ISMB may not be until July, but the deadlines to take advantage of special rates for student or hotel accommodation during the conference are coming up quickly!

Read on for details, or click here to visit the ISMB Venue, Accommodation, and Travel page!

Deadlines and Details

 Student Accommodations

 Deadline: Monday, May 27, 2024

 For student attendees of ISMB, ISCB has secured a block of rooms at McGill University:

• La Citadelle Residence

• Royal Victoria Dormitory

• Carrefour Sherbrooke

If you’re interested in staying at a McGill University accommodation, please use one of the following methods to book your reservation:

• Phone: 514-398-5200

• E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

When booking, don’t forget to mention the International Society for Computational Biology ISMB 2024 Conference.

Details of each location can be found on the ISMB Venue, Accommodation, and Travel page under Student Accommodations.

Conference (Hotel) Accommodations

 Deadline: Monday, June 17, 2024 by 5 PM EDT

It’s recommended that you book your hotel room early in order to take advantage of the special room rates that are subject to availability. If you have yet to book your accommodation for ISMB 2024, make sure you do so through Showcare, the official Housing Bureau for ISCB's ISMB Conference.

Rooms are available at the following hotels:

• Le Westin Montreal

• Hotel Monville

• Hotel Dauphin Montreal Downtown

• Delta Hotels by Marriott Montreal

• DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal

• Hampton Inn by Hilton Montreal Downtown

NOTE: Please do not contact the hotels to make a reservation directly. Discounted rates are only available through Showcare. Please register for the conference before booking your accommodations.

For any questions about hotel reservations, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Day 1 of the GLBIO Conference is today!

If you missed out on the initial registration, don’t worry; you can still take part as a non-presenting participant!

Click the button below to register and access exclusive content!

While you can register to attend in-person, if you’re not in the Pittsburgh, PA area, you can opt for virtual attendance and attend talks and view posters via Nucleus, the virtual conference platform!

Once you’re registered, head to https://iscb.junolive.co and login. Then, access the conference by clicking on the conference tile:

Don't miss out! Register now and be part of the
GLBIO Conference experience!

Note: If you have registered and are a presenting participant, check your Know Before You Go email for details about accessing and navigating Nucleus.

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Final Call for Abstracts

Submissions close Wednesday, May 15.

Abstracts are welcome from all who are members of the LGBTQI+ community who would like their research featured in the Symposium.

Get ready to build your knowledge and get hands-on training in cutting-edge areas in bioinformatics with the ISMB conference tutorials! 🧬

What can you expect from tutorials?

Tutorials offer participants the chance to gain introductory knowledge on key established topics in bioinformatics, discover emerging research areas, or refine advanced skills in familiar domains.

Click the button below to go directly to the tutorials page for the detailed schedule, or check out a sneak peek of tutorial titles below!

In-Person Tutorial Preview

1. Advanced machine learning methods for modeling, analyzing, and interpreting single-cell omics and spatial transcriptomics data

2. Just-in-time compiled Python for bioinformatics research

3. Multi-omic data integration for microbiome research using scikit-bio

4. Quantum-enabled multi-omics analysis

5. Modelling Multi-Modal Biomedical Data Using Networks

6. Creating and running cloud-native pipelines with WDL, Dockstore, and Terra

7. Federated Ensemble Learning for Biomedical Data

Virtual Tutorial Preview

1. A Practical Introduction to Large Language Models in Biomedical Data Science Research

2. BioViz: Interactive data visualisation and ML for omics data

3. Using LinkML (Linked data Modeling Language) to model your data

4. Computational Approaches for Identifying Context-Specific Transcription Factors using Single-Cell Multi-Omics Datasets

5. Explainability in Graph Deep Learning for Biomedicine

Don’t Forget!

The final day to register for tutorials is Monday, July 8. Tutorials will take place Friday, July 12, from 9 AM to 6 PM EDT.

 Note: You must be registered for ISMB in order to attend a tutorial.

Last Call for Tech Track Submissions for ISMB 2024

Tech Track submissions will be accepted until

Friday, May 10.

Important Info From the Tech Track Page

To conduct a Technology Track presentation, organizations must complete the on-line sign-up form including a brief description (50 words maximum) of the talk and a one (1) page Technology Track presentation overview (PDF) which will provide the delegate with additional details about the technology being presented and include a one page CV of the presenter as related to the topic. The presenter of the Technology Track must be a registered and paid delegate of the conference.

The cost to present a Technology Track is:

• For-profit organization 20 minutes: $2000 USD

• For-profit organization 40 minutes: $3000 USD

• Not-for-profit organization 20 minutes: $620 USD

• Not-for-profit organization 40 minutes: $840 USD

Full tech track submission details can be found here.

With the conference only 11 days away, we want to make sure you’re able to make the best use of your time. To help, we’ve provided the schedule at-a-glance below, which you can also access (and download) here!

 Use this schedule overview to start customizing your conference experience, help keep yourself organized, and maximize your networking opportunities.

Check it out below!

Need More Detail?

If you’re looking for more detail on the talks, sessions, and everything in between outlined in the schedule above, you can find out more through the “Programme & Schedule” section on the GLBIO 2024 homepage, including info on the following:

• Dates, times, and titles of General Track presentations

• Abstracts for the Keynote Speaker talks

• Details and dates of the three Special Sessions:

  • Computational Approaches for Spatial Omics

  • Responsible AI for Multimodality Biomedical Data Analysis

  • Scalable Analysis for Big Biological Data

• Dates, schedules, and prerequisites of the workshops

We can't wait to see you in Pittsburgh, PA for GLBIO 2024!

Dependent Care Grant Deadline for ISMB 2024: May 31, 2024

What is it?

ISCB is offering Dependent Care grants in the amount of $600 USD to as many eligible candidates as allowed by available funding to be used toward expenses that will facilitate the member’s attendance at ISMB 2024.

Who’s eligible?

An ISCB member who:

• is in good standing with an active membership at the time of application and during the conference

• has an accepted submission for presentation at ISMB 2024 and who is the presenting author

• is a primary caregiver of a child or dependent adult at the time of the conference OR who is an individual that requires caregiving assistance on a daily basis

   

NOTE: Priority will be given to applicants who have a demonstrated need and/or are in early stages of their academic careers (e.g., graduate students, postdocs), as well as ISCB members working in non-high-income countries.

For more details, including eligible expenses, please visit the Dependent Care Grant details page, here.

What's needed for the application?

Applicants will be asked to provide:

• Career stage (undergraduate student/graduate student/postdoctoral researcher/non-tenured faculty/tenured faculty/unemployed).

• Age of dependents, if applicable.

• Description of role as caregiver for a dependent adult, child, or relative; or needs for personal assistance.

• A brief justification of the need for this award and how the award will be used (300 words max).

Last Call!

In case you missed the announcement in the ISCB April newsletter, this week is your final chance to take part in the 13th Annual ISCB Wikipedia Competition!

**Entries close this Friday, May 3.**

Knowledge and Prizes

The purpose of this annual writing competition is to enhance the public's understanding of bioinformatics and computational biology. By encouraging students and postdocs to contribute high-quality content, ISCB hopes to increase the accessibility of bioinformatics information on Wikipedia. Participants can either improve existing articles or create new ones linked to ISCB's core competencies.

This year, ISCB is offering generous prizes across two tracks:

Global Track Prizes:

• 1st Prize: $500 + 1-year ISCB membership

• 2nd Prize: $250 + 1-year ISCB membership

• 3rd Prize: $150 + 1-year ISCB membership

Non-English Track Prizes:

• Same prize amounts for non-English Wikipedia contributions

Don't miss this opportunity to get recognized and rewarded for enriching the world's knowledge!