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March 2007

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May 2008

ISBRA 2008: 4-th International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications Atlanta, GA, United States, May 6, 2008 - May 8, 2009 Sponsoring Organization: Georgia State University Type of Event: Conference Contact: Ion Mandoiu, UCONN Telephone: 1-858-822-2496 Email: ion{at}engr.uconn.edu Website: http://www.cs.gsu.edu/ISBRA/ Subjects/Keywords: ISBRA,international,symposium,bioinformatics,conference,meeting,research Description: CALL FOR PAPERS ================================================ ISBRA 2008 International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications May 6-8, 2008 Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia http://www.cs.gsu.edu/ISBRA/ ================================================ The International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications (ISBRA) provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and results among researchers, developers, and practitioners working on all aspects of bioinformatics and computational biology and their applications. Authors are invited to submit papers that demonstrate original unpublished research in all areas of bioinformatics and computational biology, including the development of experimental or commercial systems. Surveys of important recent research results and directions are also welcome. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Biomedical databases and data integration * Biomedical image processing * Bio-ontologies * Comparative genomics * Computational genetic epidemiology * Computational proteomics * Data mining and visualization * Gene expression analysis * Genome analysis * High-performance bio-computing * Molecular evolution and phylogenetics * Molecular modeling and simulation * Pattern discovery and classification * Population genetics * RNA and protein structure prediction * Sequence assembly * Software tools and applications * Systems biology SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ISBRA proceedings will be published in Springer-Verlag's Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics series. Papers must be submitted electronically by following the instructions at http://www.easychair.org/ISBRA08 . Submissions must be formatted using the Springer LNCS style and must not exceed 12 pages in length. Simultaneous submission to journals or other conferences with published proceedings is not allowed. As in previous years, it is anticipated that a special issue of a major bioinformatics journal will be devoted to extended versions of best symposium papers. IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline December 21, 2007 Notification of acceptance January 25, 2008 Final Version Submission February 15, 2008 LOCATION ISBRA 2008 will be held at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Atlanta's major attractions--Centennial Olympic Park, Underground Atlanta, CNN Center, the World of Coca-Cola, and the Georgia Aquarium (the largest in the world)--can all be reached by a ten-minute walk from the GSU campus. GENERAL CHAIRS Dan Gusfield, University of California, Davis Yi Pan, Georgia State University PROGRAM CHAIRS Ion Mandoiu, University of Connecticut Raj Sunderraman, Georgia State University Alexander Zelikovsky, Georgia State University CONTACT INFORMATION Please direct questions to Ion Mandoiu (ion@engr.uconn.edu), Alexander Zelikovsky (alexz@cs.gsu.edu), or Raj Sunderraman (raj@cs.gsu.edu). CONFERENCE WEB SITE: http://www.cs.gsu.edu/ISBRA/ --------------------------------------------------------------- If you received multiple copies of this announcement, or if you wish to be removed from our mailing list, please reply to this message, specifying which address(es) are to be removed. ---------------------------------------------------------------

July 2008

Short Course on Statistical Genetics and Statistical Genomics DoubleTree Hotel Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States, July 21-25, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Type of Event: Course Contact: Richard Sarver, 1665 Univ Blvd, RPHB 327 Telephone: 205.975.9169 Fax: 205.875.2541 Email: rsarver{at}uab.edu Website: http://www.soph.uab.edu/ssg/default.aspx?id=1936 Subjects/Keywords: Statistical Genetics Statistical Genomics Methodology Software Description: Focusing on the analysis of complex traits characterized by quantitative variation, this five-day course will offer an interactive program to enhance researchers' ability to understand & use statistical genetic methods, as well as implement & interpret sophisticated genetic analyses. Including hands-on computer demonstrations and practice, the course will be useful to a wide range of investigators studying the genetics of plants, model organisms, livestock, wildlife, and humans, helping investigators to better understand, use, and, in some cases even undertake research on, statistical genetic methods. Statistical genetic methodology is critical to advancing basic biology which is, in turn, critical to fields like genetic epidemiology, evolutionary biology, ecology, pest management, marine biology, medicine, forestry, and agriculture. Software demonstrations including but not limited to SAGE, Mx, Genehunter, Genomic Control programs, STRUCTURE, Ancestry Map, SIMWALK, MERLIN, QTL Express, R/QTL, BQTL, Dandelion, HDBSTAT!, Bioconductor Suite, Phase and Arlequin (all freely available) as well as S-Plus, SPSS and SAS.

Programmatic Access to Proteomics Resources The Wellcome Trust Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom, July 28-31, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) Type of Event: Workshop Contact: Janet Copeland, EMBL-EBI, Wellcome Trust Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK Telephone: +44 1223 494444 Email: copeland{at}ebi.ac.uk Website: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/handson Subjects/Keywords: Proteomics, Bioinformatics Description: This course consists of a mix of lectures and practical experience in accessing proteomics resources. An overview of each of the databases will introduce participants to the types of data, the way the data are stored and the connection between databases. Subsequently database-specific lectures will address the programmatic accessibility of the data and data integration between resources. This new knowledge will then be applied in hands-on tutorials. Top

