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{ C O N T E N T S } Volume 8, Issue 1 2005 Membership Registration ISMB 2005 SIG Meetings ISCB Thanks Sun KEY DATES PLoS Computational Biology Student Council Travel Fellowships Offered Immigration Workshop SCCB Computational Biology Events & Opportunities Copyright © 2005
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ECCB/05 and Jbi/05 Preparing to Wow Delegates this Fall
Madrid, Spain will provide a stunning backdrop for the next presentation of the European Conference on Computational Biology September 28 – October 1, 2005 (ECCB/05). The fourth rendition of this conference series is being held jointly with the sixth Jbi (Jornadas de Bioinformatica – The Annual Spanish Bioinformatics Conference), and will be hosted by the Bioinformatics National Institute (INB). Last year ECCB was held jointly with ISCB’s annual conference, Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) in Glasgow, Scotland. Following that conference Hershel Safer, ISCB Conferences Committee Chair, stated, “Pairing the ECCB and ISMB conferences in 2004 was a natural fit for both organizations, and especially made perfect sense for our European attendees. We had the highest attendance that either conference had achieved independently, and I have no doubt that ECCB/05 in Spain will be an excellent conference to follow the joint meeting of last year. I am really looking forward to it.” From the pre-conference workshops to the parting words of the closing
ceremony, attendees will enjoy the facilities of the Palacio Municipal
de Congresos and the amenities of this culturally rich and cosmopolitan
capital of Spain. The conference organizers are preparing for 1000
delegates to attend ECCB/05, with many of the students getting a
jumpstart to the main conference by attending a full day ISCB Student
Council Symposium on September 28th. Arrangements are being made
for the conference dinner at the "Casino de Madrid" an
exceptional historic building located in the heart of the city.
The cuisine is sure to impress and the lively energy of the evening
will provide a fun atmosphere to unwind and socialize in spectacular
surroundings. DatabasesIn addition, this will be an intensive and creative event with a complete program consisting of papers, tutorials, software demos and exhibitions, all of which will be of particular interest to those professionals who work in bioinformatics and the bio-pharmaceutical industry. Local, regional, and large multinational companies will be participating in the exhibition event, introducing potential customers to the latest bioinformatics solutions. Exhibition visitors will not only discover the latest products and meet face-to-face with manufacturers of hardware and software technologies, but will also learn about discoveries and strategies in the bioinformatics sector from experts in this field. ISCB Student/Trainee members presenting a poster or paper at ECCB/05 are eligible to apply for limited travel fellowship funds from the Society. Students and post docs are encouraged to submit an application at https://www.iscb.org/travel_fellowship_form.php as soon as paper or poster presentation acceptance is received by the conference organizers. Submission of an application does not guarantee funding, but not submitting an application certainly guarantees the opposite result! For important dates and deadlines see related Key Dates article in this newsletter, and for more information about the ISCB Student Council Symposium be sure to read the Student Council Announcements and Updates article. For more details about ECCB/05, including conference and hotel registration information, please visit http://www.eccb05.org/.
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