Academic Retreat - An Affordable Opportunity

Plan an off-site retreat, bring your colleagues to Rocky and SAVE!

This is the perfect opportunity to roll your conference attendance funds into a very affordable academic group retreat experience in the spectacular setting of the Colorado Rocky Mountains - during ski season!

Rocky registration rates are among the most reasonable in computational biology, the conference hotel accommodations are well under $100 per night, and domestic travel fares are the lowest they have been in years.

Last year four schools from California to Indiana each combined the experience of attending Rocky together for education and group activities on the slopes, at the hotel, and in Snowmass and Aspen Villages. Education and bonding were abundantly fun and memorable, and all left with a renewed sense of inspiration and collaboration. Rocky’09 is now offering academic retreats* the following group package benefits:

  • One free student registration ($185 minimum savings)
  • One free suite upgrade ($200 minimum savings)
  • Two free ski lift tickets per group or $100 food & beverage credit at the conference hotel
  • Special scheduling of flash presentations for all members of the group to ensure a full morning or afternoon can be spent outside the conference for a group activity if desired (activity not included)

Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for information or a customized package for your academic group today!

* Academic retreats are defined as a minimum of 10 or more paid attendees from the same school, staying in the conference hotel a minimum of two nights (single or double occupancy), and utilizing at least 5 sleeping rooms per night. All academic retreat offers noted above must be secured by November 11.

Registration

Registration options:

PLAN AN ACADEMIC RETREAT! Earn a Suite Upgrade AND Free Food or Ski Lift Tickets PLUS one additional student registration at no charge with paid attendance of 10 or more from one school! Click HERE for details.

 

EARLY REGISTRATION
Applicable dates:
9/1/2009 to
11/11/2009 (11:59 PM)
ISCB Member Non-member
Industry: $460 $595
Academic/Government/
/Non-profit:
$365 $500
Postdoc
(with letter from Advisor):
$220 $325
Students (with ID): $185 $260

  • To Go lunches available for purchase with registration
  • Please present Advisor letter and student ID upon check-in.

 

REGULAR REGISTRATION
Applicable dates:
11/12/2009 to 12/9/2009
ISCB Member Non-member
Industry: $535 $670
Academic/Government/
/Non-profit:
$440 $575
Postdoc
(with letter from Advisor):
$295 $400
Students (with ID): $260 $335

  • To Go lunches available for purchase with registration
  • Please present Advisor letter and student ID upon check-in.

 

OTHER ITEMS:
To Go Lunches
To go lunches are available from a local Deli at $16.00 each. Lunches must be ordered in advance of the conference for Friday and Saturday. They will not be available on-site for purchase.
  • Friday Lunch: Large slice pizza choices are vegetarian, cheese, pepperoni or meat combo (pepperoni, sausage and ham), with green salad, dessert and drink.
  • Saturday Lunch: Deli sandwich (choices are vegetarian, turkey, ham), with chips, dessert and drink.
$16 each
Banquet Tickets (each)
Thursday, December 10, 2009
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Il Poggio Restaurant
Tickets are available for that special evening.
$45 each
Discount Ski Lift Tickets -
NEW FOR THIS YEAR: Radio frequency (RF) gate cards will be issued to all guests starting this year. These cards will allow faster access to the lifts and hands-free scanning. Please note there will be a refundable $5 per ticket fee for the RF card; refunds given at the ticket counters. Tickets at Aspen ticket counter are $(TBA) per day on-site. Lift tickets purchased at advance Rocky group rate are non-refundable.
  • 1 day ticket/card $58
  • 2 day ticket/card $109
  • 3 day ticket/card $158
  • 4 day ticket/card $207
On-site Tickets at Aspen ticket counter: TBA
Rocky Mountain Regional Bioinformatics Group Membership
Contribution to the Rocky Mountain Regional Bioinformatics Group are gratefully accepted. If you choose, this contribution will enroll you as a member of this group, and place you on the group mailing list for networking opportunities after the conference.
$5

News

December 15, 2009 - The Rocky 09 Program Book is available (pdf).  Click here.

December 4, 2009 -
Online Registration has closed. Remaining Registrations will  be accepted onsite. 

November 12, 2009 -
DISCOUNT SKI RENTAL PACKAGES FOR ROCKY ATTENDEES.
Snowmass Sports (located on the 3rd floor of the Silvertree) is offering 30% off equipment rental for all Rocky Conference attendees.

Available prior to arrival in Aspen. 
Sign in:  www.snowmasssports.com
Left side bar – 'groups'
Group Name: rocky09 
Password: Dec09
Click on Start Rental and then fill in the blanks. 

October 16, 2009
- Call for Presentations has closed.  Thank you for your submissions.

September 1, 2009
- Register Now for Rocky '09

August 31, 2009 - PLAN AN ACADEMIC RETREAT! Earn a Suite Upgrade AND Free Food or Ski Lift Tickets PLUS one additional student registration at no charge with paid attendance of 10 or more from one school! Click HERE for details.