Programmatic Access to Proteomics Resources The Wellcome Trust Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom, July 28-31, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) Type of Event: Workshop Contact: Janet Copeland, EMBL-EBI, Wellcome Trust Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK Telephone: +44 1223 494444 Email: copeland{at}ebi.ac.uk Website: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/handson Subjects/Keywords: Proteomics, Bioinformatics Description: This course consists of a mix of lectures and practical experience in accessing proteomics resources. An overview of each of the databases will introduce participants to the types of data, the way the data are stored and the connection between databases. Subsequently database-specific lectures will address the programmatic accessibility of the data and data integration between resources. This new knowledge will then be applied in hands-on tutorials. Top

August 2008

CHI’S CELLUTIONS SUMMIT Boston Marriott Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, United States, August 11-13, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.CELLutionsSUMMIT.com Description: Cells are potential solutions! Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Third Annual CELLutions SUMMIT is uniquely designed to explore the evolving field of next-generation cells, engineered 3D cellular models, and therapeutic cellular-in-human use. Scientific technological progress brings fundamental understanding and provides the foundation for more rapid advances toward the clinic. Targeted Topics: • Cell Sources • 3D Cellular Models • Cell Therapies • Five @ Five www.CELLutionsSUMMIT.com

CHI’S THE IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS & VACCINE SUMMIT Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA, United States, August 13-15, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.TargetedImvacS.com Description: • Novel Vaccines: Bridging Research, Development & Production • Advances in Cancer Vaccines • Clinical Risk Management & Safety for Vaccines www.TargetedImvacS.com

CHI’S SYSTEMS INTEGRATION IN BIODEFENSE The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC, United States, August 18-19, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/btr/overview.aspx?c=590 Description: At this year ’s Systems Integration in Biodefense meeting, we will hear from industry leaders about their strategy for meeting the needs of the community and bridging the technology gaps that still exist. New assays will be introduced that are highly multiplexed, integrated and field deployable. Technology developments in sample prep, signal transduction and amplification will be showcased, and specific examples of creating an integrated system will be presented. Dual-use application is an essential feature for products to have utility in biodefense and clinical settings. A discussion on getting products to market and facing commercialization, collaboration, and business challenges will be addressed. The meeting will be followed by the 2nd Annual Enabling Point-of-Care Diagnostics to elucidate the transition from biodefense to a clinical setting, and the tactical issues of implementation. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S ENABLING POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTICS The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC, United States, August 19-20, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/poc/overview.aspx?c=591 Description: The POC diagnostics industry is rapidly expanding, and promises to answer the need for more integrated and immediate clinical results. Technologies are being developed that will integrate with the health information infrastructure to allow fast, accurate and easy-to-use assays. These can be used in global health and crisis response environments, as well as in clinical settings. Applications in stroke, respiratory disease, cardiac treatment will be featured that will take into consideration the unmet clinical need and the technology development that is unique to each application. The need for generating reliable data and reducing costs will be weighed against other requirements. www.healthtech.com

International Symposium on Integrative Bioinformatics Ltherstadt Wittenberg, Germany, August 20-22, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben Type of Event: Symposium Contact: Dr. M. Lange, Coreensstr. 3, D-06466 Gatersleben Telephone: +49 39482 5693 Email: lange{at}ipk-gatersleben.de Website: http://www.imbio.de/conference/ Subjects/Keywords: integrative bioinformatics, database and tool integration, Computational systems biology, Description: Biological data are scattered across thousands of biological databases and hundreds of scientific journals. Current high throughput genomics technologies generate large quantities of high dimensional data. Microarray, NMR, mass spectrometry, protein chips, gel electrophoresis data, Yeast-Two-Hybrid, QTL mapping, gene silencing, and knockout experiments are all examples of technologies that capture thousands of data points, often in single experiments. The challenge for Integrative Bioinformatics is to capture, model, integrate, and analyse these data in a consistent way to provide new and deeper insights into complex biological systems. This fifth meeting on Integrative Bioinformatics will be of interest to Bioinformaticians, Computer Scientists and others working in, or interested in finding out more about, the developing area of integrative bioinformatics. There will be opportunities to present and discuss methods, theoretical approaches, and their practical applications.

CHI’S CANCER DIAGNOSTICS: NEXT GENERATION MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGIES The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC, United States, August 21-22, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/cdx/overview.aspx?c=592 Description: Advances in molecular diagnostics has enabled the detection of early stage tumors that will lead to greater success rates with intervention and treatment. Tests are being commercialized that employ a variety of approaches utilizing gene expression, serum biomarkers, and circulating tumors cells to capture information early for non-invasive screening of selected populations. Technologies to resolve and isolate the earliest stages of disease can be used in some cases in combination with imaging techniques to differentiate between benign vs. malignant tumors. The potential for these assays to greatly improve patient survival and care is historic and opportune and will further allow the tracking of disease progression. www.healthtech.com

September 2008

1st Advanced ENFIN Workshop EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, United Kingdom, September 1-3, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: European Bioinformatics Institute (ENFIN) Type of Event: Workshop Contact: Janet Copeland, EMBL-EBI Telephone: +44 1223 494444 Email: copeland{at}ebi.ac.uk Website: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/handson Subjects/Keywords: protein function, bioinformatics Description: As part of its training program, the European Network of Excellence ENFIN runs yearly series of advanced courses on bioinformatics tools developed and used in Systems Biology. This particular course will include lectures and practical sessions on Protein Function Prediction tools.

