Leading Professional Society for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Connecting, Training, Empowering, Worldwide
Leading Professional Society for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Connecting, Training, Empowering, Worldwide
Dear Colleagues/Members,
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ISCB has decided to convert ISMB 2020 into a virtual on-line conference.
The conference will still foster fresh dialogues, collaboration, and learning opportunities as it has always done. Here is what to expect in the virtual environment:
We ask for your understanding that these services will not come for free. After much deliberation, the Executive Committee of ISCB has developed the following fee structure for attending ISMB 2020.
| ISMB 2020 Registration Rates (in USD) | |
| ISCB Professional Member - High Income | $225.00 |
| ISCB Postdoc Member - High Income | $150.00 |
| ISCB Student Member - High Income | $100.00 |
| ISCB Professional Member - Middle-Low Income | $75.00 |
| ISCB Postdoc Member - Middle-Low Income | $50.00 |
| ISCB Student Member - Middle-Low Income | $50.00 |
| ISCB Professional Member - Low Income |
$50.00 |
| ISCB Postdoc Member - Low Income | $25.00 |
| ISCB Student Member - Low Income | $25.00 |
| Nonmember Rates which include 1-year complimentary membership | |
| Professional Nonmember - High Income | $425.00 |
| Postdoc Nonmember - High Income | $280.00 |
| Student Nonmember - High Income | $185.00 |
| Professional Nonmember - Middle-Low Income | $120.00 |
| Postdoc Nonmember - Middle-Low Income | $75.00 |
| Student Nonmember - Middle-Low Income | $75.00 |
| Professional Nonmember - Low Income | $75.00 |
| Postdoc Nonmember - Low Income | $40.00 |
| Student Nonmember - Low Income | $40.00 |
The fees include full access to the online virtual platform of the conference as well as exclusive access to all of the content until Oct 31, 2020. From November 2020, the talks, with the appropriate permissions, will be available for free at ISCBtv.
With these fees, ISCB expects to end the fiscal year of 2020 by investing 25% of its assets. The ISCB Executive Committee has deliberately decided on this investment in order to continue to fulfill the mission of the Society in terms of scientific networking and presentation of scientific results. Higher fees would possibly be easier on ISCB’s operating budget but would be less attractive to the attendees of the conference and likely reduce participation. Lower fees would overly strain the budget of ISCB, as a further loss would significantly cut into the possibilities of the Society to serve its members in the future.
If you are unable to afford the participation fee for ISMB 2020 and hold an active ISCB membership, you can submit for a fellowship award that will cover the cost of the registration fees. With these unprecedented times, we will be opening up these awards to anyone who is an active ISCB member with priority going to members in low-income countries and students and postdoctoral fellows.
We hope that ISCB’s offer of a virtual conference at these rates is attractive to you and that you will decide to participate (oral and poster presentation opportunities are still available via the open call for submissions). While this new format has been pressed on us by the pandemic, we also see it as an opportunity to test new ways of networking in our society which spans the whole globe – ways that may prove beneficial also for times after we have controlled the pandemic.
Thank you for your continued support of ISCB. We hope you "see" you in July at ISMB 2020, ISCB’s first virtual conference connecting the world.
Sincerely,
Thomas Lengauer
ISCB President
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| Call for Workshops Deadline: June 26, 2020 We invite scientists and professionals working in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology to submit high-quality proposals for tutorials, workshops or mini-courses (tutorial program). These sessions can be both full day or half day sessions and will take place on the 25th or 26th of October 2020. More details and submission criteria |
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| Call for Article Submissions Deadline: July 15, 2020 The Interface Focus Journal has committed to creating a special issue for this conference with up to twelve peer-reviewed articles. Article submissions will close July 15, giving enough opportunity for authors to prepare their manuscripts. Selected manuscripts will be slated for oral presentation at the conference. More details and submission criteria |
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| Call for Abstract Submissions Deadline: August 24, 2020 The conference invites abstracts for research that is topical to bioinformatics and computational biology for consideration for oral and/or poster presentation. Talks and posters will be organized according to scientific topics, which are covered by the conference. Abstracts will be selected for oral or poster presentation on the corresponding session. Details and submission criteria |
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Submit your research and become a part of the virtual ISMB 2020 landscape!
