VENUE & ACCOMMODATIONS

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REGISTER

Registration to the Youth Bioinformatics Symposium is open to any interested middle school and high school student. A basic knowledge of biology is helpful but not required.

Registration is free but MANDATORY for both the student and the parent/guardian.

Children under 18 MUST be accompanied by their parent/guardian.  Parents/guardians will need to register separately for this event.

Registration is open to 150 Students and 150 Parents/Guardians.  All additional registrants will be placed on a wait list and contacted closer to the event.

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Program Schedule:

KEY DATES

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ABOUT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

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CODE OF CONDUCT

ISCB Conferences

The International Society for Computational Biology, Inc. (ISCB) assumes that most people are intelligent and well-intended, and we're not inclined to tell people what to do. However, we want every ISCB conference to be a safe and productive environment for everyone. Attendees should respect common sense rules for public behavior, personal interaction, common courtesy, and respect for private property.

ISCB doesn’t condone harassment or offensive behavior, at our conference venues or anywhere. It's counter to our organization values. More importantly, it's counter to our values as human beings.

Abusive, racist, sexist, harassing, or threatening behavior towards any other participant or directed at any organizer, student volunteer, ISCB staff, convention center staff, or security will not be tolerated.

We invite you to help us make each ISCB conference a place that is welcoming and respectful to all participants, regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, national origin, ethnicity, or religion. This allows everyone the opportunity to focus on the conference itself, and the great networking and community richness that happens when we get together in person. Please report any incidents in which an attendee of the meeting is abusive, insulting, intimidating, bothersome, or acting in an unsafe or illegal manner to ISCB staff or security immediately.

We expect all participants to follow the Code of Conduct during the conference. This includes conference-related social events at off-site locations, and in related online communities and social media. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Conference participants violating this Code of Conduct may be expelled from the conference without a refund.

Please bring any concerns to the immediate attention of the event staff, or contact our Executive Director, Diane Kovats, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We thank our participants for your help in keeping the event welcoming, respectful, and friendly to all participants.

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PROMOTION

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COMMITTEE

• Keith Crandall, George Washington University
• Riya Dabbi, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
• Bel Hanson, ISCB
• Adam Lee, University of Maryland
• Diane Kovats, ISCB
• Lauren Quattrochi, MITRE
• Kamaljeet Sanghera, George Mason University
• Iosif Vaisman, George Mason University

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) in partnership with George Mason University, is hosting the second annual the Youth Bioinformatics Symposium (YBS), Exploring Computational Biology Winter 2019.

In 2016 nearly 100 students from the greater Washington DC area gathered for this event. This engaging one-day event introduces students to the amazing world of computational biology, allowing them to engage with and learn about popular tools used in research in our hands-on workshop, as well as inform them of the many career areas in whcih bioinformatics is now appearing. ISCB is seeking sponsorship for the 2019 YBS at any contributable amount.  Supporters of the conference will be recognized during the event as well as in post event articles.

RECOMMENDED SPONSORSHIP LEVEL AND BENEFITS

• Logo prominently displayed on symposium website under highest level sponsorship
• Logo on signage at event
• Logo on event re-cap article in ISCB Newsletter
• Recognition in ISCB annual report for support of the event with logo
• Opportunity to present science award prize
• Organization recognized as travel fellowship donor
  

• Logo displayed on symposium website under silver level sponsorship
• Logo on signage at event
• Logo on event re-cap article in ISCB Newsletter
• Recognition in ISCB annual report for support of the event
• Opportunity to present science award prize
  

• Logo displayed on symposium website under bronze level sponsorship
• Logo on signage at event
• Logo on event re-cap article in ISCB newsletter
• Recognition in ISCB annual report for support of the event
  

• Organization listed on conference website
• Organization listed on signage at event
• Recognition in ISCB annual report
  

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