Biomedical Informatics without borders: enabling collaboration to strengthen research and care Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, MD, United States, September 2-3, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: U.S. National Cancer Institute and U.K. National Cancer Research Institute (NCI-US and NCRI-UK) Type of Event: Conference Contact: Ekaterini Blaveri, 61 Lincoln's Inn Fields Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7061 8457 Email: Ekaterini.Blaveri{at}ncri.org.uk Website: http://visit https://cabig-stage.nci.nih.gov/conference-manager Subjects/Keywords: The critical importance of interoperable information technology to biomedical and clinical research Description: As new technology drives advances in basic and clinical research around the globe, international collaboration becomes critical to maximize the speed at which scientific breakthroughs reach patients. Interoperability, grid computing and changes in global policy are all vital components of ongoing efforts to break down borders between the bench and the bedside. The U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG™) initiative and the U.K. National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Informatics Initiative are already engaging in successful joint efforts to harness the power of these advances. This September 2-3, leaders from the United States, the United Kingdom, and beyond will gather for a conference in Bethesda, Maryland, on the critical importance of interoperable information technology to biomedical and clinical research. The conference will highlight global grid initiatives and tools that are changing the biomedical research landscape through shared data, technologies and collaboration. There will be sessions for both technical and scientific audiences. Whether your focus is biomedical informatics development, or the use of these tools for basic and clinical research problems, you will find resources and potential collaborators to help you work more efficiently and effectively. Admission is free.

CHI’S OPTIMIZING CELL CULTURE DEVELOPMENT Radisson Hotel Boston, Boston, MA, United States, September 15-16, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/ocb/overview.aspx?c=562 Description: Optimizing Cell Culture Development will include talks from industry experts that address critical issues in an atmosphere that encourages sharing, learning, and networking. The agenda will again feature small-group breakout discussions that will provide the opportunity to discuss important topics with your peers in a fun and collegial setting. In addition, case studies will be presented that shed light on improving yield while maintaining product quality within the regulatory framework. www.healthtech.com

Workshop Algorithms in Bioinformatics Universität Karlsruhe, Germany, Karlsruhe, Germany, September 15-17, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: International Society Computational Biology and European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (ISMB/EATCS) Type of Event: Conference Contact: Iens Lagergren, iensl@nada.kth.se Telephone: +46 8 55 37 85 70 Email: iensl{at}nada.kth.se Website: http://algo2008.org/doku.php/wabi Subjects/Keywords: Algorithms and Machine Learning Methods for Bioinformatics Description: All research on algorithmic work in bioinformatics and systems biology. The emphasis is on discrete algorithms and machine-learning methods that address important problems in molecular biology, that are founded on sound models, that are computationally efficient, and that have been implemented and tested in simulations and on real datasets. The goal is to present recent research results, including significant work-in-progress, and to identify and explore directions of future research.

CHI’S BACULOVIRUS TECHNOLOGY Radisson Hotel Boston, Boston, MA, United States, September 17-18, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/bcv/overview.aspx?c=563 Description: The Baculovirus Technology meeting will bring together experts who are achieving breakthroughs and clinical success. Innovative approaches to tackling the problems of increasing protein expression levels and humanizing the N-glycosylation pathway will be addressed, along with case studies from industry leaders. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S DRUG DEVELOPMENT CHINA Fairmont San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States, September 17-18, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/pcc/overview.aspx?c=547 Description: Sought by most international pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, China has become a partner of choice for international biopharmaceutical companies. In order to minimize unnecessary expenses, time and risk involved in R&D, companies have found an effective solution and worthy partner in this low-cost region populated by a highly-skilled drug discovery and development talent pool. In addition, due to its growing western-educated middle class, China presents valuable commercial opportunities for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S MULTIPLEXED GENOMIC TOOLS: TARGETING THE MISSING LINKS BETWEEN HEALTH AND DISEASE RI Convention Center, Providence, RI, United States, September 21-23, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/qpe/overview.aspx?c=570 Description: Completing the sequence of human and other genomes will soon elucidate the precise location and base sequence of every gene in a reference genome. This reference allows for rapid characterization of polymorphisms across populations. It also enables molecular fingerprinting technologies to permit identification of the precursors and consequences of normal and pathological changes in gene expression. The challenge facing current biological research is effective matching of the tool to the target. Learn from seasoned and savvy researchers who share their experience and of challenges piecing together the biological puzzle of health and disease at Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s 4th Annual Genomic Tools: Targeting the Missing Links between Health and Disease. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING DATA ANALYSIS RI Convention Center, Providence, RI, United States, September 22-23, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/dtd/sda/overview.aspx?c=648 Description: As new sequencing platforms are capable of generating gigabytes of data in a single sequence run - leading to terabytes of data in an experiment; data storage, transfer, and analysis will unquestionably be the rate limiting steps in turning the new sequence data into knowledge. CHI’s Inaugural Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis convenes engineers who are developing the sequencing platforms, biological researchers who are designing and running the experiments, biosatiations who are analyzing and interpreting the data, and software developers who are managing and storing the data. Each specialty provides perspectives and must be integrated into a cohesive, comprehensive team to decipher the sequencing data deluge. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S INTEGRATIVE DATA ANALYSIS RI Convention Center, Providence, RI, United States, September 24-25, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/dtd/mda/overview.aspx?c=649 Description: Genomic research has become a discipline to be integrated with clinical medicine. Currently, genomic technologies allow for the simultaneous quantification of gene activity in tissues/cells from patients. Will these genomic technologies make it possible to develop personalized medicine leading to a more accurate diagnosis and prognosis for every patient and subsequently a tailored treatment strategy? With the addition and linkage of clinical parameters disparate data points are created. All agree data integration is crucial. Join innovators from technological platform development, biostatistical analysis, biological, pharmaceutical, and clinical research as they share their experiences and insights for Integrative Data Analysis: Is Personalized Medicine at Hand? www.healthtech.com

