ISCB Newsletter 10-1

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Volume 10, Issue 1

President's Letter

ISMB Honors
Temple F. Smith

Overton Prize:
Eran Segal

Third Student Symposium

Sharing Software
and Data

Announcing
ISMB 2008

ISCB at 10 Years

Announcing
ECCB 2008

ECCB 2006
Conference Report

FASEB Update

MentorNet
Report Card

Announcing
Rocky '07

PLoS CB: Ten Simple
Rules Series

Key Dates for Key Conferences

Post your Events & News

Upcoming Conferences
& Events

News from the Field

Cover Image

Cover Image:

Visitors can enjoy a terrific view of Vienna from the Riesenrad (German for "giant ferris wheel”). In 1897 the Riesenrad was erected to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Located at the entrance of the Prater amusement park, the wheel itself spans 200 feet (about 60 m.) with 15 cabins, rotating at the speed of 0,65 m/sec.

In 1944, at the height of World War II, the Giant Ferris Wheel burned down and was rebuilt in 1945. The Viennese Riesenrad is the only giant ferris wheel of its time which is still in use today.