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The purpose of the Tutorials program is to build knowledge and provide hands-on training in "cutting-edge" topics relevant to the bioinformatics field. Tutorials offer participants an opportunity to get an introduction to important established topics in bioinformatics, to learn about new areas of bioinformatics research, or to develop advanced skills in areas about which they are already knowledgeable.
Tutorials may include any form of presentation such as brief talks or panel discussions but should include hands-on exercises. Tutorials serve an educational function and are expected to provide a balanced perspective on a field of research. They should not focus on the presenters' own research or software, unless balanced with other tools in the same realm. However, tutorials on broadly used bioinformatics tools will be considered.
Potential topic areas may include but are not limited to the following:
Tutorials can be planned to be either in-person or fully online, but should not be hybrid. (eg. tutorial presenters and participants should either be fully online or in-person).
Tutorials presented in-person will be held on November 12, 2024. Tutorials presented online will be held on a weekday (TBD) prior to the conference start. If submitting an online tutorial proposal you will be asked to confirm your preferred time zone for presentation.
Tutorials timing for full-day or half-day sessions:
In-person: November 14, 2024
Full Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, (10:45-11:00 am Coffee; Lunch Break 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
Half Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm (Break at 10:45-11:00 am) or 1:00-4:00 pm (Break at 4:00 - 4:15 pm)
Virtual: TBD
Full Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (Breaks 10:30-10:45am, 12-1pm, and 2:30-2:45pm)
Half Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Breaks at 10:30-10:45am and 11:45am-12:00pm)
The conference organizers are able to offer a complimentary conference registration for up to 2 tutorial presenters. Tutorial organizers may choose to share the value of the complimentary registration if the tutorial has additional presenters.
Tutorial proposals should contain the following information in a maximum of 4 pages:
The final proposal must be uploaded as a PDF file only.
Deadline for Tutorial Proposals: June 3, 2024
During the submission process be sure to provide a brief description of the tutorial that will be used on the website to promote it to delegates, and to confirm that if selected, you will submit draft and final tutorial materials for committee review by the listed deadlines.
All tutorial submissions will be evaluated by a committee, which will consider the following criteria:
Successful tutorial proposals will be notified by July 1, 2024 (no later than 17:00 Eastern Time (ET).
The tutorial speakers agree to provide participants with teaching materials that include:
Tutorials programs will be recorded to serve as online learning tools following the conference. All presenters must agree to allow ISCB to post the recordings of the Tutorials program as a requirement of acceptance.
The authors will grant copyright to tutorial materials to the ISCB for a period to extend from acceptance through December 31, 2024, and they agree that their materials may be made available for use in perpetuity through ISCB.