CHI’S EXPLORING NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING RI Convention Center, Providence, RI, United States, September 24-25, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/dtd/sqe/overview.aspx?c=571 Description: Next-Generation sequencing is alive, thriving, and driving discovery. As costs come down and ease increases these new massively parallel high-throughput sequencing platforms are infiltrating multiple aspects of traditional biological research. However, each next generation sequencing platform best lends itself to specific sequencing goals. Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Exploring Next Generation Sequencing offers an unparalleled opportunity to compare and contrast these next generation sequencing platforms to best suit your research needs. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S BIOMARKER DISCOVERY SUMMIT 2008 Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, United States, September 29 - October 1, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.BiomarkerDiscoverySummit.com Description: • Fourth Annual Genomic Biomarkers • Sixth Annual Protein Biomarkers • Ninth Annual Metabolic Biomarkers www.BiomarkerDiscoverySummit.com

MDARB08 Microarray Data Analysis using R and Bioconductor Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, OEIRAS, Portugal, September 29 - October 3, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) Type of Event: Course Contact: Pedro Fernandes, GTPB Coordinator, Apt 14, 2781-901 OEIRAS, PORTUGAL Telephone: +351214407900 Fax: +351214407972 Email: pfern{at}igc.gulbenkian.pt Website: http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt/bicourses/MDARB08 Subjects/Keywords: Microarray Data Analysis Description: MDARB08 Microarray Data Analysis using R and Bioconductor [GTPB] Instructors: N. Barbosa-Morais, Christina Curtis and Mark Dunning, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. This course aims to introduce researchers to a multidisciplinary approach to microrray data analysis. Particular attention is devoted to the design of microarray experiments, data normalization and quality control as well as to statistical analysis. Participants might find the provided basic training invaluable for: how to approach designing microarray experiments planned in their lab; gaining knowledge and understanding of microarray analysis and quality issues; gaining confidence in performing preprocessing, quality assessment, and differential expression and downstream analysis using the limma program and other R libraries in Bioconductor. The course covers a wide range of platforms and more specific topics, such as the analysis of Illumina, Affymetrix and Array CGH data. Target audience: All aspects of the course are aimed at non-statisticians, suitable for beginners in microarrays as well as those who have already been working in genomics. The course may also be useful to computational biologists new to microarray analysis. The course is intensive so a highly motivated group of trainees, looking forward to dealing with microarray data in the near future, is expected. Deadline for Applicatioons: Sept 1st 2008

October 2008

CHI’S DRUG REPOSITIONING 2008 Hyatt Harborside, Boston, MA, United States, October 6-7, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/rjv/overview.aspx?c=525 Description: Drug repositioning efforts create alternative development routes for compounds that failed to meet their clinical endpoint but met safety milestones. Repositioning approaches can also be employed for existing drugs to identify alternative uses or new indications. This can involve screening a compound against new targets, or investigating a given target against new indications. Repurposing or repositioning represents both a faster and less risky route to development. A discussion of how to gain access to data, and overcome organizational boundaries will be covered. Case studies that best utilize available technologies to form a comprehensive picture of a compound or target’s potential value will be explored, and will shed light on how to exploit repositioning towards unmet medical need and expanding the drug pipeline. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S GLP BIOANALYSIS COURSE # 1 Hyatt Harborside, Boston, MA, United States, October 7-8, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/glp/overview.aspx?c=650 Description: www.healthtech.com

CHI’S ACCELERATING PROOF OF CONCEPT Hyatt Harborside, Boston, MA, United States, October 8, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/pfc/overview.aspx?c=669 Description: With increasing resource pressure, drug developers need to make more effective and informed go/no-go decisions as early as possible in the drug development process. This allows the best compounds to move ahead with adequate resource support. By doing more of the right experiments, earlier in the pre-clinical discovery and development process, drug developers will face fewer surprises as drugs move into the more expensive later stages of the development process. Biomarkers, FDG-PET Imaging, Gene Expression, Metabolic Screening, Protein Tomography and other advanced tools are increasingly being used for early confirmation of a drug development candidate’s ability to reach a target, confirm bioavailability and impact on a target or pathway, to enable an earlier, more effective, decision making processes. Leading drug discovery and development companies are increasingly reorganizing their drug development process and programs to take advantage of these new tools and techniques to improve drug development pipeline productivity and focus resources on the most promising candidates. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S DISCOVERY ON TARGET World Trade Center, Boston, MA, United States, October 20-24, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.DiscoveryOnTarget.com Description: • RNAI For Screening • Kinase Inhibitors • HDAC Inhibitors: Targeting Oncology & Beyond • Oncology Drug Targets-Managing The Portfolio RNAI For Therapeutics • RNAI For Therapeutics www.DiscoveryOnTarget.com

CHI’S PROTEIN EXPRESSION EUROPE Lisbon Marriott Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal, October 20-21, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chI{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/pxe/overview.aspx?c=585 Description: Great strides have been made in the expression of proteins for structure and characterization studies, as well as for therapeutics and diagnostics. However, with these strides have come new obstacles. Higher throughput expression and purification, as well as more flexible expression systems and techniques are in even greater demand now to support the needs of the research pipeline. It has become even more important to prevent problems in protein expression by wise choices in data analysis well before the task goes into the laboratory. This conference will explore the newest data and innovations relating to the expression and characterization of proteins for biological understanding and therapeutics, as well as strategies to make the eventual expression of these proteins more effective, efficient and trouble-free. www.healthtech.com

