Links within this page: Registration Benefits | Registration Fees | Post Conference Registration | Tutorials | Student Council Symposium | Conference Proceedings | Cancellation Policy | Controlled Access to Meeting Content
Registration Benefits
Registration for ISMB 2020 Virtual conference is for the full conference only. Registration includes the following conference benefits:
- Live and on demand sessions to benefit attendees from all time zones
- More than 500 expected talks broadcast over the conference days
- Exclusive access to the ISMB 2020 on-demand repository of talks and poster presentations for viewing at your leisure after conference
- Live question and answer feature to engage with the speaker during sessions
- Live chat feature to engage with other participants within your session room
- A networking café for video meet ups with colleagues, friends, or future collaborators
- Opportunity to explore the virtual exhibit hall to chat & meet with exhibitors
- Opportunity to explore the virtual poster hall (yes, all of those great poster presentations in one place!)
- A virtual Career Fair
When you register please ensure that you select your preferred program options from the list of Communities of Special Interest (COSI) or Other program options.
Registration fees are in United States dollars. Registration includes access to all live presentations, poster sessions and the option to return to listen to talks at a later date. Certificates of participation will be available on-line for registered delegates following the conference.
Registration at this site is available.
Group / Lab Rate: Ends on July 9, 12:00 Noon Eastern Daylight Time- registration is for 8 individuals from the same lab and the lead registrant must be an ISCB member.
The lead registrant will register the additional 7 members of the group at the time of registration. The group will not receive confirmations but will receive instructions in early July on how to participate in the conference virtually.
You can check which country income rate will be used at: https://www.iscb.org/membership-dues/dues-calculator
Registration Fees
| ISCB MEMBER FEES - Virtual Conference | High Income Countries | Middle-Low Income Countries | Low Income Countries |
| Student | $100.00 | $50.00 | $25.00 |
| Post Doc | $150.00 | $50.00 | $25.00 |
| Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate | $225.00 | $75.00 | $50.00 |
| Group/Lab Rate (group of 8) (Ends on July 9, 12:00 Noon EDT) | $825.00 | $425.00 | $225.00 |
Not an ISCB member? We welcome you to join during registration or select the non - member registration rate for ISMB which will include a complimentary 1-year membership to the Society
| ISCB NON-MEMBER FEES - Virtual Conference | High Income Countries | Middle-Low Income Countries | Low Income Countries |
| Student | $185.00 | $75.00 | $40.00 |
| Post Doc | $280.00 | $75.00 | $40.00 |
| Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate | $425.00 | $120.00 | $75.00 |
ISCB Membership
(ISCB Membership Fee Chart available here)
ISCB MEMBERS: If you are a current member of ISCB, you must use the email address registered with your ISCB membership record in order to register at the discounted member rates through the online system.
NON-MEMBERS OF ISCB: Save money by becoming a member of ISCB during registration.
ISCB MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: If your ISCB membership is not current or will expire on or before July 16, 2020, you will be offered an opportunity to renew your membership as part of your registration fees through the online system.
Payment Options
ISMB 2020 conference fees are charged in United States dollars. The following credit cards are accepted for registration: American Express, MasterCard, and Visa.
WIRE TRANSFER
To arrange a wire transfer please email
For further information write to
Post Conference Registration
ISCB is now offering the scientific content from ISMB 2020 for those who were unable to make the virtual conference. Your content registration will include exclusive access to the virtual conference platform where you can view the recorded talks and virtual poster hall from the date of registration until Oct. 31, 2020.
*ISMB 2020 conference talk videos are best viewed in Chrome or Brave
You can register here for Post Conference Access: https://www.iscb.org/cms_addon/registration_conference/ismb2020post
ISCB uses the World Bank Economy rankings to determine the country’s income status level. Visit https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/378834-how- does-the-world-bank-classify-countries for more information.
| ISCB MEMBER FEES - Post Virtual Conference | High Income Countries | Middle-Low Income Countries | Low Income Countries |
| Student | $45.00 | $25.00 | $0.00 |
| Post Doc | $65.00 | $25.00 | $0.00 |
| Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate | $95.00 | $35.00 | $0.00 |
| ISCB NON-MEMBER FEES - Post Virtual Conference |
High Income Countries | Middle-Low Income Countries | Low Income Countries |
| Student | $100.00 | $50.00 | $25.00 |
| Post Doc | $150.00 | $50.00 | $25.00 |
| Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate | $225.00 | $75.00 | $50.00 |
For questions about registration contact:
Student Council Symposium
Will be held as a separate virtual event on Friday July 10 and Saturday July 11 (9:00 am - 1:00 pm).
Details http://www.iscbsc.org/node/406
Registration is closed.
The 16th ISCB Student Council Symposium (SCS16) is a student-organized event featuring keynote lectures, oral presentations and a poster session. The Symposium is tailored mainly to undergraduate and graduate students as well as post-docs in computational biology and related disciplines.
The Student Council Symposium is a forum for students and young researchers in the fields of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Participants will have the opportunity to present their work to an international audience, build a network within the computational biology community and develop important soft skills in an environment that fosters exchange of ideas and knowledge.
SCS Registration fees
- Free for ISMB 2020 registrants while registering with the conference
- 10 USD for ISCB members
- 20 USD for non-members
Tutorials
Tutorials will be held as separate virtual events - details on virtual program and registration can be completed at: https://www.iscb.org/ismb2020/programme-schedule/tutorials
Below are the tutorial registration fees.
Registration Fees
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ISCB MEMBER FEES - Virtual Tutorials |
High Income Countries | Middle-Low Income Countries | Low Income Countries |
| Student (Tutorial 1) | $100.00 | $50.00 | $20.00 |
| Post Doc (Tutorial1) | $100.00 | $50.00 | $20.00 |
| Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate (Tutorial 1) | $100.00 | $50.00 | $20.00 |
| Student (Tutorials 2 - 7) | $50.00 | $25.00 | $10.00 |
| Post Doc (Tutorials 2 - 7) | $50.00 | $25.00 | $10.00 |
| Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate (Tutorials 2 - 7) | $50.00 | $25.00 | $10.00 |
| NON-MEMBER FEES - Virtual Tutorials (fee includes 1 year ISCB membership) Tutorial 1 will be held on two mornings Tutorials 2 - 7 will be held on one morning All times Eastern Daylight Time |
High Income Countries | Middle-Low Income Countries | Low Income Countries |
| Student (Tutorial 1) | $165.00 | $85.00 | $35.00 |
| Post Doc (Tutorial1) | $195.00 | $85.00 | $35.00 |
| Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate (Tutorial 1) | $240.00 | $105.00 | $55.00 |
| Student (Tutorials 2 - 7) | $110.00 | $55.00 | $25.00 |
| Post Doc (Tutorials 2 - 7) | $140.00 | $55.00 | $25.00 |
| Professional: Academic; Non-profit; Government; or Corporate (Tutorials 2 - 7) | $185.00 | $75.00 | $40.00 |
Conference Proceedings
Conference proceedings will be available as an open access, online-only issue of Bioinformatics. Conference proceedings will be available as an open access, online-only issue of Bioinformatics after July 5, 2020.
Cancellation Policy
Request for registration cancellation must be made in writing and emailed to
Controlled Access to Meeting Content
Only registered participants will have online access to the conference. Presenters concerned about unpublished data can request that specific slides not be shown. In exceptional cases, the presenter can request that none of their slides be provided online.
For questions about registration contact: