Leading Professional Society for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Connecting, Training, Empowering, Worldwide
Leading Professional Society for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Connecting, Training, Empowering, Worldwide
ISCB-Asia/SCCG 2012, co-hosted by ISCB and BGI, will be held in Shenzhen, China from December 17-19. Confirmed keynote speakers include Gunnar von Heijne, Philip Greene, Piero Carninci, Takashi Ito, Eric Xing and Zhiping Weng. They will be joined by several prominent invited speakers in special sessions including: computational tools for NGS, cancer informatics, and cloud and work flows for reproducible biology. ISCB is known for hosting a variety of international meetings including ISMB, while BGI of Shenzhen is one of the world's largest sequencing centers. Shenzhen is a booming city with easy access from adjacent Hong Kong and a pleasant climate during December.
We cordially invite you to submit original research in any area of computational biology, including, but not limited to: computational tools for NGS, cancer genome informatics, cloud and work flows for reproducible bioinformatics, protein bioinformatics, metagenomics, RNA informatics, machine learning, and open problems in computational biology. Accepted proceedings papers will be submitted to a special issue of BMC Bioinformatics/BMC Genomics or recommended for publication in Omics, or Gigascience. Submission of relevant review or trends in technology papers is also encouraged and will be considered for publication in a special issue of Briefings in Bioinformatics.
Manuscripts should be in PDF format at a maximum of 10 pages, including abstract, images/figures, and references. The submission deadline is July 30th.
Poster abstracts in the same topic areas are also invited. A poster abstract should be no more than 500 words, and submitted as a one-page PDF file by September 17th
In all cases, submissions should be sent via email to
We look forward to receiving your submissions,
Victor Jin, The Ohio State University - Program Committee Chair
Paul Horton, AIST Japan - Conference Chair and Program Committee Co-Chair
Dear ISCB Members and Colleagues,
While early registration discounts are still available, we encourage you to register now to attend this 20th Anniversary ISMB conference July 15-17, 2012, in Long Beach, California (optional pre-conference special interest and satellite meetings, tutorials, and the student council symposium begin July 13th). The link below will take you to a page full of details, including options, pricing, and the early registration discount deadline, as well as to the online registration form itself.
The
Conference Schedule for this ISMB is nearly complete, and you can now begin
planning which talks most interest you based on your specific area of
investigation (please note the accepted Technology Track presentations are yet
scheduled but should become available on the website soon). The
Program menu of the site includes links to specific details about the
conference tracks and sessions, which you might find helpful if the detailed
agenda is insufficient. And finally, the
General Info page includes links to helpful information such as housing,
tourist info, and the availability of child/dependent care to ensure your
conference experience is both successful and enjoyable.
Registered conference attendees are encouraged to book hotel
accommodations very soon. The city is expected to sell-out due to ISMB
and other events taking place before and after our meeting. ISMB has blocked a
limited number of discounted rooms at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, which is
connected to the Long Beach Convention Center and is serving as our Headquarters
Hotel. Full details are available
HERE, and rooms are only available until our room block is filled, or June
18th, whichever comes first. To take advantage of the conference rate of $169.00
single occupancy, plus taxes (currently 15.1%) for a stay anytime between July
7th and July 20th, book online at
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ISMB2012LB.
Help us spread the word by tweeting about your participation using #ismb. You
are also invited to follow us on Twitter
@ISMBinfo where we will begin posting news and updates about conference
specifics very soon.
The ISMB 2012 Conference Co-Chairs and every member of the Scientific
Organizing Committee look forward to welcoming you to Long Beach soon!
Sincerely,
ISMB 2012 Conference Co-Chairs:
Terry Gaasterland, University of California, San Diego, United States
Richard Lathrop, University of California, Irvine, United
States
Burkhard Rost, Technical University Munich, Germany
Register now to secure the discounted early registration fees on the 20th Anniversary ISMB conference July 15-17, 2012, in Long Beach, California. The link below will take you to a page full of details, including a direct link to the online registration form itself.
Note that the conference closes at 6:00pm on July 17th after the ISCB Senior
Scientist Award Keynote Lecture by Gunnar von Heijne. This is a talk not to be
missed, so be sure to plan your travel accordingly so you can stay through to
the end of the conference.
The full
Conference Schedule is now complete so you can plan your time at the
conference to be sure to attend the topics or talks that most interest you based
on your specific area of investigation. And the
General Info page includes links to helpful information such as housing,
tourist info, and the availability of child/dependent care to ensure your
conference experience is both successful and enjoyable. Long Beach is a great
jumping off point for all of southern California's major attractions, so be sure
to bring the whole family and spend some extra time in the area on holiday.
