Please read the following information carefully. If you have questions contact:

Steven Leard
ISCB Conferences Director
steven@iscb.org
Telephone: 1+780-414-1663 (Alberta, Canada)

• Accommodation
• Audio Visual Equipment
  
• Badges
• Catering
• Conference Venue & Location
• Damage to Premises
• Delivery Information / In-house Transport (Shipping Instructions)
• Demonstrations
• Exhibit Booth Sample Drawing
• Exhibitor After Hours Access
• Exhibitor Package
• Exhibitor Registration
• Exhibition Schedule
• Exhibitor Services / Local Exhibition Management
  
• Hotel Accomodation
  
• General Conference Information
• Helium Balloons
• Indemnification
• Insurance
• ISMB/ECCB Mailing Address
• Leaflet Distribution
• Parking
• Security
• Travel Visa Application
• Venue Specifications & Stand Building Heights

EXHIBITOR RESOURCES

• Exhibitor - AV Equipment Order Form
  
• Exhibitor Manual
• Catering
  • Booth Delivery Order Form
    
  • Meeting Room Order Form
• Exhibit Order Form
• IML Shipping Information General Information
  
  • IML Important Information
  • IML Label
  • Shipping Instructions
    • Air
    • EU - Freight
    • Non-EU - Freight
  • Tarrifs
    • Air
    • EU - Freight
    • Non-EU - Freight
  • IML Packing List (MS Excel)
  • IML Payment Information (MS Excel)

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Exhibitor Package

ISMB/ECCB Exhibitors receive the following package:

• Organization listed on conference Web site in conference program
• Three (3) exhibit hall passes
• Organization name on a sign, printed one color
• Display space and Hardwall structure (9 metres square – 3m x 3m)
• One (1) table
• Two (2) padded chair
• Wireless internet available in exhibit area

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Exhibit Booth Sample Drawing

A sample drawing of the Exhibit Booth is available here.

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Audio Visual Equipment

To book Audio Visual equipment for your booth use the form here. Additional information is available from:

Robert Ranzinger
Rental Manager
AV-Professional Herbert Hietler GesmbH
Hetzendorfer Strasse 53
A-1120 Wien

Telefon: +43 1 25210-30
Telefax: +43 1 25210-10
Mobil: +43 664 103 60 66
E-Mail: ranzinger@avpro.at
Web: www.avpro.at

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Conference Venue and Location

Austria Center Vienna (ACV)
Bruno Kreisky-Platz 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria

View the conference venue website

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Exhibition Schedule**

Set-up / Exhibitor Move in:

Saturday, July 16

– Exhibitors with their own booths: 09:00 – 17:00
– Exhibitors with rental booths: 12:00 – 17:00

All crates must be removed in the evening for overnight cleaning.

Exhibition Hours (as of March 11, 2011)

Sunday, July 17: 09:45 – 16:45
Monday, July 18: 09:45 – 19:00  **Reception with Exhibitors, begins at 17:30**
Tuesday, July 19: 09:45 – 16:15

Dismantling / Exhibitor Move out:

Tuesday, July 19: 16:15 – 18:00

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Delivery Information / Inhouse Transport

Exhibit Booths are located on the entrance level (= OE).

• If you use your own freight forwarder, he must contact the official freight forwarder “IML” upon his arrival at ACV, as in-house delivery will be handled by IML.
• If you work with IML, you will be advised directly by them.
• If you deliver yourself or with your stand builder, you must follow the following access route: In the TUNNEL (= Leonard-Bernstein-Strasse) go to the END OF THE TUNNEL and turn right at the sign “Saturn Tower”. (Do NOT take the first illuminated exit on the right to “Austria Center Vienna”!)

You must deliver via the freight elevator to your booth.

Please contact IML if you need to rent a forklift or need any other in-house transport services as well as for storage of empty crates.

