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ISCB News and Announcements

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)


Don't Miss These Important Deadlines!

ISMB/ECCB 2019 Call for Technology Track
May 11, 2019

ISMB/ECB 2019 CAMDA Extended Abstracts
May 12, 2019

GLBIO 2019 Online Registration
May 13, 2019

ISCB Officers Nominations
May 25, 2019


ISCB congratulates Christine Orengo on being named a Fellow of the Royal Society!
Christine Orengo, longtime member and dedicated volunteer of ISCB, has recently been elected as a Royal Society Fellow.  We congratulate Christine on this great honor!
https://royalsociety.org/people/christine-orengo-14112/

8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition!
Deadline May 17, 2019
Only a few weeks remain to submit entries to the 8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition! Entry to the competition is open to students and trainees of any level, both as individuals and as groups. Prizes of up to $500 will be awarded to the best new and improved Wikipedia articles at ISMB/ECCB 2019. Enter today!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ISCB-WP8


Mark Your Calendars!
Save the date for the ISCB-Africa ASBCB 2019 Conference: Nov 11 - 15, 2019!
www.iscb.org/iscbafrica2019


Register for ISMB/ECCB 2019 & Book Your Hotel!

We are pleased to announce that we have two hotels serving as Headquarters hotels. The Swissotel connected to the Congress Center Basel (CCB) and the Hyperion Hotel (approximately 5 minutes from the CCB). Discounted rates available at both. Don't wait --- book today and lock in this great rate when you register to attend this premier computational biology conference.

Art in Science Award

Deadline: June 30, 2019
Find the beauty of science through art!
ISCB members attending the ISMB/ECCB 2019 are encouraged to showcase the artistic side of science by submitting to The Art in Science Competition!  Submit it your work today!
www.iscb.org/iscb-art-in-science-competition

Student Council Symposium 2019 Announced

Student Council Symposium 2019 Announced



Register for GLBIO 2019!

Online Registration Deadline: May 13
Don't be left wishing you were involved in this high level conference! Submit high quality research to the 13th Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference (an official conference of the International Society for Computational Biology).

ISCB RSG - SE USA Symposium on Computational Biology

Register today for the second annual ISCB SRG - SE USA Symposium on Computational Biology. Join us on December 6 – 7, 2019 in St. Petersburg, Florida. For more information, please visit http://rsg-se-usa.iscbsc.org/.

ISCB Leadership Nominations and Elections

ISCB Leadership Nominations are OPEN! ISCB Members are encouraged to put forward nominees for open leadership positions.

Nominate Now! ISCB Leadership Nominations and Elections


ELIXIR/ISB/GOBLET survey - We need your help!
Take the ELIXIR/ISB/GOBLET survey focused on mapping the data management and curation landscape. This survey is part of an ELIXIR Implementation Study designed to map the landscape of biocuration, the resources and tools used, and the training that is available and required.

ISCB SAVE BIG on Journal Subscriptions!

ISCB Members SAVE BIG on Journal Subscriptions!
Looking for a great holiday gift? Look no further! Check out our title selection today: Bioinformatics - ISCB Community Journal by F1000Research.


15% Tuition Discount for ISCB Members
ISCB members receive a discount of 15% per course when they enroll in the online MS in Bioinformatics or MS in Health & Medical Informatics program from Brandeis University. Students prepare to start or advance their informatics careers with state-of-the-art education from expert faculty in a flexible, 100% online format.


ISCB Career Center
The ISCB Career Center - Connecting you to your career! It is the place to post a job, search for a job, or upload your resume. Job posting and resume upload is complimentary for members. Nonmember may also participate for a nominal fee.


ISCB Membership:
Not yet a member of ISCB? Don't keep missing out on conference discounts, access to incredible science and so much more! Click here for all membership benefits and further details!


ISCB Senior Member Designation
The senior member designation is attained by members who are one decade post degree and who have demonstrated sustained contributions to the field of computational biology or to ISCB.


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Upcoming Conferences -- Mark Your Calendars!

GLBIO 2019 ISMB/ECCB 2019 RSGDREAM 2019 ISCB-Africa ASBCB 2019
RECOMB 2019
May 5 – 8, 2019
Washington, USA
GLBIO 2019
May 19 - 22, 2019
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
ISMB/ECCB 2019
July 21 - 25, 2019
Basel, Switzerland
RSGDREAM 2019
Nov 4 - 6, 2019
New York, USA
ISCB-Africa ASBCB 2019
Nov 11 - 15, 2019
Kumasi, Ghana