Mark Your Calendars: ROCKY 2013 Registration Opens August 10th!

Join us in Colorado for the ROCKY 2013 Conference!

The Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference is in its 11th year in the beautiful mountains of Aspen/Snowmass.  The conference brings together scientists and students from around the world for three days of 10-minute flash talks, plenty of time for networking and forming collaborations, and of course, time for some world-class skiing.  This conference is a wonderful opportunity for groups from the same lab to hold a retreat in conjunction with Rocky.  Many students have had the opportunity to give their first live presentation at Rocky and we encourage all to submit an abstract to give a presentation.

Mark Your Calendars: December 12 - 14, 2013!

Scheduled Keynote Speakers:

Gary Bader, PhD

Associate Professor University of Toronto, Canada

Kirk E. Jordan, PhD

 
IBM Distinguished Engineer,
Emerging Solutions Executive & Assoc. Program Director
Computational Science Center, IBM T.J. Watson Research
Member, IBM Academy of Technology  

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Final hours to vote for the future leaders of ISCB!

Voting will close in a few hours, don't miss your chance to cast your ballot!

Voting is now open for ISCB Officer positions – President Elect and Vice President, as well as Student Council Leaders position –  Representative to the ISCB Board of Directors, Student Council Chair, Student Council Vice-Chair, Student Council Secretary, and Student Council Treasurer.

Please go to www.iscb.org/elections now to read the candidate statements and cast your ballot. (Logging in to your membership account is required to verify your membership status, as only members can vote in the Society elections, but your ballot is 100% anonymous.)

A voting station is also available at ISMB/EBBC at the ISCB Booth.

Use your voice and vote for tomorrow's leaders!

ISCB 2013 Student Travel Fellowship Campaign

When you need to connect with colleagues in computational biology, where do you go? If you're like most in our Society, you attend an ISCB conference.

Why?  Because you know you will receive the latest news on scientific methods and discoveries from leaders in our field. And you also know that you'll meet new colleagues from around the world that will spark ideas for future research and collaboration.

Your membership has helped make ISCB the leading society for bioinformatics and computational biology. We are so grateful to you for supporting our scientific community. Thanks to you, our Society works to advance our field in over 70 countries, whether through conferences, publications, policy, education or training.

ISCB is your scientific society. We exist to serve you and advance computational biology and bioinformatics.  As you know, the future of our science depends on current students, the next generation of academic and industry scientists.

Each year, ISCB travel fellowships make it possible for approximately 75-100 students and postdocs to attend our conferences. Now is a crucial time. Government grants for travel fellowships are decreasing. Our student members are counting on your support. How were you helped when you were a student?  Are you in a position to help others?

Your gift is extremely important to ISCB because it will provide resources that will make an immediate impact, resources that will help students actively participate in and benefit from a committed community of scientists.

Your gift of $5, $25, $50, $100 or $500 can make all the difference…to our postdocs, our graduate students, and undergraduates. And if you'd like, you can name a travel fellowship with a $2,000 contribution. Your gift at this amount will fully support one young investigator to experience an ISCB conference.

As bioinformatics and computational biology progress, your Society is committed to helping students grow and thrive in our field. Please help to make this possible with your contribution. To make a donation, or learn more about giving opportunities, visit www.iscb.org/iscb-support-iscb.

Thank you so much for supporting our future leaders.

Sincerely,

Burkhard Rost
ISCB President

Reinhard Schneider
ISCB Treasurer and Chair, Fundraising Committee

July 12, 2013: On-site Registration Available for ISMB/ECCB 2013!

It's not too late to attend the premier annual computational biology conference!

Don't miss your opportunity to learn, network, and collaborate with over 1500 scientists from around the world!

ISMB/ECCB 2013 will offer a strong scientific program and the broadest scope of any international computational biology/ bioinformatics conference!

This year, ISMB/ECCB is comprised of 225 talks spanning 13 different topic areas, as well as 800 posters.

Register on-site to hear incredible science in Berlin!

On-site Registration Available
July 18th!

REGISTER NOW!

Conference July 21 – 23

SIGs & Sessions July 19 – 20

See you in Berlin!

Register now for ISMB/ECCB 2013 - Online Registration Closes July 5th!