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ISMB/ECCB Mailing Address

(for mail only – please see Delivery Information/Shipping for booths to Vienna)

International Society for Computational Biology
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0505
La Jolla, CA 92093-0505 USA

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Exhibitor Services / Local Exhibition Management

Media-Plan
International Exhibitions & Advertising
Helferstorferstrasse 2, 1010 Vienna/Austria

Vienna/Austria Contact: Simone Biach
e-mail: simone.biach@media.co.at
Phone: +43/1/536 63–37
Fax: +43/1/535 60 16

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Hotel Accommodation

For accommodation information, visit the housing website here.

Mondial Congress & Events
Mondial GmbH & Co. KG
Operngasse 20B, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Email contact: ismbeccb2011@mondial-congress.com
 

In-house forwarding agent / On-site handling agent

IML
ACV, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1, 1220 Vienna/Austria
Contact: Robert Kokoschik or Paul Schmidt
Phone: +43/1/260 69-2205, Fax: +43/1/260 69-2204
e-mail: robert.kokoschik@iml-vienna.at or paul.schmidt@iml-vienna.at

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Catering

Food Affairs

ACV, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1, 1220 Vienna/Austria

Contact: Iris Schloegl
Phone: +43/1/260 69-2465
Fax: +43/1/260-69-2469
e-mail: bankett@food-affairs.at

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Exhibitor Registration

ISMB/ECCB Exhibitors receive three (3) exhibit hall passes. Please note that exhibiting companies have an opportunity to register one staff member for the full conference at a special discounted rate of €250 - if you wish to take advantage of this contact steven@iscb.org. Exhibitors wishing to purchase additional full fare conference registration can do so by following the instructions here. 

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Venue Specifications & Stand Building Heights

Floor:
grey stone – carpet is required

Max. standbuilding Height:
2.50 m (for booths 25 – 38)
3.50 m (for booths 1 – 14)
only with approval of stand design by Media-Plan
deadline to submit layout: June 1, 2011

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GENERAL RULES / CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE EXHIBITION

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Badges

All exhibitors must register with the Conference Registration Desk to receive an official ISMB/ECCB 2011 conference name badge. The badge will be required for admission to the Exhibition Hall. A special “private” on-site registration desk will be set up for exhibiting companies to register their personnel. We will send under separate cover a notice with instructions on how to register. If you have not received the URL and instructions for badges by May 15, 2011, please contact steven@iscb.org to obtain the instructions.

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Food and Beverage

Exhibitors requiring food and beverage can do so by contacting:
Food Affairs Catering
Contact: bankett@food-affairs.at
Tel.: +43 1 260 69 2465
Fax: +43 1 260 69 2469

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Damage to Premises

No nails, screws or other fixtures may be driven into any part of the premises including the floors. Nor may any part of the premises be damaged or disfigured in any way. Should any damage occur, the Exhibitor will be invoiced for repair charges incurred.

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Demonstrations

Demonstrations and other special activities must be located so that crowds will be comfortably contained within the contracted display space and not blocking any of the aisles. Distracting activities are subject to adjacent exhibitor and ISMB/ECCB approval. Exhibitors may not play loud music on their stand.

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Exhibitor After Hours Access

Exhibitors are allowed access to their stands during set up and tear down hours as well as one hour prior to and one hour after official opening hours. Exhibitors requiring access beyond these times, must receive approval from an ISMB/ECCB representative at the Exhibition Registration Desk.

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Helium Balloons

Helium ball are not permitted at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV).

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Indemnification

It is understood that the exhibitor assumes entire responsibility for and agrees to protect, indemnify, defend and save ISCB, ECCB, ISMB/ECCB, Austria Center Vienna, and their respective consultants, agents, directors, employees, licensees and assigns them harmless from and against all claims, losses and damages to persons or property, governmental charges of fines and attorney’s fees arising out of or caused by exhibitor’s installation, removal, maintenance, occupancy or the use of or part thereof negligently or otherwise, excluding any such liability caused by the sole negligence of ISCB, ECCB, ISMB/ECCB, Austria Center Vienna or its employees and agents.

