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Volume 11, Issue 1

President’s Letter

SCS4 Highlights

ISCB Honors
David Haussler
& Aviv Regev

The ISMB Organization
& Future Vision

PLoS Computational Biology Overview

11th Israeli Bioinformatics
Symposium Report

Taking a Stand on Software Sharing

ISCB Members Speak Out on US Entry Visa Issues

ISCB’s New Software
Sharing Statement

Announcing
ISMB/ECCB 2009

ISCB Student Council

Post Your Events with ISCB

MentorNet Report Card: Year Two

Calling all Leaders!

Become an ISMB Reporter

In Memory of
Kamalakar-Rao Mettani

FASEB Update

Announcing
Rocky ‘08

Key Dates for Key Conferences

Conferences & Events

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Key Dates for Key Conferences

Make a note of the important Key Dates of the ISCB and ISCB
co-sponsored/affiliated conferences that will take place within the next six months. Please visit the respective conference websites for updates to these key dates, as some may change without notice.

ECCB’08 – Cagliari, Sardinia-Italy – www.eccb08.org
ECCB Conference Dates Sep 22 – 26, 2008
Early Registration Deadline August 22, 2008

EMBnet Conference 2008 – Martina Franca, Puglia,
Italy – www.embnet.org/EMBnet20thAnniversary
EMBnet Conference Dates Sep 17 – 20, 2008
Abstract Submission Deadline from ISCB members Jul 20, 2008
- Acceptance Notification for ISCB members Jul 30, 2008
Early Registration Deadline Jul 30, 2008
- Late Registration Deadline Aug 30, 2008
Travel Fellowship Application Opens Jun 25, 2008
- Travel Fellowship Application Deadline Jul 20, 2008
- Travel Fellowship Award Notification Jul 30, 2008
Housing Reservation Cut Off Date Jul 30, 2008

InCoB 2008 – Taipei, Taiwan – http://incob.binfo.org.tw/
InCoB Conference Dates Oct 20 - 23, 2008
Abstracts Deadline
(poster, highlights, technology)		 Jul 25, 2008
- Acceptance Notification
 Aug 22, 2008
Registration Opens
 Aug, 2008 (date TBA)
- Early Registration Deadline Sep 12, 2008
Housing Reservation Cut Off Date Jul 30, 2008

Rocky ‘08 – Snowmass, CO, USA – www.iscb.org/rocky08
Rocky Conference Dates Dec 5 – 7, 2008
Abstract Submission Opens Jul 31, 2008
- Abstract Submission Deadline
Oct 10, 2008
- Acceptance Notification
 Oct 24, 2008
MARC Travel Fellowship Application Deadline Oct 28, 2008
Registration Opens Sep 1, 2008
- Early Registration Deadline Oct 30, 2008
Housing Cut-Off Deadline Nov 4, 2008

PSB 2008 – Big Island, Hawaii, USA – http://psb.stanford.edu
PSB Conference Dates (tutorials presented day 1) January 5 – 9, 2009
Paper Submission Deadline Jul 14, 2008
- Acceptance Notification
 Sep 8, 2008
Posters Abstract Submission Opens
Jul 14, 2008
- Poster Abstract Submission Deadline Nov 7, 2008
Registration Opens Jul 14, 2008
Travel Fellowship Application Opens Jul 14, 2008
- Travel Fellowship Application Deadline Sep 26, 2008
- Travel Fellowship Award Notification TBA

2009 AMIA Summit on Translational Bioinformatics –
San Francisco, CA, USA – www.amia.org/meetings/stb09/
(website opening soon)
STB Conference Dates March 15 – 17, 2009
Paper Submission Opens Sep 1, 2008
- Paper Submission Deadline Sep 15, 2008
Posters Abstract Submission Opens Sep 1, 2008
- Poster Abstract Submission Deadline Sep 15, 2008

ISMB/ECCB 2009 – Stockholm, Sweden –
www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2009/
(website opening soon)
ISMB/ECCB Conference Dates June 27–July 2, 2009
Special Sessions Submission Deadline Early Oct, 2008 *
SIG Proposal Deadline
 Early Nov, 2008 *
Paper Submission Deadline Early Dec, 2008 *
* Actual deadlines and additional tracks to be announced on the conference website soon.