14th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS (Oral and Poster)


Submissions are now closed


The Rocky 2016 Conference will provide opportunities for short "flash" presentations (10 minute talks) and poster presentations on current projects from as many attendees as possible. Original presentations (including significant works-in-progress) are solicited in all areas that involve the application of advanced computational methods to significant problems in biology or medicine.

Click on the link above to access the Submission Form you may select to give a "poster presentation", an "oral presentation", or "both an oral and poster presentation." We will attempt to accommodate all requests and will confirm your request on October 20, 2016.

Please note: All presenters must register as a conference attendee by November 12, 2016 in order to give a presentation at Rocky 2016.


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AGENDA AT A GLANCE

(All sessions will be held at the Snowmass Convention Center CC)


Go directly to: [Friday - December 9] [Saturday - December 10]
WEDNESDAY – December 7, 2016
START TIME END TIME SESSION TYPE
04:00 pm 06:00 pm REGISTRATION in the lobby of the Westin
 
THURSDAY – December 8, 2016
START TIME END TIME SESSION TYPE
08:00 am 06:00 pm Registration
08:00 am 09:00 am Breakfast
09:00 am 09:45 am Keynote 1
Joshua M. Stuart, PhD
Professor
UC Santa Cruz
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09:45 am 10:25 am OP 01 - OP 04
10:25 am 10:45 am Break
10:45 am 11:15 am Keynote 2
Renee Deehan Kenney, PhD
Head of Biology and Bioinformatics
PatientsLikeMe
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11:15 am 11:55 am OP 05 - OP 08
12:00 pm 04:00 pm -->Ski Break
04:00 pm 04:30 pm Keynote 3
Marco Masseroli, PhD
Associate Professor
Politecnico di Milano

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04:30 pm 05:10 pm OP 09 - OP 12
05:10 pm 05:30 pm Break
05:30 pm 06:00 pm OP 13 - OP 15
06:30 pm 09:30 pm Dinner - Il Poggio
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FRIDAY – – December 9, 2016
START TIME END TIME SESSION TYPE
08:00 am 06:00 pm Registration
08:30 am 09:00 am Breakfast
09:00 am 09:45 am Keynote 4
Laura K. Wiley, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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09:45 am 10:25 am OP 16 - OP 19
10:25 am 10:45 am Break
10:45 am 11:15 am Keynote 5
Alan Williams, PhD
Chief Informatics Officer
SomaLogic
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11:15 am 11:55 am OP 20 - OP 23
12:00 pm 04:00 pm -->Ski Break
04:00 pm 04:30 pm Keynote 6
Temple F. Smith, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Boston University
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04:30 pm 05:10 pm OP 24 - OP 27
05:10 pm 05:30 pm Break
05:30 pm 06:00 pm OP 28 - OP 30
06:30 pm 08:30 pm Poster Session
- Poster abstracts
- Poster list
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SATURDAY – – December 10, 2016
START TIME END TIME SESSION TYPE
08:00 am 11:00 am Registration
08:00 am 09:00 am Breakfast
09:00 am 09:30 am Keynote 7
Krista Meyer, PhD
Director of Proteomic Analysis
Biodesix: Making Medicine Personal®
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09:30 am 10:20 am OP 31 - OP 35
10:20 am 10:40 am Break
10:40 am 11:30 am OP 36 - OP 40
11:30 am 11:50 am Keynote 8
Kirk E. Jordan, PhD
Chief Science Officer
IBM Research UK
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11:50 am 12:00 pm Closing Raffle and Awards

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POSTER SESSION

--- PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN SET UP DAY & TIME BELOW ---

TIPS FOR CREATING A SCIENTIFIC POSTER (.pdf)



POSTER SESSION HOURS
Posters will only be available for viewing Friday. The Poster Session with authors present will be on Friday evening (see schedule below).

Poster Presenters must be available for presentation during the scheduled poster session.

POSTER NUMBER ASSIGNMENTS
Posters have been assigned a number. There will also be lists at the conference. Please put your poster on the poster board corresponding to the number assigned:

POSTER SIZE
The poster board dimensions are 4 feet high x 4 feet wide. Tacks will be provided for securing your poster to the board.


Schedule:

DAY/DATE TIME ACTIVITY/LOCATION
Friday:
December 9
09:00 am – 12:00 pm SET UP POSTERS
(Maximum size 4 feet high
x 4 feet wide)
Location: Convention Center
Ballroom B
Friday:
December 9
12:00 pm – 06:00 pm POSTER VIEWING
(no authors present)
Location: Convention Center
Ballroom B
Friday:
December 9
06:30 pm - 08:30 pm POSTER SESSION
Location: Convention Center
Ballroom B
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm - Authors with Even Number Posters Present
..........................................
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm - Authors with Odd
Number Posters Present

Authors please remove posters from boards at end of this session


FURTHER QUESTIONS

Rocky Conference Coordinator
Stephanie Hagstrom
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+1 352-665-1763


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14th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference

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 $XXX per night, single occupancy. This makes for a very affordable retreat for groups.

Schools who have participated in the past combined the experience of attending Rocky 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 2016 offers academic retreats* the following group package benefits (3 available):

  • One free student registration
  • 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 Rocky conference 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 XXXXXX.


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Rocky 2016 will be held at
The Westin Snowmass Resort:

The Westin Snowmass Resort
100 Elbert Ln, Snowmass Village, CO 81615
Phone: +1 (970) 923-8200

www.westinsnowmass.com/
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WELCOME TO ROCKY 2016!
December 8 - 10, 2016

Welcome to the fourteenth annual Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference, a meeting of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). The organizers hope that you enjoy the program, and find the conference a productive opportunity to meet researchers, students and industrial users of bioinformatics technology.

The Rocky series began fourteen years ago as a regional conference, and has grown into an international program with a spotlight on regional development in the computational biosciences. The presenters of the Rocky conference are scientists representing a broad spectrum of universities, industrial enterprises, government laboratories, and medical libraries from around the world. The meeting is a chance to get to know your colleagues near and far, seek collaborative opportunities, and find synergies that can drive our field forward.

We hope you enjoy the science, the company, and the spectacular scenery of the Rocky Mountains. Welcome!

Larry Hunter
Rocky 2016 Conference Chair


SPONSORS

PLATINUM:
IBM's Technical Computing organization

GOLD:

The Gold Lab at the University of Colorado





SomaLogic


SILVER:


Biodesix®


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