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Insurance

Proof of insurance must be provided upon request. Exhibitors are to have a rider on their current insurance policy to cover loss of, theft of or damage to their exhibit or other personal property while it is located at or is in transit to or from the Austria Center Vienna. The exhibitor shall indemnify the Austria Center Vienna, MediaPlan, ISCB, ECCB and ISMB/ECCB against, and hold it and its representatives harmless from complaints, suits or liabilities resulting from negligence of the exhibitor in connection with the exhibits use of display space. The Austria Center Vienna, MediaPlan, ISCB/ECCB and ISMB/ECCB shall have no liability for loss, damage or theft, through any cause, of goods, hand carried items, exhibits, or other materials owned, rented or leased by the exhibitor. Personal effects, souvenir handouts and other small, easily removed valuable items should not be left unattended. In no event ISCB, ECCB and ISMB/ECCB have any liability for incidental, consequential, special, indirect or punitive damages for any harm arising from, or related to, the use of exhibit space under the contract agreement.

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Leaflet Distribution

Leaflets may not be distributed from anywhere other than the exhibition stand without receiving prior permission from the Organizers. Leaflets displayed or distributed at any other point throughout the venue, without prior permission, will be removed and destroyed by the Organizers.

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Parking

Limited parking is available at Austria Center Vienna. Exhibitors are encouraged to use public transit or to use taxi as recommended by the hotel. Information on discounted transit passes is available to here.

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Security

ISCB/ISMB will provide security in the exhibit area during all off-hours and will take reasonable precautions to safe guard exhibitor’s property. Exhibitors are encouraged to remove any valuable items from the exhibit area each evening.

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Travel Visa Application

Please ensure to review the Visa information carefully located here. Should you have any questions about entry into Austria please check with your closest Austrian embassy or consulate office

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General Conference Information

Genera conference information is available here.

Floor Plan

Exhibitor Booths

International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
www.iscb.org

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB, www.iscb.org) organizes and hosts the Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB), now in its 19th year and presented this year as a joint meeting with the 10th European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB). The mission of ISCB is to advance the scientific understanding of living systems through computation. On behalf of its global membership, ISCB communicates the significance of our science to the larger scientific community, governments, and the public at large, thus impacting government and scientific policies.

Primary activities include providing high quality publications and meetings, and distributing valuable information about training, education, employment and relevant news from related fields. ISCB membership offers many benefits including reduced conference registration fees to several high impact conferences, most prominently ISMB, ECCB, PSB and RECOMB. ISCB proudly offers Bioinformatics and the open-accessPLoS Computational Biology as its official journals, and publishes the ISMB conference proceedings in partnership with Oxford University Press in open-access format as part of a regular issue of Bioinformatics. In addition, ISCB members enjoy exclusive subscription discounts on a selection of journals related to computational biology and bioinformatics.

ECCB 2012
eccb12.org

Booth 3

Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre
www.nbic.nl

The Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre (NBIC) is a network organisation of collaborating academic and industrial researchers from various disciplines. Together, they have created a lively bioinformatics and e-bioscience community that performs internationally competitive bioinformatics research, offers expertise and support, develops novel tools and educates the next generations of bioinformaticians.

Booth 4

ISCB Student Council
www.iscbsc.org

ISCB Student Council (SC, www.iscbsc.org) is an international network of young researchers in the broader disciplines of the field of Computational Biology. SC provides opportunities for networking, career enhancement and skills development for the next generation of Computational Biology leaders. The SC Symposium (symposium.iscbsc.org) is organized as a part of the annual ISMB conference with student presentations, keynotes, panel discussions and a poster session. The SC Career Central booth is an endeavor to address the needs of recruiters and job seekers at ISMB. We will be providing an interactive job posting service where potential employees can sign up to meet employers (and vice-versa) during the conference. Come visit our friendly SC representatives at the booth for more information.

Booth 9

The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
www.ebi.ac.uk

The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) is a unique resource which gathers and builds not only databases but ad hoc tools for searching/retrieving and interpreting bioinformatics data. Advances in Systems Biology call for a multidisciplinary platform from which to explore and extract information which EBI can provide.

