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Volume 9, Issue 1

President’s Letter

Call for Leadership Nominations

ISCB Membership

URLs in Grant Proposals
Your Feedback Requested

Announcing MentorNet
E-Mentoring Program


ISMB 2006 News & Updates:


- ISMB 2006 Registration
Now Open


- SwissProt 20

- SIGs & Satellite Meetings

- Introducing the PLoS Track of Oral Presentations

- Student Council Symposium

- Help Send a Student to ISMB

- Advertise in the ISMB 2006 Newsletter


Other Conferences News
and Reports:


- RECOMB Celebrates 10 Years

- Affiliate Focus: OKBIOS

- Travel Fellowships Available

- Key Conferences: Key Dates



Student Travel Fellowships Yearbook

Bioinformatics Books New Online Features

Post your Events & News to ISCB Website

Upcoming Conferences & Events

News From the Field


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Key Conferences: Key Dates

Below are listed the key dates for the four primary bioinformatics conferences across the globe. Please visit the respective conference websites for updates to these key dates, as some may change without notice.

ISMB 2006 – Fortaleza, Brazil – www.iscb.org/ismb2006
ISMB Conference Dates August 7 - 10
Early Registration Deadline June 26
SIGs/Satellite Meeting Dates August 4 - 5
Tutorials Date August 6
- Tutorial Draft Handouts Due May 1
- Tutorial Final Handouts Due June 26
Accepted Papers Final Version Due May 10
Posters & PLoS Track Abstracts Submission Deadline May 1
- Poster Acceptance Notification May 8
- PLoS Track Acceptance Notification June 15
Technical Demonstrations Sign-up Deadline May 8
- Accepted Demo Notification June 5
Travel Fellowship Application Deadline May 1
- Travel Fellowship Award Notification May 26

ECCB 2006 – Eilat, Israel – www.eccb06.org
ECCB Conference Dates September 10 - 13
Notification of Workshop/Tutorial Acceptance May 15
Notification of Paper Acceptance May 25
- Accepted Papers Final Version Due June 5
Posters Abstract Submission Deadline June 8
- Poster Acceptance Notification June 22
- PLoS Track Acceptance Notification June 15
Software Demonstrations Submission Deadline June 8
- Accepted Demo Notification June 22
Travel Fellowship Application Deadline May 29
- Travel Fellowship Award Notification June 19

PSB 2007 – Maui, Hawaii, USA – http://psb.stanford.edu
(all dates are in 2006 unless otherwise noted)
PSB Conference Dates (tutorials presented day 1) January 3 – 7, 2007
Registration Opens August 1
Paper Submission Deadline July 17
- Accepted Papers Notification September 6
- Accepted Papers Final Version Due September 25
- Accepted Papers Camera-ready Handouts Due November 6
Accepted Tutorials Camera-ready Handouts Due November 6
Posters Abstract Submission Opens August 1
- Poster Abstract Submission Deadline November 6
- PLoS Track Acceptance Notification June 15
Travel Fellowship Application Opens August 1
- Travel Fellowship Application Deadline September 15
- Travel Fellowship Award Notification Mid-October

RECOMB 2007 – San Francisco, California, USA – www.RECOMB2007.com
(all dates are in 2007 unless otherwise noted)
RECOMB Conference Dates April 21 - 25
Registration Opens December 1, 2006
- Speaker Registration Deadline March 15
- Early Registration Deadline April 5
Paper Submission Opens July 1, 2006
- Paper Submission Deadline September 30, 2006
- Paper Acceptance Notification December 10, 2006
- Accepted Papers Final Version Due February 1
Posters Abstracts Opens TBA
- Poster Abstracts Submission Deadline March 1
- Poster Acceptance Notification March 15
Travel Fellowship Applications Opens January 5
- Travel Fellowship Application Deadline March 15
- Travel Fellowship Award Notification March 25
Housing Reservation Cut Off Date
(Marriott Oakland City Center)
March 31