Abstract Deadline: April 30, 11:59 PM ET
CAMDA Extended Deadline: May 25
The ISMB 2020 scientific program is comprised of abstract submissions and organized thematically in partnership with the ISCB Communities of Special Interest (COSIs).
Plan to submit your unpublished or published research to these tracks:
• 3DSIG • Bio-Ontologies • BIOINFO-CORE • BioVis
• BOSC: Bioinformatics Open Source Conference • CAMDA
• CompMS • Education • EvolutionComparative Genomics
• Function • HitSeq • MLCSB • MICROBIOME • NetBio •
RegSys • iRNA • SysMod • TextMining • TransMed
• VarI • General Computational Biology
Can’t find your home COSI? Simply submit to the general computational biology track above for consideration.
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NEW: Call for SARS-Cov-2 / COVID-19 Abstracts
Submission Deadline: May 14, 11:59 PM ET
We invite abstracts for research that is topical to the current SARS-Cov-2 / COVID-19 pandemic for consideration for presentation during the ISMB 2020 conference. The conference will be held as a virtual conference. All authors of accepted abstracts must be registered to present and be able to attend the conference virtually.
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The ISMB 2020 Steering Committee and ISCB Leadership have been closely monitoring the growing global COVID-19 outbreak. Because of increasing concerns with travel along with guidance to minimize group gatherings, ISMB 2020 will be held as a 100% virtual conference, July 13-16.
The health and safety of our participants, sponsors, exhibitors, invited speakers and the local community in Montreal are paramount.
Here is what you need to know:
Registration refunds
Existing registrations will automatically convert into online registrations. Participants that do not wish to attend the meeting virtually can cancel their registration and receive a full refund.
The differences between the original registration fee for physical attendance and the virtual online registration fee will be refunded at your request at the completion of ISMB 2020. To support the Society in this difficult time, participants have the option of contributing their partial registration refund to ISCB to assist with the substantial cost associated with the cancellation of the physical meeting. If you wish to receive your partial refund, please email
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.
Certificates of attendance/recognition of presentation
You will receive a certificate of presentation as well as participation for the conference. Certificates of participation will be delivered after the conference once your attendance (log on once daily) is confirmed. Poster presenters will also receive a certificate for their uploaded presentation.
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Submit your research and become an integral part of ISMB 2020!
Abstract Deadline: April 16, 11:59 PM ET
CAMDA Extended Deadline: May 25
The ISMB 2020 scientific program is comprised of abstract submissions and organized thematically in partnership with the ISCB Communities of Special Interest (COSIs). Plan to submit your unpublished or published research to these tracks:
• 3DSIG • Bio-Ontologies • BIOINFO-CORE • BioVis
• BOSC: Bioinformatics Open Source Conference • CAMDA
• CompMS • Education • EvolutionComparative Genomics
• Function • HitSeq • MLCSB • MICROBIOME • NetBio •
RegSys • iRNA • SysMod • TextMining • TransMed
• VarI • General Computational Biology
Can’t find your home COSI? Simply submit to the general computational biology track above for consideration.
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| APRIL 2020 |
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| 16 | |
| ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS |
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| TECH TRACK SUBMISSIONS |
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| REGISTRATION | |
| DISTINGUISHED KEYNOTES |
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| EXHIBITORS & SPONSORS |
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| JOIN ISCB |
Submit your research and become an integral part of ISMB 2020!
Abstract Deadline: April 16, 11:59 PM ET
CAMDA Extended Deadline: May 25
The ISMB 2020 scientific program is comprised of abstract submissions and organized thematically in partnership with the ISCB Communities of Special Interest (COSIs). Plan to submit your unpublished or published research to these tracks:
• 3DSIG • Bio-Ontologies • BIOINFO-CORE • BioVis
• BOSC: Bioinformatics Open Source Conference • CAMDA
• CompMS • Education • EvolutionComparative Genomics
• Function • HitSeq • MLCSB • MICROBIOME • NetBio •
RegSys • iRNA • SysMod • TextMining • TransMed
• VarI • General Computational Biology
Can’t find your home COSI? Simply submit to the general computational biology track above for consideration.
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