With 1300 confirmed registrations, you don't want to be the one left wishing you were there!

Don't miss your chance to collaborate with scientists representing more than 42 countries from computer science, molecular biology, mathematics, statistics and related fields!

This year, ISMB/ECCB offers 225 talks spanning 13 different topic areas, as well as 800 posters.

Browse through the updated conference schedule.

REGISTER NOW and join us in Berlin for three full days of incredible science!

Online Registration closes 5PM, Pacific Time, July 5th!

REGISTER NOW and SAVE!

Conference July 21 – 23

SIGs & Sessions July 19 – 20

See you in Berlin!

Visit www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2013 for more details

ISMB/ECCB Registration Discount Deadline July 5 - Register now and Save

Top 3 Reasons Why You Should Attend the Premier Comp. Bio. Conference of the Year!

The Science – Choose from scientific sessions, over 750 posters, and tutorials representing a multidisciplinary forum for the dissemination of the latest developments in computational biology/bioinformatics. -View Full Program-

Networking – Meet and collaborate with over 1,500 scientists representing more than 42 countries from computer science, molecular biology, mathematics, statistics and related fields.

Training & Professional Development – See the latest in software relevant to the bioinformatics / molecular biology community in our Technology Track. Attend the JPI meeting for those transitioning from Post Doc to Junior PI or the Student Council Symposiums.  If you are looking to enhance your knowledge or skills in a specific area, explore the Special Interest Group meetings and workshops being offered.

ISMB/ECCB is the premier international computation biology meeting worldwide, and is sure to be the year's most important computational biology event globally!

Early Registration Deadline July 5!

REGISTER NOW!

Conference July 21 – 23

SIGs & Sessions July 19 – 20

See you in Berlin!

2013 RECOMB/ISCB Conference on Regulatory & Systems Genomics with DREAM Challenges - Call for Papers!

CALL FOR PAPERS!

Don't miss your opportunity to present the latest findings about regulatory and systems genomics, foster discussion about current research directions, and establish new collaborations that will advance the development of a systems-level understanding of gene regulation!

Submissions due June 28!

Conference topics include:

• Modeling and recognition of regulatory motifs and modules
• Chromatin state establishment, maintenance, and role in development
• Post-transcriptional regulation and small regulatory RNAs
• Regulatory networks, metabolic networks, proteomic networks
• Cellular signatures of biological responses and disease states
• Phosphorylation, metabolic fluxes, systematic phenotyping
• Mathematical modeling and simulation of biological systems
• Methods for systematic validation of high-throughput biological predictions
• Approaches for aggregation of results arising from different methodologies
• Translational systems biology

REGISTRATION OPEN

Plan to attend one of the premier annual meetings for computational and experimental scientists in the areas of regulatory genomics and systems biology.

Conference: November 8 - 12, 2013

Visit RECOMB/ISCB 2013 for the latest information

There is Still Time to Register for ISMB/ECCB 2013!

With nearly 1300 confirmed registrations, you don't want to be the one left wishing you were there!

This year, ISMB/ECCB offers 225 talks spanning 13 different topic areas, as well as 800 posters.

Each day of ISMB/ECCB is structured to challenge your ability to learn new methods, meet new people, enjoy the host city, and then repeat all of these for at least two more days – or more if you are also participating in a pre- or post-conference SIG, Tutorial, or Satellite Meeting.

Don't miss your opportunity to hear incredible science presentations! Check out the Proceedings papers in the following areas:

• Applied Bioinformatics
• Bioimaging & Data Visualization
• Databases, Ontologies & Text Mining
• Disease Models & Epidemiology
• Evolution & Comparative Genomics
• Gene Regulation & Transcriptomics
• Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics
• Metabolic Networks
• Population Genomics
• Protein Interactions & Molecular Networks
• Protein Structure & Function
• RNA Bioinformatics
• Sequence Analysis

Online Registration closes July 5th!


REGISTER NOW!

Conference July 21 – 23

SIGs & Sessions July 19 – 20

See you in Berlin!


Meeting Discounts

Star Alliance is offering discounts on air travel to the meeting.

Visit www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2013-general-info/ismbeccb2013-air-travel for details.