ISMB has blocked a limited number of discounted rooms at the Hyatt Regency
Long Beach, which is connected to the Long Beach Convention Center and is
serving as our Headquarters Hotel. Full details are available
HERE. Rooms had already sold out during specific nights of the conference
date range, but today we succeeded in securing additional rooms that are also
expected to sell out fast. To take advantage of the conference rate of $169.00
single occupancy, plus taxes (currently 15.1%) for a stay anytime between July
7th and July 20th, book online at
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ISMB2012LB
If you are interested in exploring alternative options for accommodations you
might want to visit the Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau website for
hotels in the Downtown Long Beach area. There are several hotels within
close walking distance to the Long Beach Convention Center.
Help us spread the word by tweeting about your participation using #ismb. You
are also invited to follow us on Twitter
@ISMBinfo where we will begin posting news and updates about conference
specifics leading up to the conference dates.
The ISMB 2012 Conference Co-Chairs and every member of the Scientific
Organizing Committee look forward to welcoming you to Long Beach soon!
Sincerely,
ISMB 2012 Conference Co-Chairs:
Terry Gaasterland, University of California, San Diego, United States
Richard Lathrop, University of California, Irvine, United
States
Burkhard Rost, Technical University Munich, Germany
Online registration for the 20th Anniversary ISMB conference taking place July 15-17, 2012, in Long Beach, California is closing soon. This is the last chance to receive any registration discounts before onsite registration price increases take affect. The link below will take you to a page full of details, including a direct link to the online registration form itself.
Note that the conference closes at
6:00pm on July 17th after the ISCB Senior Scientist Award Keynote Lecture by
Gunnar von Heijne. Be sure to plan your travel to attend his talk and the
closing ceremonies and awards. We are sure you will be glad you did.
The
full Conference Schedule is online to help you plan your days to attend the
topics or talks that interest you most. The General Info page includes links to
helpful information such as tourist info and the availability of child/dependent
care to ensure your conference experience is successful and enjoyable. As Long
Beach is surrounded by southern California's major attractions, this is a prime
opportunity to bring the whole family and take a holiday after ISMB.
For
now you can help us spread the word by tweeting about your participation using
#ismb. During the conference we will be encouraging tweets using coded hashtags
for tweeters and followers alike. Each presentation has a code (already viewable
on the conference schedule noted above) that will be promoted at each talk to
engage our tweeting community.
The countdown to Long Beach is on. We
look forward to welcoming you to ISMB soon!
Sincerely,
ISMB 2012
Conference Co-Chairs:
Terry Gaasterland, University of California, San Diego,
United States
Richard Lathrop, University of California, Irvine, United
States
Burkhard Rost, Technical University Munich, Germany
Dear ISCB Members and Colleagues,
ISCB members are not lacking in opportunities to further their knowledge and
refine their skills through meetings. In addition to official ISCB conferences,
many others related to the many specialized topics of our field abound, and it
may be hard to know which could provide the best return on your investment. Each
of the following ISCB affiliated conferences were reviewed by ISCB's conferences
committee to ensure a quality plan by reputable organizers. We encourage your
attendance at any that may be of interest. Each offers unique learning
opportunities for you and your colleagues to further advance the understanding
of our science and the communities we serve. ISCB members are offered a special
discounts just for being a member.
Brazilian Symposium on Bioinformatics 2012, Aug 15-17, Campo Grande, Brazil
RECOMB Satellite Conferences on Bioinformatics Education and on Open Problems in
Algorithmic Biology,
Aug 26 (BE) and Aug 27-29 (AB), 2012, St. Petersburg,
Russia
ECCB'12 (European Conf on Comp Bio), Sep 9-12, Basel, Switzerland
InCoB 2012 (Int'l Conf on Comp Bio), Oct 3-5, Bangkok, Thailand
Bio-IT World Europe Conference & Expo - Oct 9-11, Vienna, Austria
BioVis: 2nd IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization -
October 14-15,
Seattle, United States
RECOMB Satellite Conference on Regulatory
and Systems Genomics, with DREAM Challenges
- November, 12-16, San Francisco,
United States
PhD Symposium in Computational Biology & Innovation - December, Ireland
PSB 2013 - January 3-7, Big Island of Hawaii, United States
RECOMB 2013 - April 7-10, Beijing, China