Booth 10

ELIXIR
www.elixir-europe.org/page.php

The mission of ELIXIR is to construct and operate a sustainable infrastructure for biological information in Europe to support life science research and its translation to medicine and the environment, the bio-industries and society.
 

BioMed Central
www.biomedcentral.com

BioMed Central is the open access publisher committed to the free widespread dissemination of scientific research; publishing over 200 peer-reviewed, open access journals, including BMC Bioinformatics and BMC Systems Biology. Visit the BioMed Central stand to find out more about the journals and open access publishing.

Springer
www.springer.com / www.springerlink.com

Springer is one of the leading STM publishers. With more than 40.000 books currently available in the eBook collections our mission is to support your research work at the best.
Get hands-on experience with Springer’s multi-format publishing model: print – eBook – MyCopy edition for just €24.95. Browse highlights on electronic devices, online and in print.
Ensure maximum possible dissemination of your work. Springer supports you! Meet us at the booth to gain insights into all your advantages and benefits of publishing with us.
We look forward to talking with you!
 

Booth 13

Geneious
www.geneious.com

Revolutionary bioinformatics software platform eneious Pro and Geneious Enterprise Server that is both ultra-powerful and easy to use. Scientists, researchers and students are able to search, organize and analyze genomic and protein information via a single desktop program that provides publication ready images to enhance the impact of research.
 

Omixon
www.omixon.com

Omixon provides highly accurate NGS analysis software and services. The Omixon Gapped SOLiD Alignment plug-in for the CLC bio workbench provides the most sensitive genomic variant analysis including small indels. It enables scientists to identify tandem SNPs, variants in homopolymers, GA repeats, palindromes, which most alignment and variant calling software have trouble with. Omixon also develops highly automated data analysis pipelines, for example for human exome analysis, which is available as a service or a consultancy.

BIOBASE
www.biobase-international.com

BIOBASE, a leading provider of biological databases and analysis tools, is a rising player in personal genomic and next generation sequencing applications. BIOBASE’s product portfolio includes Genome TraxTM , developed for identification of human genome variations of functional significance such as disease mutations and regulatory sites; the BIOBASE Knowledge LibraryTM (BKL), a resource for disease, drug, and model organism research; TRANSFAC® Professional, the industry standard for gene regulation research; and the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD®), the most comprehensive collection of inherited disease mutations.

Oxford University Press
www.oup.com

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. In addition to publishing over 4,600 new books each year, Oxford University publishes well over 220 journals, two-thirds of which are published in collaboration with learned societies and other international organizations.

Illumina
www.illimina.com

Illumina is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function. These systems are enabling studies that were not even imaginable just a few years ago, and moving us closer to the realization of personalized medicine.

CLC bio
www.clcbio.com

CLC bio is the world's leading bioinformatics solution provider. High-Troughput Sequencing is a major focus area and CLC bio delivers the first and only comprehensive cross-platform analysis solution, which can analyze and visualize genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenomic data from all major platforms.

Convey Computer Corporation
www.conveycomputer.com

Convey’s revolutionary hybrid-core computer delivers dramatically increased throughput for genomics and proteomics applications. The system integrates advanced architecture and compiler technology with commodity processors, accelerating sequence assembly and alignment while reducing energy usage and management costs. Furthermore, increased performance provides fundamental improvements in research quality by allowing previously impractical approaches.

Cambridge University Press
www.cambridge.org/knowledge

Cambridge University Press is the printing and publishing house of the University of Cambridge. Visit our stand and receive a 20% discount on all displayed titles.

Accelrys
www.accelrys.com

Accelrys develops and commercialises scientific informatics software and solutions that help accelerate science for clients in the Life Sciences, Energy, Chemicals, Aerospace, and Consumer Packaged Goods industries. Our solutions are used by biologists, chemists, materials scientists, IT and business professionals to aggregate, analyse, simulate, and visualise scientific data.  Our scientifically aware platform and predictive science tools help clients conduct experiments in-silico, make informed decisions, and reduce times for product development.

