20, 2025](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WL35y7Ok4IgTMylOvvKPi1CoVDeYEsJUAUDExx3foJA/edit?slide=id.g36e69bd970c_1_50#slide=id.g36e69bd970c_1_50)	| Sigfried Gold	| Interactive Visualization of a LinkML Schema: The BioData Catalyst Harmonized Model Explorer |	Sierra Moxon	| From spreadsheet to validated data entry: Vibe coding LinkML Schema and GH Pages Data Harmonizer Instance |
| [October 16, 2025](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n_UvJ7dMieaENLFNrPlgoTpUlgQg0axQS1BTyrXxBo0/edit?slide=id.g36e69bd970c_1_50#slide=id.g36e69bd970c_1_50)	| Community Discussion Topics | (1) Multilingual support; (2) ID handling; (3) Likert enumerations |	-	| - |
| [September 18, 2025](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fVYxth4vROhAc-GuU6mx99sdSH-UekjdXqZZHGm9y5w/edit?slide=id.g36e69bd970c_1_50#slide=id.g36e69bd970c_1_50) | Joonas Kesäniemi	| Adapting existing RAiD service implementation with LinkML - Generating artefacts for initialization. documentation, and validation | Corey Cox	| The Data Model-Based Ingestion Pipeline Pilot ([dm-bip](https://github.com/linkml/dm-bip)) |
| [August 21, 2025](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RRDVeAAup3DCOR4vxPi4Mv6dL54dCDKJDcGvhd6II1s/edit)	| Caterina Strambio De Castillia |	A LinkML-based metadata framework for the Open Microscopy Metadata model to enable easy extension, data exchange with instrument manufacturers, and integration with related models.	| Frank Dekervel	| LinkML in Rust |
| [July 17, 2025](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Mkjjnf07cOwbp0UMO2yoHB2Yx3cd0uuLYB6S63Mm5X0/edit?slide=id.g36e69bd970c_1_50#slide=id.g36e69bd970c_1_50) |	Lex Jansen	| Modeling at CDISC with LinkML	| - |	- |
| June 20, 2025 |	Matt Diller	| Modeling CDEs with LinkML	| Anson Parker	| Lexipedia + Merging legal ontologies |
| May 15, 2025	| Damion Dooley	| Recent developments in DataHarmonizer	| Corey Cox |	"deprecation protocol" and best practices for feature deprecation in LinkML |
| April 17, 2025 |	Adrian Gschwend	| Demonstrating LinkML output of a new DSL data modeling specification |- |	- |
| March 20, 2025	| Tim Fliss	| Pandera generator |	Mark Miller	| MIxS Implementation Of LinkML |
| February 20, 2025	| Marco Mesiti & Emanuele Cavalleri	| SchemaLink demo / Q&A |	-	| - |