InCoB: The 7th International Conference on Bioinformatics Activity Center at National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, October 20-22, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, Natioanl Yang-Ming University Type of Event: Conference Contact: Serena Li, No. 155, Sec.2, Linong St., Beitou District, Taipei City 112, Taiwan, R.O.C Telephone: +886-2-28267359 Fax: +886-2-28250480 Email: pwlee{at}ym.edu.tw Website: http://incob.binfo.org.tw/ Description: The International Conference of Bioinformatics (InCoB) is one of largest bioinformatics conferences in the Asia-Pacific. Now in its seventh year, InCoB has enjoyed national support since its first meeting held in Bangkok on 2002 when the event was coordinated by BIOTEC and NECTEC of the Thai science and technology agency, NSTDA. Subsequently, this conference was held in Penang (Malaysia), Auckland (New Zealand), Busan (Korea), Delhi (India) and Hong Kong. True to its origins, although this meeting emphasizes more on the biological aspects and applications of bioinformatics than the informational and computing aspects, all are welcome. Today, bioinformatics practitioners from both biology or computing backgrounds attend this annual meeting. Moreover, InCoB is now hosted on a regular basis as an official annual conference for the Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNet), a network of people associated with the advancement of bioinformatics in the Asia Pacific region for the past 10 years since its inception in 1998. The annual general meeting (AGM) of APBioNet is held within the InCoB conference annually. Key strategic initiatives to promote the bioinformatics revolution in our life science research and educational community are discussed at the AGM. To attract and support local bioinformaticians, InCoB 2008 will be held together with the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology in Taiwan (BIT 2008) conference from Oct. 20 to 22, 2008. To involve bioscientists in this meeting, InCoB 2008 will be held back-to-back with the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) symposium (Oct. 24 to 25, 2008). The workshops and tutorials will be held on Oct. 23, so the audience from both conferences may interact with one another. Also, on Oct. 23, APBioNet is organizing an IUBMB-funded Workshop on Education in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, to revive and continue the pioneering efforts of the Workshops on Education in Bioinformatics (WEB, the ISMB Specicial Interest Group Meetings). In keeping with the increasing quality of the conference, InCoB this year will continue to publish the best papers presented in the conference track in BMC Bioinformatics (Impact Factor 3.62) and also in Bioinformation, just as we have in the past two years. In order to showcase the research arising from this region, a new Highlights track is now available. The Technology track will afford an opportunity to present software, databases and web services.

CHI’S ANTIBODIES EUROPE Lisbon Marriott Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal, October 22-23, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/rbe/overview.aspx?c=586 Description: Although therapeutic antibodies have come a long way in the past several years, many problems still exist in the production and use of these complex molecules. The negative qualities of these proteins, including immunogenicity, delivery difficulties, and the high cost of production, among others, have made the outcomes of their production and use less than satisfactory. In order to improve or eliminate these negatives, it is critical to find new ways to engineer antibodies, new antibody alternatives (such as mimetics, fragments, etc.) and novel ways to scale up production to provide large amounts of these proteins in a cost-effective way. This conference will present the latest data on how to achieve these improved results and the research data necessary to apply the solutions to your laboratory’s efforts. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S ADAPTIVE CLINICAL TRIALS Hilton Washington, Washington, DC, United States, October 23-24, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/adt/overview.aspx?c=663 Description: Scope of conference – 2007 was a big year for both the implementation and recognition of the value of adaptive trial designs in drug development. This was evidenced by: • Large pharmaceutical organizations implementing and reporting time and cost savings associated with the use of adaptive trial designs • EMEA’s finalization and publication of their “Reflection Paper on Methodological Issues in Confirmatory Clinical Trials Planned with Adaptive Design” (CHMP/EWP/2459/02) last October • EMEA/EFPIA workshop on adaptive designs in confirmatory clinical trials conducted in Dec. 2007 www.healthtech.com

CHI’S BRIDGING PHARMA & IT Renaissance Providence Hotel, Providence, RI, United States, October 28-30, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com Description: Drawing on the reputation and expertise of Bio-IT World and Cambridge Healthtech Institute, Bridging Pharma and IT is one of the most influential meetings in North America. It is the only meeting to feature case studies of IT/Science paired discussions that provide insights into cross-domain partnering with an organization's end users and IT. The 2008 agenda will focus on tactics and processes that organizations can effectively and efficiently use to minimize communication gaps between scientists, researchers, and information technology professionals in building solutions and capabilities, utilizing data models and their validation, and integrating drug targets and compounds. A number of joint presentations from pairs of end users and IT and informatics partners will provide indispensable guidance for surmounting challenges and delivering results. www.healthtech.com

November 2008

CHI’S BRIDGING THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE MANAGEMENT INTERFACE Hyatt Regency Boston, Boston, MA, United States, November 3-4, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com Description: The model for new pharmaceutical product development is changing rapidly and your company’s strategy must respond, whether you are a large pharmaceutical company, or an emerging biotech company. Alternative sourcing programs are emerging. Alliances are becoming more and more central to new product development as alliance centric external development programs emerge. Movements towards better integration of business development and alliance management functions and integration of alliances and acquisition, are also transforming how companies are finding, evaluating, structuring and negotiating deals and working with their external partners to develop new products and commercialize those products. Immediately followed by The ASAP-CHI Bio-Pharm Alliance Summit, be part of these premier events! www.healthtech.com

