# Overview of SciLifeLab COVID-19 communication channels **URL:** \ **Category:** Covid-19\ **Tags:** covid-19, announcement, overview\ **Created:** [24 March 2020 16:01 UTC](https://forum.scilifelab.se/t/overview-of-scilifelab-covid-19-communication-channels/24 "2020-03-24T16:01:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ewels](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.scilifelab.se/ewels/32/2_2.png) [@ewels](https://forum.scilifelab.se/u/ewels)\ **Post date:** [24 March 2020 16:01 UTC](https://forum.scilifelab.se/t/overview-of-scilifelab-covid-19-communication-channels/24/1 "2020-03-24T16:01:16Z")
The SciLifeLab Data Centre has set up communication tools for the Covid-19 work. The key channels are as follows: ## SciLifeLab Slack channels Slack is good for fast-paced discussions organized in different channels. The **SciLifeLab Slack workspace** is [https://scilifelab.slack.com](https://scilifelab.slack.com) - anyone with an email address that ends in `scilifelab.se`, `scilifelab.uu.se`, `bils.se` or `nbis.se` can immediately register themselves [here](https://join.slack.com/t/scilifelab/signup). Anyone else: request an invite by emailing [datacentre@scilifelab.se](mailto:datacentre@scilifelab.se). - Slack [`#covid19-announcements`](https://scilifelab.slack.com/archives/C0107R68B43) channel - Official statements and information from management - Slack [`#covid-19`](https://scilifelab.slack.com/archives/C010FK5UR1N) channel - General discussion around Coronavirus topics - Slack [`#covid-19-informatics`](https://scilifelab.slack.com/archives/C010AEFKPTM) channel - Help and suggestions for project tools - Slack [`#covid-19-diagnostics-rna`](https://scilifelab.slack.com/archives/C010MK25XRC) channel - Nucleic Acid diagnostics. - Slack [`#covid-19-serology`](https://scilifelab.slack.com/archives/C010KFSV0Q0) channel - Efforts to detect antibodies developed against viral proteins. ## SciLifeLab Forum The [**SciLifeLab Forum**](http://forum.scilifelab.se) (which this is posted in) is good for more substantial reference information, yet easy to update. It is **public to the world**. Topics (=posts) can be searched and tagged and have link URLs that can be shared. It is a [Discourse](https://www.discourse.org/) instance. Sign up using the blue **Sign Up** button at the top. See [Guide to getting started](http://forum.scilifelab.se/t/scilifelab-forum-user-guide/33). ## Confluence Confluence provides a shared workspace for collaborative projects. Documents, tasks and project plans can be created, viewed and edited by the participants. A workspace can be made open or private to a team, and it is easy for a workspace admin to manage members and configure the contents of it. To start a Confluence workspace at [https://scilifelab.atlassian.net](https://scilifelab.atlassian.net/), please email [datacentre@scilifelab.se](mailto:datacentre@scilifelab.se). Visit our [Confluence guide](https://scilifelab.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SCP/pages/6291463/Confluence+Guide) for a quick overview of the system and how to get started. ## SciLifeLab Data Repository The [**SciLifeLab Data Repository**](https://scilifelab.figshare.com/), powered by [Figshare](https://figshare.com/), is for publishing any kind of data, e.g. documents, figures, or presentations. This is a great way to share material: it has version control, and you can work on submissions until you actively choose to publish. Each published item will get a permanent DOI. A license can be attached. This is a system for _publication_, not a system for sharing data within a project - for that, use Confluence (see above). For a good example of how it can be used, take a look at the [NIH data repository](https://nih.figshare.com/). Email [datacentre@scilifelab.se](mailto:datacentre@scilifelab.se) for an account. See [Figshare knowledge base](https://knowledge.figshare.com) for a guide. The Data Centre will provide tutorials and training sessions for our systems in the near future. ---
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**Author:** ![willajems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b77776/32.png) [@willajems](https://forum.scilifelab.se/u/willajems)\ **Post date:** [5 January 2021 09:20 UTC](https://forum.scilifelab.se/t/overview-of-scilifelab-covid-19-communication-channels/24/7 "2021-01-05T09:20:27Z")
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