Keynote Speakers
Updated Feb. 02, 2011
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Exhibition Opportunity
Please, find the Exhibitor Sign-up Form HERE.
The Organizing Committee invites you to showcase your tools, products and services to the ISCB Africa ASBCB 2011 delegates. Conference attendance is anticipated to exceed 150 delegates from academic institutions throughout Africa and around the world. In addition, this conference overlaps by one day and will include a shared session with the Joint International Conference of the African and Southern African Societies of Human Genetics, thus providing exhibitors the added opportunity to target an additional audience of up to 250 participants on the first day.
The Conference Thanks our Confirmed Exhibitors!
inqaba biotec/CLC - http://www.inqababiotec.co.za
EMBnet - http://www.embnet.org/
CPGR - http://www.cpgr.org.za/
CHPC - http://www.chpc.ac.za/
FASEB - http://www.faseb.org/
ISCB - http://www.iscb.org
ASBCB - http://www.asbcb.org
Exhibitor Package
ZAR 8,000 if committed by 25th Jan 2011, or ZAR 10,000 if committed after this date
Package includes:
- One display table (1.8 x 900) with two chairs in the tea/lunch/poster venue
- Two (2) exhibit hall passes for booth staff*
- One conference pack (includes printed materials)
- Organization name listed on conference website and in conference program book
- Organization name on exhibition signage
- Opportunity to register one exhibit booth staff member for the full conference at a special discounted rate
* Please note that exhibit booth staff are not registered to attend scientific sessions or evening activities. In order for exhibit booth staff to participate in these conference activities they must register as a conference attendee.
General Guidelines:
- Kindly be advised that no equipment is included in the exhibition price for the stands other than one table and two chairs.
- One electrical point may be requested at no additional charge (must be requested in advance).
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Exhibitors are prohibited from afixing/hanging anything to the venue walls.
- Additional equipment/set up needs must be requested in advance, and a quotation will be prepared for your acceptance.
- Parking vouchers can be collected at the registration desk (free of charge) and will be in a secured area.
Please find the Exhibitor Sign-up Form HERE.
We look foward to your participation!
Young Researchers' Forum
The Young Researchers Forum (YRF) is an exclusive day in which students from several parts of Africa will be granted the opportunity to share and corroborate their work with fellow students/peers in Africa. The YRF day will be held on Saturday the 5th March 2011 in conjunction with two International Conferences, i.e. ISCB Africa ASBCB Conference on Bioinformatics and the Joint International Conference of the African & Southern African Societies of Human Genetics. See: http://www.humangenetics2011.org/young.htm for details.
The YRF day will be comprised of a full day of activities for students in the fields of human genetics and bioinformatics from all over Africa, with a programme that includes both plenary speakers and student presentations. The forum will seek to encourage socializing and networking among students on the continent. As African scientists, we recognize the important role that capacity development plays in our country and continent, and this forum is aimed to serve as a platform through which we can encourage support and introduce mentors to students who are pursuing this field of study.
We would like to encourage sponsorship of this non-profit scientific event, and emphasize that this is the first of its kind for both bioinformatics and human genetics in South Africa. This event serves an especially important role in developing and forming the young scientific careers of graduate and post-graduate students in these fields. In line with the themes of the two international conferences that follow, we also encourage South African science/biotech-related industries and role-players to participate in this event as far as possible.
For more info, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ISCB Africa ASBCB Conference Registration
Registration Options:
- Online and email registration for the conference is now closed, but onsite registration will be possible
On this page:
--> Institutions registering 10 paid participants together earn one additional student registration for free.
--> Individuals also registering for the Human Genetics Conference are entitled to a 10% discount off registration fees to both the ISCB Africa ASBCB and the Human Genetics conferences.
--> Registration fee for students on travel fellowships will be covered by the fellowship (registration required - use faxable pdf registration form and follow instructions for indicating 0 registration fee due).