July 16, 2009 - MARC Travel Fellowship Application is now available (.pdf)

July 2009 - Download the Rocky '09 Promotional Flyer (.pdf)


Conference Hotel

The Silvertree Hotel is located in Snowmass Village, thirty feet from the Snowmass Conference Center and is on the Snowmass Village Mall and Fanny Hill, which has more than fifty shops, boutiques, and restaurants and is the hub for many exciting activitie. Fanny Hill offers direct access to ski lifts.

Transportation within Snowmass Village is easy and free, with frequent service at the Village Bus Stop. Buses to Aspen leave from the end of the mall.


THE SILVERSTREE HOTEL HOUSING INFORMATION

Silvertree Hotel is sold out on Saturday night, other accommodations are available at a discount group rate. Please call the hotel directly to make your reservation.  Telephone Numbers: 1-800-525-9402 or +1-970-923-3520.
 
PLAN AN ACADEMIC RETREAT! Earn a Suite Upgrade AND Free Food or Ski Lift Tickets PLUS one additional student registration at no charge with paid attendance of 10 or more from one school! Click HERE for details.

Group Room Rates - PLEASE NOTE: Group discount rates are available until November 11, 2009. Please call the hotel directly (1-800-525-9402) to inquire if rooms are still available at the discount rate.

  • Single/Double occupancy $88.00 per night. Extra person charge is $25 per person per night. Children under 12 stay free in parents' room. The hotel rates will be subject to all state, county and city taxes in effect at the time of the ISCB meeting.
  • State tax is currently 12.8% and is subject to change.
  • Please mention the Rocky '09 conference to get the group rate

Reservation Information:

  • Phone: 1-800-525-9402
  • A one night deposit of the room rate will be due at the time of the reservation.
  • Cut-off date to receive reduced group rate is November 11, 2009. After this date, rooms, if available, are at prevailing rates.
  • Check-in is 4:00 pm, Check-out is 10:00 am

Web Site:
www.booked.net
Phone: 970-923-3520

Guest Fax: 970-923-5192
Physical Address:
100 Elbert Lane
Snowmass Village, Colorado 81615
Mailing Address:
PO Box 5009
Snowmass Village
Colorado 81615-5009


Complimentary shuttle available from Aspen Airport to Snowmass Village.

Agenda at a Glance

The Rocky 09 Program Book is available (pdf).  Click here.

Thursday – December 10, 2009
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Registration
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Keynote 1
Polypharmacology: Drug Discovery in the Era of Genomics and Proteomics

Philip E. Bourne, PhD Professor
Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSD
Associate Director, RCSB Protein Data Bank
Editor in Chief, PLoS Computational Biology
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Oral Presentations 1 - 6
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Break (15 minutes)
3:00 pm – 4:10 pm Oral Presentations 7 - 13
4:10 pm – 4:25 pm Break (15 minutes)
4:25 pm – 5:10 pm Keynote 2
Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge Discovery in Cancer Metastasis

Anna Divoli, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Medicine and
Institute of Genomics and Systems Biology
The University of Chicago
5:10 pm – 6:20 pm Oral Presentations 14 - 20
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm ***This dinner event is sold out.***
Banquet, Thursday, December 10, 2009

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Banquet
Location: Il Poggio Restaurant, Snowmass Village

Friday – December 11, 2009
9:00 am – 9:45 am Keynote 3
Spanning Scales - The Combination of Mathematics and High Performance Computing impacts Computational Biology

Kirk E. Jordan, PhD, Emerging Solution Executive
Computational Science Center
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
9:45 am – 10:45 am Oral Presentations 21 - 26
10:45 am – 11:00 am Break (15 minutes)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Oral Presentations 27 - 32
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Break
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Keynote 4 (Joint Keynote)
Strategies for Elaborating Cognitive Requirements of Bioinformatics Tools


Ben Keller, PhD, Associate Professor
Computer Science Department
Eastern Michigan University

and

Barbara Mirel
Associate Research Scientist
School of Education, University of Michigan
NCIBI Core Director of Evaluation, Education and Training
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm Oral Presentations 33 - 38
5:45 pm – 8:00 pm Reception and Poster Session

Saturday – December 12, 2009
9:00 am – 9:45 am Keynote 5
ChEMBL - Large-scale Open Access Data for Drug Discovery

John P. Overington, PhD CChem.
European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
9:45 am – 10:35 am Oral Presentations 39 - 43
10:35 am – 12:00 pm Poster Session
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Break
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Oral Presentation 44 - 49
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Keynote 6
Informatics Challenges for Pharmacogenetic

Russ B. Altman, MD, PhD
Professor of Bioengineering Genetics, Medicine
(& Computer Science, by courtesy)
Chair, Bioengineering Director
Biomedical Informatics Training Program
Stanford University
5:45 pm Rocky '09 Closing Comments