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Events and
Opportunities of Interest
A more thorough description of events is available
here.
DIMACS
Special Focus on Computational Molecular Biology
DATE: September 2000-August 2003
UPCOMING EVENT: Protein Domains: Identification, Classification
and Evolution Dates: February 27-28, 2003; DIMACS Center, Rutgers,
Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
URL: dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/index-compmolecbiol.html
SHORT COURSE:
Bioinformatics: Methods and Techniques
DATE: June 18-20, 2002
LOCATION: Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, USA
URL: scpd.stanford.edu/scpd/courses/proEd/bioinf/default.asp?bioinformatics_iscb
ABOUT: An introduction to fundamental problems in genomics and bioinformatics.
Topics include DNA and protein sequence and structure analysis,
structure prediction and the impact of new technologies such as
mRNA expression arrays and proteomics techniques.
CONTACT: Jody Gladstein, 650-723-9041 (scpd_proed@forsythe.stanford.edu)
Bioinformatics
DATE: June 19-21, 2002
LOCATION: Boston, MA, USA
URL: www.LifeScienceSolutions.com
ABOUT: This information-intensive conference will bring together
the industry’s most forward-thinking computational biologists
to examine diverse bioinformatics strategies and applications. Key
components of this event include open-source industry collaboration
and integration, computational proteomics, post-genomic bioinformatics
and drug discovery. Focused pre-conference tutorials will offer
hands-on
experience with leading bioinformatics tools.
CONTACT: Ann Pendleton, 312.894.6418 (conferences@marcusevansch.com)
Bioinformatics
and Genomics: Methods, Data, and Predictions
DATE: June 24-28, 2002
LOCATION: Laboratory for Information, Singapore
URL: sdmc.krdl.org.sg/cimm/BGMDP02
ABOUT: The program on Post-Genome Knowledge Discovery will focus
on the computational and statistical analysis of sequence and genetic
data and the mathematical modeling of complex biological interactions,
which are critical to the accurate annotation of genomic sequences,
the study of the interplay between genes and proteins, and the study
of the genetic variability of species.
NETTAB
2002 Second International Workshop on Agents in Bioinformatics
DATE: July 12-14, 2002
LOCATION: Bologna, ITALY
URLs: www.nettab.org, www.nettab.org/2002/progr.html
ABOUT: This workshop aims to bring together researchers working
toward the vision of a genome analysis and annotation using agents-based
systems. NETTAB2002 aims to strengthen the relationships within
the bioinformatics community, to activate cooperation between bioinformatics
and computer science communities, to collect the latest ideas, achievements
and proposals in the application of agents and multi-agent systems
to the bioinformatics area.
The Third
International Conference on Bioinformatics of Genome Regulation
and Structure (BGRS2002)
DATE: July 14-20, 2002
LOCATION: Novosibirsk, RUSSIA
URL: www.bionet.nsc.ru/meeting/bgrs2002/index_local.html
ABOUT: BGRS2002 will provide a forum for the accumulation, analysis,
and recognition of genomic regulatory sequences. Experimental biologists
are also encouraged to attend—BGRS2002 aims to be a stimulating
event to facilitate an application of computational biology to experimental
research.
SSGRR-2002:
Infrastructure for e-Business, e-Education, e-Science, and e-Medicine
DATE: July 29-August 4, 2002
LOCATION: L’Aquila near Rome, ITALY
URLs: www.ssgrr.it/en/ssgrr2002s/index.htm
ABOUT: SSGRR decided to organize twice a year an international symposium
in the general domain of Infrastructure for e-Business, e-Education,
e-Science, and e-Medicine (in the widest sense: computer science
and engineering, communications, and business administration), with
the goal of getting together the leading world experts in the field,
to present invited papers on their most important research contributions
in the recent period.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society (DDNS) Special Issue:
Complex Multi-Agent Interaction Dynamics
DEADLINE August 31, 2002
URL: www.tandf.co.uk/journals/
10260226.html
ABOUT: DDNS’s main field of interest is the use of nonlinear
difference equations to model complex phenomena in natural and social
systems. However, the rise in computer processing power, and the
development of powerful parallel processing hardware and software,
has made it possible to model many complex systems as the result
of the interactions of discrete agents. This special issue of DDNS
will focus exclusively upon this approach to system modeling. Papers
will be considered on any and all topics, so long as the paper meets
the parameters of using interactive multiple agent systems to generate
or explain complex systems.
SHORT COURSE:
An Introduction to Bioinformatics: A Practical Approach
DATE: September 2-3, 2002
LOCATION: University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
URL: www.bio.warwick.ac.uk/shortcourses
ABOUT: A course for those wishing to gain a practical understanding
of the applications of bioinformatics
CONTACT: Dr. Charlotte Moonan, 024-7652-3540 (Charlotte.Moonan@warwick.ac.uk)
WABI 2002:
2nd Workshop on Algorithms in BioInformatics
DATE: September: 16-21, 2002
LOCATION: Faculty of Engineering, University of Rome “La Sapienza,”
ITALY
URL: www.dis.uniroma1.it/%7Ealgo02/wabi02
ABOUT: WABI2002 will cover research in algorithmic work in bioinformatics
and computational biology. The emphasis is on discrete algorithms
that address important problems in molecular biology, genomics and
genetics that are founded on sound models, computationally efficient,
and have been implemented and tested in simulations and on real
datasets.