Upcoming Key Dates for ISCB Affiliated Conferences

Dear ISCB Members and Colleagues,

Don't miss your chance to network, connect and collaborate with your colleagues at these ISCB affiliated conferences!  

Registration discounts are available for ISCB members.

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CAGI 2013 Conference
July 17 - 18, 2013
Berlin, Germany

The Critical Assessment of Genome Interpretation, CAGI, is a community experiment to objectively assess computational methods for predicting phenotypic impacts of genomic variation and to inform future research directions. The aim of this CAGI Conference is to disseminate the results of the most recent CAGI experiment and assess our collective ability to make accurate and meaningful predictions of phenotypes from genomic information. CAGI assessors and selected predictors will give the majority of the talks at the conference, with significant time allocated for discussions.

• Early registration through: June 21, 2013
• ISCB members receive a 10% registration discount

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InCoB2013 12th International Conference on Bioinformatics
September 20-22, 2013
Taicang, China

This 12th annual InCoB Conference has an overall objective to provide a platform for experts and budding bioinformaticians to discuss and exchange ideas and thoughts on the development of bioinformatics in the Asia Pacific region.

• Early Registration discount deadline: July 15, 2013
• ISCB members receive a 10% registration discount

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IEEE BioVis 2013
October 13-14, 2013
Atlanta, GA

3rd Annual conference on Biological Data Visualization, the premier international and interdisciplinary event in the field of Biological Data Visualization.

• ISCB members receive a registration discount

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NETTAB 2013 on Semantic Social & Mobile Applications for Bioinformatics & Biomedical Laboratories
October 16 - 18, 2013
Lido of Venice, Italy

The 13th NETTAB, a series of international workshops on Network Tools and Applications in Biology aimed at presenting and discussing emerging ICT technologies whose adoption in support of biology could be of particular interest. In the NETTAB 2013 workshop, mobile and/or social and/or semantic solutions for bioinformatics and laboratory informatics problems will be explored.

• Registration available: September 13, 2013
• ISCB members receive a 30 Euro registration discount

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Brazilian Symposium on Bioinformatics
November 3 - 7, 2013
Recife, Brazil

The Brazilian Symposium on Bioinformatics, an international conference which covers all aspects of Bioinformatics and Computational biology. BSB is organized by the special interest group in Computational Biology of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC).

• ISCB members receive a 10% registration discount

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4th Annual PhD Symposium in Computational Biology & Innovation
December 5 - 6, 2013
Dublin, Ireland

4th Annual PhD Symposium in Computational Biology & Innovation, aims at bringing together different research areas of computational biology and provide an opportunity for students to showcase their work in an interdisciplinary scientific environment. In addition, this event is an opportunity for students to make their research known to leading companies in the field and for the companies to have a chance to get to know the next generation of young Computational Biologists.

• Registration available: July 1, 2013
• ISCB members receive a 15% registration discount

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Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing
Jan 3-7, 2014
The Big Island of Hawaii

The Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB) 2014, an international, multidisciplinary conference for the presentation and discussion of current research in the theory and application of computational methods in problems of biological significance.

• Registration available: August 1, 2014
• ISCB members receive a US $50 registration discount

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We look forward to seeing you at some of these conferences and events, enjoying a member benefit discount!

TBC/ISCB - Asia 2013
The 3rd Annual Translational Bioinformatics Conference

TBC 2013 provides a general forum for disseminating the latest research in genomics, bioinformatics, translational research, and medical informatics

Submit high-quality original research papers in any aspect of translational bioinformatics

CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for Paper submission: June 17!

Relevant topics include but are not limited to:

• Next Generation Sequencing for Personal Genomics, Cancer Genomics and Metagenomics
• Rare and common variants of human genome
• Epigenomics, non-coding RNAs, and DNA methylation analyses
• Genome-Phenome-Envirome Network Analysis
• Microarray analysis and functional genomics for diseases
• Biomarkers, Drug Discovery and Pharmacogenomics
• Biomedical Text/Data Mining and Visualization
• Network Biology/Medicine and Pathway/Regulation analysis
• Biomedical Intelligence, Clinical Informatics, and Health Record
• Semantic Biology/Medicine and Biomedical Ontologies

Conference Dates: October 02 - 04, 2013

Location: Seoul, Korea