PGDD08 - Pharmacogenomics: new opportunities for drug discovery Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, OEIRAS, Portugal, November 3-7, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) Type of Event: Course Contact: Pedro Fernandes, GTPB Coordinator, APT 14, 2781-901 OEIRAS, PORTUGAL Telephone: +351214407900 Fax: +351214407972 Email: pfern{at}igc.gulbenkian.pt Website: http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt/bicourses/PGDD08 Subjects/Keywords: Pharmacogenomics, Drug Discovery, MODELLER, QSAR Description: Pharmacogenomics: new opportunities for drug discovery Instructors: Marc A. Marti-Renom, Antonio Pineda-Lucena, Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe, Valencia, ES During the five days of the course, we will teach several topics relevant to structure-based drug discovery. Such topics include structure determination and prediction (days 1 and 2), human variability and pharmacogenomics (day 3), dcking of small molecules from an experimental and compuational prespective (day 4) and quantitative structure-activity relationships (day 5). This course is addressed to students with some knowledge of structural biology as well as computational biology. However, the course aims to introduce the students to the teoretical background as well as some practical applications. Attendees will be trained in software for: protein structure determination from NMR; structure prediction by MODELLER; SNP analysis; docking of small molecules by DOCK; QSAR analysis and generation of ligand libraries; Deadline for Applications: September 29th 2008

THE ASAP-CHI BIO-PHARM ALLIANCE SUMMIT Hyatt Regency Boston, Boston, MA, United States, November 5-6, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com Description: The model for new pharmaceutical product development is changing rapidly and your company’s strategy must respond, whether you are a large pharmaceutical company, or an emerging biotech company. Alternative sourcing programs are emerging. Alliances are becoming more and more central to new product development as alliance centric external development programs emerge. Movements towards better integration of business development and alliance management functions and integration of alliances and acquisition, are also transforming how companies are finding, evaluating, structuring and negotiating deals and working with their external partners to develop new products and commercialize those products. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S PHARMACOGENOMICS NOW: CHI’S PHARMACOGENOMICS NOW: MAXIMIZING BENEFIT/MINIMIZING RISK Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 5-6, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 792 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/prx/overview.aspx Description: Pharmacogenomics is being implemented now and is already have an impact in the clinical setting and in healthcare. Employing a pharmacogenomics strategy with marketed drugs can mitigate risk by avoiding adverse events, allowing the identification of patients most likely to benefit from a drug, and thereby improving patient compliance and safety. Tangible benefits of pharmacogenomics and resequencing technologies will be presented, and the value of this approach will be demonstrated. The regulatory perspective will be covered from the US, Europe, and Canada. In the future, a confluence of diagnostic testing, drugs and information will be required to bring new medicines to market. This meeting will show how to apply pharmacogenomics to practice. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S BIOMARKERS EUROPE Inter Continental Wien, Vienna, Austria, November 10-11, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 792 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com Description: Biomarkers Europe 2008 offers a comprehensive program, covering all aspects of biomarker translation and implementation in the clinic. Drawing on the expertise of producing a diverse array of biomarker meetings, Biomarkers Europe will feature the best examples and case studies in all areas of biomarker research spanning the pharmaceutical and diagnostic pipeline, including safety and efficacy assessment in drug discovery/development, biomarker translation from pre-clinical to clinical studies, biomarker validation and utility in clinical trials, and biomarker assay development and validation. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S POST-APPROVAL DRUG SAFETY STRATEGIES Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Arlington, VA, United States, November 12-14, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/phv/overview.aspx?c=641 Description: Improving products’ effective clinical safety will increase the industry’s fundamental value proposition to patients, healthcare providers, payors and regulators. The program will focus on pharmacovigilance program implementation and specific strategies and approaches to creating true value from a peri- and post-approval drug safety program. Drug safety programs and monitoring and the approach of this conference are not to look at safety in the silos of early-phase safety or post-approval safety but to view safety holistically, across the lifecycle, especially at the transition from approval to broader use in the marketplace. www.healthtech.com

IASTED Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Conference (CBB 2008) Orlando, FL, United States, November 16-18, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) Type of Event: Conference Contact: Conference Planning, IASTED Secretariat, Building B6, Suite #101 2509 Dieppe Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta Canada T3E 7J9 Telephone: +1 403 288 1195 Email: calgary{at}iasted.org Website: http://iasted.org/ Description: In the ever-evolving fields of computational biology and bioinformatics, it is essential that researchers and industry stay on top of changes in applications and techniques in mathematical, statistical and computational science. Current issues related to this topic involve advancements in bioinformatics including microarray data analysis, functional genomics, and computational proteomics. The IASTED International Symposium on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB 2008) will be a multidisciplinary meeting for researchers from academia and industry to gather, exchange ideas, and discuss new directions in these areas. All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind reviewed by at least two reviewers. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality and contribution.