MIT Press
mitpress.mit.edu

The MIT Press publishes a distinguished programme of scholarly books in computational molecular biology and related biological sciences. New titles in 2010 include Algorithms in Structural Molecular Biology by Bruce Donald and Learning & Inference in Computational Systems Biology edited by Neil D. Lawrence , Mark Girolami, Magnus Rattray and Guido Sanguinetti. New and backlist titles will be available at 30% discount to delegates during the conference.

We welcome the submission of proposals and manuscripts for consideration; our Acquisition Editor, Robert Prior, will be available during the conference to talk to you.
Contact Details:

Robert V. Prior, Executive Editor, The MIT Press, 55 Hayward Street, Cambridge, MA  02142,  USA.
prior@mit.edu

For marketing and order queries please contact: The MIT Press,1 Duchess Street, London, W1W 6AN
info@mitpress.org.uk

CEITEC
www.ceitec.eu

CEITEC – the Central European Institute of Technology is a project focused on the establishment of a European centre of excellence located in Brno, Czech Republic.
The centre will cover competitive research in the area of life sciences and advanced materials, i.e. nano- and microtechnologies, structural biology, genomics, proteomics, and medicine.

The Computational Biology Research Center
www.cbrc.jp/index.eng.html

Computational Biology Research Center (CBRC) belongs to National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), which is the largest national research institute in Japan. CBRC has been conducting computational biology research and software/database development since 2001, and now over 100 researchers are working in CBRC.

SciEngines GmbH
www.SciEngines.com

SciEngines develops and markets application specific IT solutions based on FPGAs. The high performance computers COPACOBANA and RIVYERA, with configurations ranging from 100 to 5000+ PCs performance, offer a price-performance ratio that is usually 10x better than ordinary computers - at 1% electricity consumption. Implementation and custom-design services are available.

Biomax Informatics AG
www.biomax.com

Biomax provides computational solutions for better decision making and knowledge management in the life science industry. Our flexible and comprehensive solutions provide access to relevant knowledge at the right time and in the right context. Biomax helps customers generate value from proprietary and public resources by extracting the knowledge indispensable for efficient data exploration and interpretation. Biomax focuses on integrating information to enable a knowledge-based approach to develop innovative life science products.

PLoS Computational Biology
www.ploscompbiol.org

PLoS Computational Biology is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published monthly by the Public Library of Science (PLoS) as an official journal of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB).

PLoS Computational Biology is run by an international Editorial Board, headed by the Editor-in-Chief, Philip E. Bourne (University of California, USA).

The Royal Society Publishing
royalsocietypublishing.org

The Royal Society publishes two journals at the interface of the biological and physical sciences:
Journal of the Royal Society Interface publishes research articles and reviews, while Interface Focus publishes topical themed issues.
Find out more about both journals at royalsocietypublishing.org or come and visit us at booth 34.
 

IMGT®, the international ImMunoGeneTics information system®
www.imgt.org

IMGT® is the global reference in immunogenetics and immunoinformatics, specialized in the immunoglobulins (IG) or antibodies, T cell receptors (TR), major histocompatibility complex (MHC) of human and other vertebrates, and in the immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF), MHC superfamily (MhcSF) and related proteins of the immune system (RPI) of any species.

Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute
www.inab.org

The Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute (INB) is a technical platform of the Carlos III Health Institute that is active in research and education and it offers support for projects in genomics, proteomics and translational medicine in Spain. The INB is composed by a network of nine nodes and a Central Node.

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc.
www.atlab.com

ATL is a laboratory informatics firm that is launching a new product called SeqNFind™. SeqNFind™  is a unique GPU based hardware/software cluster system that leverages a multi-processing environment to do fast, accurate and complete short read genomic sequence alignments using a tool-set including a modified Smith-Waterman, with GPUs to examine short read local alignments.

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Conference Sponsors

Conference Travel Fellowship Support

               

                                                                                                                                                     

Accelrys
AMD
Apple Computer, Inc.
Ariadne Genomics
Biobase Corporation
Biomax Informatics AG
BioMed Central
BioSapiens
Biosystems Informatics Institute
Cambridge University Press
Computational Biology Research Center (CBRC)
CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Books, Inc.
CSIRO Mathematical & Information Sciences
Elsevier MDL
EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute
EMBRACE
Gene Logic Inc.

