Last chance for CSHALS - Don't miss the excellent program for 2013!

CSHALS registration is still available - don't delay!

Register now at: >> CSHALS 2013 REGISTRATION <<

Don't miss the excellent program lined up for next week in Cambridge!

CSHALS 2013 is the premier event focused on the use of semantic technologies in the pharmaceutical industry, including hospitals/healthcare institutions and academic research labs.

The conference will be held February  27 - March 1, 2013 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, MA, USA.  CHSALS 2013 features two pre-conference tutorials, and over 20 presentations.  Leading keynote speakers include:

• Olivier Bodenreider, Cognitive Science Branch, National Library of Medicine, United States

• Stefan Decker, National University of Ireland, Galway, DERI, Ireland

• Lynette Hirschman, The MITRE Corporation, United States

• Edward H. Shortliffe, Arizona State University; Columbia University; and New York Academy of Medicine, United States

The full conference schedule is available here:  CSHALS 2013 Schedule.

The complete listing of poster presentations is available here:  CSHALS 2013 Presentations

Registration details, here: Register Now

We look forward to seeing you next week!

Sincerely,

The CSHALS 2013 Organizing Committee

ISMB/ECCB 2013- Highlights Submission Deadline this Friday!

Dear Colleague,

The ISMB/ECCB 2013 Conference is just five months away and the opportunities to submit your best research work for presentation at the conference are closing soon.  

The deadline for submissions for the Highlights Track is this Friday, March 1st!

Additional upcoming submission opportunities/deadlines  include:

• Late Breaking Research: March 15

• Posters (including a new "Education" area): March 22

• Technology Track:  April 26

• Art and Science Exhibition: May 13

In addition to the above conference tracks several Special Interest Group and Satellite Meetings have open calls for participation, and we encourage you to visit the SIGs & Satellite Meetings page for links to the websites of each of these separate events.

The conference will be held July 21-23 at the ICC Berlin, Germany, and will feature two pre-conference days of science (July 19 & 20) which include Special Interest Group meetings (SIGs) , Satellite Meetings, and Student Council Symposium and new for 2013, a Jr. Principal Investigator meeting.

ISMB/ECCB 2013 Registration opens April 1, 2013.

We look forward to seeing you in Berlin.

Sincerely,

Burkhard Rost, Anna Tramontano, Martin Vingron, Conference Co-chairs, ISMB/ECCB 2013
 

ISMB/ECCB 2013 Student Council Symposium - Junior PI (new!) and Upcoming Submission Deadlines

Dear Colleague,

The ISMB/ECCB 2013 Conference is just a few months away and the opportunities to participate beyond attending, are closing soon.  The Student Council Symposium and a "New for 2013" opportunity - the Junior PI Satellite Meeting, are highlighted below.  Also, don't miss the upcoming deadlines for submitting abstracts of your research as appropriate.

ISCB Student Council Symposium - July 19, 2013

The Student Council Symposium is a forum for students, post docs, and young researchers in the fields of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Participants have the opportunity to present their work to an international audience, build a network within the computational biology community and develop important soft skills in an environment that fosters exchange of ideas and knowledge.

We encourage you to submit an abstract and to bring a poster for showcasing your work at the Symposium's poster session. As a central part of the Symposium, ten abstracts from among those submitted will be selected for an oral presentation. We accept abstracts covering both scientific studies as well as novel tools and applications in the field of computational biology and bioinformatics.

Submit your abstract today! Submission deadline is April 16.

Travel fellowships will be available for accepted abstracts, and awards will be given to best posters and presentations.

Junior PI meeting: a satellite of ISMB-ECCB 2013 - July 20, 2013

Transitioning from Post-doc to (junior) PI is a major step in the scientific career ladder bringing new challenges to the scientist. Key among these challenges is moving from a single project-based responsibility to being responsible for the projects of students, technicians, and postdocs. On top of this, the researcher is expected to be a successful grant writer, a human resources manager, an engaging speaker, etc.

In this meeting we aim to bring together scientists who have recently started or wish to start their own research group. This meeting will serve as a platform for building a community of junior PIs within the broader field of Computational Biology.

To participate you have to submit a short summary of your scientific research interests and future plans which will be distributed before the event to all participants to facilitate the interactions. They will also be peer-reviewed as part of the participant selection process. One of the most important goals of this meeting is to stimulate peer-to-peer interactions, which requires time and effort. We will thus require all participants to commit to the entire program duration.

The total number of delegates will be capped at 50, so don't wait to submit your abstract!    Submission deadline: April 19

Additional upcoming submission opportunities/deadlines for ISMB/ECCB 2013 include:

• Late Breaking Research: March 15

• Posters (including a new "Education" area): March 22

• Technology Track:  April 26

• Art and Science Exhibition: May 13

The ISMB/ECCB 2013 Conference will be held July 21-23 at the ICC Berlin, Germany.

ISMB/ECCB 2013 Registration opens April 1, 2013.

We look forward to seeing you in Berlin.
 
Sincerely,

Burkhard Rost, Anna Tramontano, Martin Vingron, Conference Co-chairs, ISMB/ECCB 2013

ISCB Call for Leadership Nominations

The Nomination Period for officers is now open!

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) is encouraging members to submit nominations for the Society's Officer positions of President-elect and Vice President; Board of Directors; and the Student Council Leadership positions of Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and Representative to the ISCB Board. Nominations are submitted at www.iscb.org/nominate (you must login to your membership record to access the nomination form). In all cases, self-nominations will not be accepted.

If you know of excellent candidates that meet the eligibility requirements below, please be sure to submit your nomination(s). Details of the positions, procedures and timeline are available on the ISCB website at: http://www.iscb.org/leadership-nominations-and-elections.

In order to be eligible to be an Officer candidate, a person must be an ISCB member in good standing, must have served as a Director for at least one (1) year at any time during the history of the Society leading up to the start date of becoming an Officer (first term Board members, therefore, meet the eligibility requirements for election to an Officer position), and be willing to perform the duties as stated in the Executive Officer Responsibilities. He/she must pledge to make every reasonable effort to attend the weekly Executive Committee teleconferences, the bi-monthly Board of Director teleconferences, and, at their own expense, the face-to-face Annual Board Meeting held in conjunction with the ISMB conference.

In order to be eligible to be a Director candidate, a person must be an ISCB member in good standing, and must pledge to make every reasonable effort to attend the bi-monthly Board of Director teleconference meetings, and, at their own expense, the face-to-face Annual Board Meeting held in conjunction with the ISMB conference.

Nominations for Board of Directors will be accepted through April 12, 2013.

Nominations for Society Officers and Student Council Leaders will be accepted through June 9, 2013.

Election of the Officers and Student Council Leaders will take place via online voting by the membership in July 2013, including availability to a dedicated voting booth at the ISMB conference.

We are looking forward to an active participation by the ISCB membership in the nominations and election process, and we thank you in advance for your qualified nominations.

Respectfully,

Scott Markel and Anna Tramontano
Co-Chairs, ISCB Nominations Committee