CHI’S STRATEGIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA, United States, November 17-18, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/sra/overview.aspx?c=588 Description: Each year the Strategic Resource Management attracts over 100 participants who help lead their organization’s resource management strategy. Our 2008 meeting will build on last year’s successful event with novel case studies and perspectives from thought leaders. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S MASTERING PROCESS CHEMISTRY Crowne Plaza Philadelphia City Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, November 17-19, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/psu/overview.aspx?c=660 Description: The Fourth Annual Mastering Process Chemistry conference returns to Philadelphia in November, 2008. Through pharmaceutical industry case studies, roundtable discussions and panel sessions, this year’s program will feature new bio and organic catalysis, ways to incorporate and maintain chirality and better automation and high-throughput technologies for process optimization. The meeting will also feature continuous processing applications and PAT considerations for the scale-up synthesis of small molecule therapeutics. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S IMAGING WEEK Hyatt Regency La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States, November 17-19, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.imaging-week.com Description: • In Vivo Molecular Imaging www.imaging-week.com

CHI’S GLP BIOANALYSIS COURSE # 2 Hyatt Regency La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States, November 18-19, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 792 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/glp/overview.aspx?c=652 Description: www.healthtech.com

CHI’S PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA, United States, November 18-19, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/pfo/overview.aspx?c=589 Description: Our 2008 forum will be built with guidance from the PSS advisory board. It will include novel case studies and perspectives from thought leaders who have real-world perspectives to share. www.healthtech.com

CHI’S DRUG FORMULATION Crowne Plaza Philadelphia City Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, November 19-20, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.healthtech.com/frm/overview.aspx?c=438 Description: This conference will focus on the development of novel drug delivery and formulation systems to create new medicines for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Maximizing bioavailability, improving manufacturability, and enhancing IP protection will be discussed. Industry case studies, posters and discussion groups will high-light advances in this important drug development area. Please join pharmaceutical experts for this in-depth exploration of how to optimize the science and refine the art of small molecule drug formulation. www.healthtech.com

December 2008

19th International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW-2008) Marriott Surfers Paradise Resourt & Spa, Gold Coast, Australia, December 1-3, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Bioinformatics Australia (BA) Type of Event: Conference Contact: Mark Ragan, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland Telephone: +61-7-3346-2616 Fax: +61-7-3346-2101 Email: m.ragan{at}imb.uq.edu.au Website: http://www.mlaa.com.au/giw2008 Subjects/Keywords: Genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, systems biology Description: The International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW) is the longest-running international bioinformatics conference. GIW has grown to bridge theory and experiment, academia and industry, East and West. GIW-2008 welcomes papers in all areas that lead to a computational understanding of biological systems at the molecular level, including both theoretical and practical research, particularly at a genome-wide scale or with a systems orientation. Keynotes: Sean Grimmond, Eugene Koonin, Ming Li, Yixue Li, John Mattick, Eric Schadt. Authors are invited to submit original papers not previously published or submitted in parallel for publication to any other conference, workshop or journal. Full papers are limited to 12 pages including title, abstract (250 words or fewer), figures, tables, text and bibliography. All papers are to be provided as camera-ready material and meet the following specification: www.jsbi.org/journal/instructions_for_authors.html All papers should be submitted to: www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giw2008 Contributed papers are subject to rigorous peer review. Accepted papers will be published by Imperial College Press, London in the Genome Informatics Series (ISSN: 0919-9454). Important dates: Paper submission deadline EXTENDED to Monday 19 May 2008. Paper decisions: Monday 7 July 2008. Camera-ready due: Sunday 3 August 2008. Poster submission deadline: Sunday 21 September 2008. Poster decisions: Monday 13 October 2008. GIW-2008 conference: Monday-Wednesday 1-3 December 2008.

19th International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW-2008) Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa, Gold Coast, Australia, December 1-3, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Bioinformatics Australia Type of Event: Conference Contact: Mark Ragan, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland Telephone: +61-7-3346-2616 Fax: +61-7-3346-2101 Email: m.ragan{at}imb.uq.edu.au Website: http://www.mlaa.com.au/giw2008 Subjects/Keywords: genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, systems biology Description: The International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW) is the longest-running international bioinformatics conference. GIW has grown to bridge theory and experiment, academia and industry, East and West. GIW-2008 welcomes papers in all areas that lead to a computational understanding of biological systems at the molecular level, including both theoretical and practical research, particularly at a genome-wide scale or with a systems orientation. Six internationally renowned researchers will present keynotes: Sean Grimmond (Queensland), Eugene Koonin (NCBI), Ming Li (Waterloo), Yixue Li (Shanghai), John Mattick (Queensland) and Eric Schadt (Rosetta Inpharmatics/Merck). Authors are invited to submit original papers not previously published or submitted in parallel for publication to any other conference, workshop or journal. Full papers are limited to 12 pages including title, abstract (250 words or fewer), figures, tables, text and bibliography. All papers are to be provided as camera-ready material and meet the following specification: www.jsbi.org/journal/instructions_for_authors.html PAPER DEADLINE: 4 MAY 2008 POSTER DEADLINE: 21 SEPTEMBER 2008 All papers should be submitted to: www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giw2008