Genentech Inc

GenomeWeb, LLC
GlaxoSmithKline
Grand Valley State University
Hewlett-Packard
IBM

Korean Bioinformation Center

Michigan Center for Biological Information, CTA Alliance
Nature Publishing Group
Ocimum Biosolutions
Orion Multisystems
Oxford University Press
Partek Incorporated
Pfizer, Inc.
PLoS Computational Biology
PubGene
RCSB Protein Data Bank
SGI
SciTegic
Springer
Sun Microsystems
Synamatix
The Blueprint Initiative
The MathWorks
The MIT Press
The University of Michigan Bioinformatics Program

U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. National Institutes of Health
U.S. National Science Foundation
Unleashed Informatics Limited
John Wiley & Sons
World Scientific Publishing and Imperial College Pre

For profit organization US$1,000
Not for profit organization US$500

• One poster display in industry poster section
• Name listed in conference program book
• One (1) exhibit hall only pass (no access to scientific sessions or conference meals)

There will be no tables, chairs or areas to display brochures or literature at this location. This will be "posters only."

** Prices do not include conference registration and presenters must be registered for the conference.

For profit organization US$2,000
Not for profit organization US$400

Technology Track allow organizations to showcase their software/hardware relevant to the bioinformatics / computational biology community.

• 50 minute presentation time allotted to for-profit organizations or 25 minute presentation time allotted to not-for-profit organizations (scheduled by the organizers)
• Technology track presentation listing on the conference Web site and the conference program book, including demonstration time in the main schedule and a 50 word summary
• Abstract listing on conference web site for overview of technology track presentation
• Audio-Visual equipment provided includes internet connection, data projector, screen, microphone (all additional equipment required will be charged at cost to the presenting organization)

** Prices do not include conference registration and presenters must be registered for the conference.

For profit organization US$3,500
Not for profit organization US$2,500
 

ISMB/ECCB Exhibitors receive the following package:

• Display space and hard wall structure (9 metres square – 3m x 3m) includes one (1) table and two (2) padded chairs
• Three (3) exhibit hall passes (no access to scientific sessions or conference meals)
• Organization listed on conference website and in conference program book
• Company name on booth sign, one color
• Wireless internet available in exhibit area
• Please note that exhibiting companies have an opportunity to register one staff member for the full conference at a special discounted rate of 250€

** Does not include conference registration

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**Sponsor Sign Up Form

Delegate bags* US $10,000: single sponsorship available or two organizations as joint sponsors at US $6000 per organization. Includes color logo on satchel and opportunity to include one promotional brochure in satchel.

Conference T-Shirts* US $10,000: Includes organization logo on t-shirt and one promotional brochure in delegate satchel.

Reception US $10,000: Fun filled evening of food and entertainment: Single sponsorship or up to three organizations as joint sponsors at US $4,000 per organization. Includes event signage and one promotional brochure in delegate satchel.

Poster Luncheon with Authors US $6,000: Single sponsorship or up to three organizations as joint sponsors at US $2,500 per organization. Includes event signage and one promotional brochure in delegate satchel.

Refreshment Breaks US $3,000: Single sponsorship or two companies as joint sponsors at US $2,000 per organization per break. Includes event signage recognizing refreshment break sponsor(s).

Keynote Speaker Sponsorship US $4,000: Supports keynote travel expenses. Sponsoring organization recognized on web-site and during keynote presentation.

Name Badge Lanyards* US $3,000: exclusive sponsorship available to one organization.

Volunteer T-Shirts* US $3,000: exclusive sponsorship available to one organization. SOLD

Inclusion of marketing materials in delegate bags US $2000: Organizations can include one piece of marketing literature in delegate bags.

Student Travel Fellowship US $1,500: Each year organizations support travel and expenses for students to attend the conference.

*(Organization name or logo will be printed on the item along with the conference logo. ISCB retains the rights for logo placement and item production.)