15th NACG workshop
26-27 September 2024
Asker, Norway
The 15th NACG workshop will be held at Holmen Fjordhotell in Asker
just outside Oslo, Norway. This year a main focus for the workshop
will be long read sequencing in clinical genomics.

About the venue and how to get there:

Holmen Fjordhotell (https://www.holmenfjordhotell.no/) is beautifully located in Asker, bythe Oslo fjord seaside. From Oslo airport, take the Airport express train(Flytogekspressen) to Asker, which takes 45 minutes. From Asker take a taxi forapproximately 10 minutes to Holmen Fjordhotell. The airport express train from
Gardermoen airport leaves for Asker every 20 minutes.
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Attendance fee:
A fee of NOK 3.900 will have to be paid before the registration is finalized. The fee,
which covers one night at Holmen Fjordhotell and all meals (lunch to lunch) can bepaid either using a credit card or by paying an invoice. Se information in registration
link for details.

Registration
Registration deadline is June 12th, 2024.
The number of participants are limited and participants will be accepted on a firstcome, first served basis, so please register early.
To register for the workshop follow this link:
https://www.letsreg.com/no/register/NACG2024_28022024092214

Preliminary agenda
As always, the workshop will be highly interactive - aiming to foster Nordic
collaboration, networking and knowledge sharing. In addition to regular agenda
items, providing updates on developments in the Nordic countries in the field ofgenomic medicine, a main topic this year will be long read sequencing and its
adaptation into clinical practice. Long read sequencing has the potential to overcome
some of the shortcomings of short read sequencing technologies that currently
dominate genomic diagnostics. In this workshop, early adapters will present anddiscuss their experiences and stimulate discussions on benefits, limitations andmaturity of the technologies.
26th September, Day 1
Time

Item

Responsible

10:00 - 10:30

Registration and coffee

Oslo University
Hospital

10:30 - 11:00

Welcome address

Dag Undlien

11:00 - 12:00

Invited keynote speaker:
Prof. dr. Christian Gilissen,
Radboud university medical center, The Netherlands.
Experiences from long read sequencing

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

National updates relating to development in national
programs in genomic medicine, precision diagnostics
and precision medicine

Janna Saarela2Parallel session 1 – long read sequencing.
Bioinformatics

Ksenia Lavrichenko,
Jesper Eisfeldt

Methods, tools and pipelines
14:00 - 15:30

Parallel session 2 – long read sequencing.
Wet lab; Experiences and challenges
DNA extraction, choice of method, pitfalls in sample
preparation, robotics, scalability in wetlab

Ida Höijer,
Anna Lyander,
Aino Palva

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break

16:00 - 16.15

Summary of today’s workshops

Workshop leaders

16:15 - 17:30

Rapid-fire session on knowledge sharing
Every site should contribute.

Dorte Launholt
Lildballe

Brief presentations (7+3 min) on essentially any topic relevant
to NACG activities (does not have to be on the theme of theworkshop). Also event sponsors may present new products
and services. The purpose is to disseminate information
regarding new tools, workflows, clinical cases etc. The session
is in the beginning of the workshop to facilitate follow-up
discussion during breaks and other social events.

17:30-19:30

Time on your own – spa, sauna or free time

19:30 – 20:00

Pre-dinner drink and social activity

20:00

Dinner

Oslo University
Hospital

27th September, Day 2Time

ItemResponsible

09:00 - 10:00

Bridging the gap – experiences with AI-solutions inclinical genomics

Beate Skinningsrud

In the 14th NACG workshop AI-solutions was the major theme.
In this session, we invite brief presentations (7+3 min) on
experiences with such tools gained since the previousworkshop.

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 - 12:00

WorkshopLong read seq; Clinical applications - possibilities,
limitations and scalability

Majbritt Busk Madsen,
Ksenia Lavrichenko,
Gry Asker

Benefits compared to short read sequencing, methods,robustness, limits of scalability, QC and filtering, pitfalls
12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13.00 – 13:50

WorkshopLong read seq; Clinical applications - possibilities,
limitations and scalability, continues

Majbritt Busk Madsen,
Ksenia Lavrichenko,
Gry Asker

13:50 – 14.30

Data sharing – Experiences from national data

TBD

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sharing of interpreted variants in Norway
14:30 - 15:00

Summary & farewell, announcement of next WS

Dag Undlien

Coffee break4