19th International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW-2008) Brisbane/Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, December 1-3, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Bioinformatics Australia (BA) Type of Event: Conference Contact: Mark Ragan, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland Telephone: +61-7-3346-2616 Fax: +61-7-3346-2101 Email: m.ragan{at}imb.uq.edu.au Website: http://www.mlaa.com.au/giw2008 Subjects/Keywords: Genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, systems biology Description: The International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW) is the longest-running international bioinformatics conference. GIW has grown to bridge theory and experiment, academia and industry, East and West. GIW-2008 welcomes papers in all areas that lead to a computational understanding of biological systems at the molecular level, including both theoretical and practical research, particularly at a genome-wide scale or with a systems orientation. Six internationally renowned researchers will present keynotes. Authors are invited to submit original papers not previously published or submitted in parallel for publication to any other conference, workshop or journal. Full papers are limited to 12 pages including title, abstract (250 words or fewer), figures, tables, text and bibliography. All papers are to be provided as camera-ready material and meet the following specification: www.jsbi.org/journal/instructions_for_authors.html All papers should be submitted to: www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giw2008 Contributed papers are subject to rigorous peer review. Accepted papers will be published by Imperial College Press, London in the Genome Informatics Series (ISSN: 0919-9454). Important dates: Paper submission deadline: Sunday 4 May 2008 Paper decisions: Monday 7 July 2008 Camera-ready due: Sunday 3 August 2008 Poster submission deadline: Sunday 21 September 2008 Poster decisions: Monday 13 October 2008 GIW-2008 conference: Monday-Wednesday 1-3 December 2008

Ultra-Fast Genomics: Technology, Informatics & Discovery JW Marriott Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 8-10, 2008 Sponsoring Organization: Dubiotech Type of Event: Conference Contact: Kelly Rogers, Elsevier, The Boulevard, Kidlington, OX5 1GB Telephone: 01865 843181 Email: k.rogers{at}elsevier.com Website: http://www.ultrafastgenomics.com Subjects/Keywords: Genomics, Bioinformatics, Micro-array, Genomes Description: The main objective of the meeting is to review current and future developments in DNA sequencing and to demonstrate the application of these novel technologies in the various fields of genome research. *Don’t miss out on the opportunity to present at this years conference. The submission deadline for oral and poster abstracts is 11 April, 2008. This year’s topics are: *Health-care aspects of genomics *Bioinformatics and computational biology *Advances in genetic and genomics technologies and their applications *Microbial Genomics *Plant Genomics *Human Genomics *Zoological Genomics *Marine Genomics *Ethics *The Future of Gene Sequencing Abstracts should be submitted online at http://www.ultrafastgenomics.com/call.htm by 11 April 2008. *(All abstracts will be refereed and a criterion of rejection will be lack of originality. A condition of submission is that, if accepted, the paper must be presented at UFGS-2008 by one of the authors.) Scope The advent of “Next Generation” DNA sequencing technologies is ushering a second genomics revolution, opening new avenues of investigation. With the promise of a $1000 genome on the horizon, sequencing promises to provide new approaches in a wide range of applications including population studies, gene expression analysis, environmental genomics, and pharmacogenomics. Sessions *Bioinformatics *Health-care aspects of genomics – personalised medicine *Microbial Genomics *Plant Genomics *Human Genomics *Zoological Genomics *Ethics *The Future of Gene Sequencing Invited Speakers Philippe Bucher, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland Roger Bumgarner, University of Washington, USA Piero Carninci, RIKEN, Genome Science Laboratory, Japan George Church, Harvard University, USA Joakim Lundeberg, KTH Aleksandar Milosavljevic, Baylor College of Medicine, USA Kalim Mir, Oxford Yijan Ruan, Genome Institute Of Singapore, Singapore Location Ultra Fast Genomics will be held at the JW Marriott Hotel Dubai. Set in the vibrant business district just 10 minutes from Dubai International Airport, this 5-star luxury hotel in Dubai offers inspired touches on a grand scale. Situated on the Persian Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai is the second largest of the Arab Emirates, offering a mix of modern day high-rise architecture and traditional Arabian heritage. Dubai is easily accessible for all, you can fly from almost anywhere to Dubai International Airport, and taxi’s are plentiful. The national carrier is Emirates, which flies to more than 80 destinations in the Middle East, Europe, Australia, Africa and the Indian subcontinent. www.ultrafastgenomics.com

January 2009

CHI’S HIGH-CONTENT ANALYSIS 2009 The Fairmont San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States, January 6-8, 2009 Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Type of Event: Conference Contact: CHI Representative, 250 First Ave Needham, MA 02494 Telephone: 781 972 5400 Fax: 781 972 5425 Email: chi{at}healthtech.com Website: http://www.highcontentanalysis.com/ Description: www.healthtech.com

The Seventh Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Conference (APBC2009) Beijing, China, January 13-16, 2009 Type of Event: Conference Contact: Xuegong Zhang, Michael Zhang, Tsinghua University, China Telephone: 86-10-6279-4919 Email: zhangxg{at}tsinghua.edu.cn Website: http://bioinfo.au.tsinghua.edu.cn/apbc2009/ Subjects/Keywords: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology Description: =================================== Call for Papers - APBC2009 The Seventh Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Conference (APBC2009) Beijing, China, 13-16 January 2009 http://bioinfo.au.tsinghua.edu.cn/apbc2009/ ==================================== The Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Conference (APBC) series, founded in 2003, is an annual international forum for exploring research, development and applications of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. The Seventh Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Conference, APBC2009 will be held in Beijing, China, following the 2008 Olympic Games. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers, professionals, and industrial practitioners from all over the world for interaction and exchange of knowledge and ideas in all areas of bioinformatics and computational biology. ------------------------------ Important Dates Paper submission open May 1, 2008 Paper submission deadline July 20, 2008 Paper acceptance decision Sep 10, 2008 Camera-ready copy of papers and Author registration Oct 10, 2008 Poster submission open July 20, 2008 Poster submission deadline Sept 20, 2008 Poster acceptance decision Oct 1, 2008 Registration open Sept 20, 2008 Early-bird registration Nov 20, 2008 Conference Jan 13-16, 2009 -----------------------------------

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