--> If you are not yet a member or ISCB (international participants) or ASBCB (African participants), you must first enroll for membership with the respective Society to earn the members-only conference registration discounts (or you can sign up for membership when using the faxable PDF registration form)
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EARLY REGISTRATION PRICES THROUGH 25th JANUARY 2011
Please note: All registration fees will be charged in South African Rand (R) currency, except online credit card payments, which will be charged in US Dollars (USD). A $10 processing fee will be added for online credit card payments to cover the costs of bank transfer fees to move the funds to South Africa.
AFRICAN
ATTENDEES |
NON-AFRICAN ATTENDEES
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ASBCB Member | Non-Member | ISCB Member | Non-Member of ISCB | |
n/a | R 3,500 (or 525 USD) |
Industry
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R 3,690 (or 555 USD) |
R 4,400 (or 660 USD) |
R 2,150 (or 325 USD) |
R 2,800 (or 420 USD) |
Academic/Government
|
R 2,950 (or 444 USD) |
R 3,800 (or 570 USD) |
R 1,500 (or 225 USD) |
R 1,900 (or 285 USD) |
Student / Postdoc *
|
R 2,200 (or 333 USD) |
R 3,000 (or 450 USD) |
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LATE REGISTRATION PRICES AFTER 25th JANUARY 2011
Please note: The USD rates shown below are subject to change due to exchange rate fluctuations. A firm USD rate will be set no later than 25th January 2011.
AFRICAN
ATTENDEES |
NON-AFRICAN ATTENDEES
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ASBCB Member | Non-Member | ISCB Member | Non-Member of ISCB | |
n/a | R 4,375 (or 660 USD) |
Industry
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R 4,610 (or 700 USD) |
R 5,500 (or 830 USD) |
R 2,688 (or 405 USD) |
R 3,500 (or 525 USD) |
Academic/Government
|
R 3,688 (or 555 USD) |
R 4,750 (or 715 USD) |
R 2,125 (or 320 USD) |
R 2,500 (or 375 USD) |
Student / Postdoc *
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R 2,875 (or 430 USD) |
R 3,750 (or 565 USD) |
* An Advisor letter for Postdocs and Student ID for Students will be required upon check-in at the conference venue to verify eligibility for these registration categories.
Registration fees includes attendance at all scientific sessions from 9-11 march, the conference program booklet, as well as teas/coffees and lunches. Fees do not include accommodation, travel, or local transportation.
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WORKSHOPS - MONDAY 7th & TUESDAY 8th MARCH
Workshops will be held at the University of the Western Cape in Belville, South Africa (see www.uwc.ac.za/.) Some worskhops are 1/2 day, with the EMBNet and Population genetics workshops being 2 full days each. Registration does not allow for making 1/2 day selections if choosing one of the 2 day options.
Workshop Fees are ZAR 160 per day (the full-day fee applies even if registering only one 1/2 day workshop on any day, so all workshop participants are encouraged to participate in two 1/2 day workshops on the same date if not attending one of the 2-day options).
Workshop Title |
Date |
No. days |
1AM - Introduction to databases at EBI |
Mon 7th March AM |
½ day |
1PM - Sequence searching and alignment |
Mon 7th March PM |
½ day |
2AM - Gene expression data analysis |
Tues 8th March AM |
½ day |
2PM - Interactions and Pathways |
Tues 8th March PM |
½ day |
3EMB - EMBNet eBioKit 1: eBioKit; Biological databases; EMBOSS/wEMBOSS; ENSEMBL; Galaxy |
Mon 7th & Tues 8th March |
2 days |
4POP - Population genetics |
Mon 7th & Tues 8th |
2 days |
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YOUNG RESEARCHERS FORUM - SATURDAY, 5th MARCH
For Students and Postdocs only, a Young Researchers Forum is provided at no additional fee. Participants must register at www.humangenetics2011.org/young.htm
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News
- Program booklet now available
- Online and email registration for the conference is now closed, but onsite registration will be possible
Keynote Speakers
* Confirmed speakers are Winston Hide (Harvard, USA), Appolinaire Djikeng (Biosciences central and eastern Africa (BecA) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya), Vanessa Hayes (J. Craig Venter Institute, USA), and David Bentley (illumina, UK)