Second
Virtual Conference on Genomics and Bioinformatics Sharing Knowledge
with the World
DATE: September 24-26, 2002
LOCATION: Fargo, North Dakota, USA
URL: www.ndsu.nodak.edu/virtual-genomics/upcom2.htm
ABOUT: This conference will provide an environment to discuss information
related to post-genomic era innovations. Genomic research has led
to an explosive rate of data accumulation and a shift in the way
biological research is conducted. This conference will feature high
profile researchers and educators developing new applications in
genomics and bioinformatics.
European
Conference on Computational Biology 2002 (ECCB 2002)
DATE: October 6-9 2002
LOCATION: Saarbrücken, GERMANY
URL: www.eccb2002.de
ABOUT: The ECCB conference provides an opportunity to present cutting
edge research in computational biology. This multi-disciplinary
conference bridges computer science, molecular biology, biochemistry,
pharmaceutics, and medicine by bringing together involved scientists
from all over the world.
CONTACT: ECCB.organizers@bioinf.uni-sb.de
BioDigital
2002: International Trade Fair and Conference for Biotechnology,
Bioinformatics and Microarrays
DATE: October 9-11, 2002
LOCATION: Messe Freiburg in Freiburg/ Breisgau, GERMANY
URL: www.biodigital.de
ABOUT: Systems Biology, Protein Microarray, DNA Chips, Bioinformatics.
The connection of trade fair and top-class conference of the BioDigital
2002 offers an interesting panel for science and business decision
makers in Microarray technology and Bioinformatics.
CONTACT: +44-0-20-7017-5069; +44-0-20-7017-4822 (fax)
Invitation
to the 3rd International Conference on Systems Biology: The Logic
of Life
DATE: December 13-15, 2002
LOCATION: Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SWEDEN
URL: www.ki.se/icsb2002/
ABOUT: ICSB 2002 will feature experimental, computational and theoretical
advances in the rapidly advancing fields of gene expression acquisition
technologies, gene expression data analysis, functional analysis
of biological control systems, proteinomics, modeling and analysis
of kinetic networks, metabolomics, signal transduction, morphogenesis,
and much more.
First
Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Conference Within Australia
DATE: February 4-7, 2003
LOCATION: Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
URL: www.fit.qut.edu.au/~chenp/APBC2003
ABOUT: Database management, artificial intelligence, data mining,
and knowledge representation can provide key solutions to the challenges
presented by biological data. Opportunities are emerging to integrate
molecular biology components of bioinformatics with computational,
physiological, morphological, taxonomic, and ecological components.
Addressing this challenge will facilitate the way life science researches
retrieve, analyze and visualize data and relationships in a collaborative
work environment.
CONTACT: Dr. Phoebe Chen, +61-7-3864-1945; +61-7-3864-1969 (fax)
(p.chen@qut.edu.au)
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems
URL: www.worldscinet.com/ijcis/mkt/guidelines.shtml
ABOUT: This special issue’s focus is Data Management and Modeling
Support in Bioinformatics. Papers describing state-of-the research
including, but not limited to, the following areas are solicited:
Database integration and interoperability; Information Modeling,
metadata and data sharing; Multidatabase indexing and multidatabase
queries; Data semantic and control; Ontology design; Knowledge discovery
and datamining; Algorithms for large scale and distributed biological
databases
ADDITIONAL
ITEMS
European Drive for Post-Genomic Research
In a drive to gear up research on genomics the European Commission
has awarded $39.4 million to three large research projects. The
funding is a prelude to the $2.2 billion earmarked for “genomics
research for human health” in the next community research programme
to be launched later this year. The projects on the genetics of
twins, mouse genomics and structural proteomics are demonstrating
the new way in which the Commission will fund research in the future:
asking scientists from industry and academia to compose top teams
from across Europe to conduct research at the cutting edge of science
in a selected number of fields and giving them sufficient means
to achieve critical mass and world-class excellence. This effort
is part of the European Commission’s commitment to invest more
and better in the creation of knowledge and to build a coherent
European Area for Research and Innovation
American
Heart Association (AHA)
The AHA supports research activities broadly related to cardiovascular
function and disease, stroke, as well as basic science, clinical,
bioengineering/biotechnology and public health problems. National
Research Programs are offered bi-annually. Application deadlines:
July 15, 2002; January 13, 2003 Information and forms are available
at www.americanheart.org/research
Israeli
Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
The newly formed Israeli Society for Bioinformatics and Computational
Biology (ISBCB) has nominated their first president, Professor Hanah
Margalit (Department of Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, The
Hebrew University), to a two year term. Founded at the 2002 Israeli
Bioinformatics Annual Meeting, ISBCB is currently in the process
of officially registering as a society with Israeli authorities.
To recommend a conference for inclusion in the ISCB Newsletter,
please write to admin@iscb.org.
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