ISCB Newsletter 8-2

Student Symposium Priot to ECCB 2005

Submitted by Manuel Corpas, Student Council Representative to the
ISCB Board of Directors

The ISCB Student Council is organizing an International Symposium to be held on Wednesday, September 28, immediately preceding ECCB 2005 in Madrid.This Symposium is targeted to young computational biology researchers who are keen to develop their research communication skills, want to meet like minded colleagues, network with accomplished scientists and learn about career opportunities available in Europe and globally. Please be sure to register for ECCB 2005 at www.eccb05.org and sign up for the symposium at the same time.

Students planning to attend this pre-ECCB Student Symposium are encouraged to submit an abstract specifically for the Symposium.The best abstracts will be selected for oral presentation at the Symposium and all submitted abstracts for the Student Council Symposium will also be presented as posters at the main ECCB 2005 event, and included in the poster abstract book.

Email your abstract to bioinspiration@gmail.com no later than the deadline of August 15,2005.

Please check the ECCB 2005 website for updates and register for the conference to capture the advantageous registration rates for ISCB student members before the early registration deadline of July 20, 2005.

www.eccb05.org/student.htm