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ISCB Conference Mission & Past Conferences

At the heart of ISCB’s mission is advocating for and advancing scholarship, research, training, outreach, and inclusive community building in computational biology. Our vision is to lead the field of computational biology to maximize its global impact on science and society. A core strategy to achieve these goals is serving our diverse, global membership through high-quality conferences and events.

ISCB has a long-standing tradition of intellectual leadership through scientific gatherings. Each conference bearing the ISCB name or logo is designed to foster the rapid dissemination of the latest scientific trends, challenges, and breakthroughs in computational biology. These events highlight emerging topics, provide specialized tracks, workshops, and sessions, and often expand to stand-alone activities to deepen engagement with the field’s critical issues.

Through these efforts, ISCB continues to facilitate education, career development, networking, and the exchange of ideas—advancing the computational biology community and benefiting society at large.

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ANNUAL PRIMARY CONFERENCE

REGIONAL CONFERENCES WITH AN INTERNATIONAL APPEAL

PRIMARY SISTER CONFERENCES

OTHER CONFERENCES

Annual Primary Conference

ISMB - Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology Conference

  • ISMB/ECCB 2025, July 20-25, Liverpool, England
  • ISMB 2024, July 12-16, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
  • ISMB/ECCB 2023, July 23-27, Lyon, France
  • ISMB 2022, July 10-14, 2022, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
  • ISMB/ECCB 2021, July 25-30, 2021, Virtual Event
  • ISMB 2020, July 13-16, 2020, Virtual Event
  • ISMB/ECCB 2019, July 21-25, 2019, Basel, Switzerland
  • ISMB 2018, July 06-10, 2017, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • ISMB/ECCB 2017, July 21-25, 2017, Prague, Czech Republic
  • ISMB 2016, July 08-12, 2016, Orlando, Florida, USA
  • ISMB/ECCB 2015, July 10-14, 2015, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
  • ISMB 2014, July 11-15, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • ISMB/ECCB 2013, July 21-23, 2011, Berlin, Germany
  • ISMB 2012, July 15-17, 2012, Long Beach, California, USA
  • ISMB/ECCB 2011, July 17-19, 2011, Vienna, Austria
  • ISMB 2010, July 11-13, 2010, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • ISMB/ECCB 2009, June 27 - July 2, 2009, Stockholm, Sweden
  • ISMB 2008, July 19-23, 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • ISMB/ECCB 2007, July 21-25, 2007, Vienna, Austria
  • ISMB 2006, August 6 - 11, 2006, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
  • ISMB 2005 June 25-29, 2005, Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • ISMB/ECCB 2004 (a joint meeting in conjunction with GPCVIII) August 1 - 5, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • ISMB 2003 June 29 - July 3, 2003; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • ISMB 2002 August 3-7, 2002, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • ISMB 2001 July 21-25, 2001, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • ISMB 2000 August 20-23, 2000, La Jolla, California, USA
  • ISMB 1999 August 6-10, 1999, Heidelberg, Germany
  • ISMB 1998 June 28-July 1, 1998, Montrèal, Quèbec, Canada
  • ISMB 1997 June 21-25, 1997, Halkidiki, Greece
  • ISMB 1996 June 12-15, 1996, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • ISMB 1995 July 16-19, 1995, Cambridge, England, UK
  • ISMB 1994 August 14-17, 1994, Palo Alto, California, USA
  • ISMB 1993 July 6-9, 1993, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

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Regional Conferences with an International Appeal

CSHALS - Conference on Semantics in Healthcare & Life Sciences

  • C-SHALS 2014, February 26-28, 2014, Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • C-SHALS 2013, February 27 - March 01, 2013, Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • C-SHALS 2012, February 22-24, 2012, Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • C-SHALS 2011, February 23-25, 2011, Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • C-SHALS 2010, February 24-26, 2010, Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • C-SHALS 2009, February 2-27, 2009, Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • C-SHALS 2008, March 5 -7, 2008, Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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GLBIO - Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

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ISCB-Africa - ISCB Africa Conference

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ISCB Asia - ISCB Asia Conference

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LATAM - ISCB Latin America Conference

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The Next NGS Challenge Conference

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Rocky - Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference

  • Rocky 2023, Cancelled
  • Rocky 2022, December 8-10, 2022, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky 2021, December 2-04, 2021, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky 2019, December 5-07, 2019, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky 2018, December 6-08, 2018, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky 2017, December 7-09, 2017, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky 2016, December 8-10, 2016, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky 2015, December 10-12, 2015, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky 2014, December 11-13, 2014, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky 2013, December 12-14, 2013, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky 2012, December 6-8, 2012, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky 2011, December 8-10, 2011, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky '10, December 9-11, 2010, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky '09, December 10-12, 2009, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky '08, December 4-7, 2008, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky '07, November 30 - December 2, 2007, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky '06, December 1-3, 2006, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky '05, December 9-11, 2005, Snowmass, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky '04, December 10-12, 2004, Aspen, Colorado, USA
  • Rocky1, December 5-7, 2003, Aspen, Colorado, USA

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RSGDREAM - RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory and Systems Genomics, with DREAM Challenges

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Primary Sister Conferences

ECCB - European Conference on Computational Biology

(held jointly with ISMB in odd numbered years)

  • ECCB 2024, September 16-20, 2024, Turku, Finland
  • ECCB 2022, September 12-21, 2022, Barcelona, Spain
  • ECCB 2020, August 31 - September 8, 2020, Virtual Event
  • ECCB 2018, September 8-12, 2018, Athens, Greece
  • ECCB 2016, September 3-7, 2016, The Hague. Netherlands
  • ECCB 2014, September 7-10, 2014 Strasbourg, France
  • ECCB 2012, September 9-12, 2012, Basel, Switzerland
  • ECCB 2010, September 26-29, 2010, Ghent, Belgium
  • ECCB 2008, September 21-24, 2008, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
  • ECCB 2006, January 21-24, 2007, Eilat, Israel
  • ECCB 2005, September 28 - October 1, 2005, Madrid, Spain
  • ECCB 2003, September 27-30, 2003, Pari, France
  • ECCB 2002, October 6-9, 2002 Saarbrücken, Germany

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PSB - Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing

  • PSB 2025, January 4-8, 2025, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2024, January 4-8, 2024, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2023, January 3-7, 2023, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2022, January 3-7, 2022, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2021, January 5-7, 2021, Virtual Event
  • PSB 2020, January 3-7, 2020, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2019, January 3-7, 2019, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2018, January 3-7, 2018, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2017, January 3-7, 2017, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2016, January 4-8, 2016, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2015, January 4-8, 2015, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2014, January 3-7, 2014, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2013, January 3-7, 2013, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2012, January 3-7, 2012, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2011, January 4-8, 2011, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2010, January 4-8, 2010, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2009, January 5-9, 2009, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2008, January 4-8, 2008, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2007, January 3-7, 2007, Maui, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2006, January 3-7, 2006, Maui, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2005, January 4-8, 2005, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2004, January 6-10, 2004, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2003, January 3-7, 2003, Lihue, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2002, January 3-7, 2002, Mauna Lani, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2001, January 3-7, 2001, Mauna Lani, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 2000, January 4-9, 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 1999, January 4-9, 1999, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 1998, January 4-9, 1998, Maui, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 1997, January 6-9, 1997, Maui, Hawaii, USA
  • PSB 1996, January 3-6, 1996, Big Island, Hawaii, USA

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RECOMB - Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology

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Other Conferences

Advances in Computational Biology

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ASHG/IGES/ISCB Joint Symposium

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BioGeoEvolution

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YBS - Youth Bioinformatics Symposium

  • YBS 2024, July 12, 2024, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
  • YBS 2023, December 9, 2023, Virtual Event
  • YBS 2022, November 19, 2022, Virtual Event
  • YBS 2021, May 23, 2021, Virtual Event
  • YBS 2020, May 11, 2020, Virtual Event
  • YBS 2019, January 12, 2019, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
  • YBS 2016, June 5, 2016, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

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While ISCB does provide links to conferences, events, and other news items that may be of use to ISCB members and bioinformaticians at large, ISCB has no control over non-ISCB resources, and is not responsible for the content provided by outside sources. Such listings are not meant as an endorsement by ISCB.

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