[Biojava-l] second virtual conference on genomics and bioinformatics

[Willy Valdivia Granda]

***Second Virtual Conference on Genomics and Bioinformatics***

Sharing Knowledge with the World (No registration fees)

September 24-26, 2002
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/virtual-genomics/upcom2.htm

Speakers List
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/virtual-genomics/program.htm

Review Committee List
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/virtual-genomics/reviewpanel.htm

Deadline: June 30, 2002 for abstracts

Deadline: August 15, 2002 for complete documents

The "Virtual Conference on Genomics and Bioinformatics" is an advanced
environment for the exchange and discussion of information related to
innovations of the post-genomic era. Since genomic research has led to an
explosive rate of data accumulation and to a shift in the way biological
research is conducted, the conference features high profile researchers and
educators working actively in the development of new applications in the
areas of genomics and bioinformatics. While genomic technologies offer an
enormous scientific potential to understand genome functions, structure and
interaction, the increasing amount of data generated present new challenges
for biologists, sociologists, mathematicians, computer scientists and
biological modelers. Therefore the main goals of the Virtual Conference in
Genomics and Bioinformatics are:

1) Transcend geographical and economical barriers to the exchange of ideas
that facilitates the interaction and collaboration among scientists and
educators around the world.

2) Address the benefits and limitations of the newest developments in
post-genomic technologies.

3) Explore the social and ethical implications of genomic and bioinformatic
research

4) Establish new ways to introduce high school community about today's
multidisciplinary science.


Topics of the Virtual Conference includes but not limited to:

· Structural and Functional Genomics

· Post-Genomic Data Standardization, Management, and Integration

· Statistical and Computational Approaches for Gene Expression Analysis

· Sequence Annotation

· Metabolic Profiling and Simulation of Cellular Processes

· Social and Ethical Implications of Genomic Research

· High Throughput Computing and Distributed Memory Infrastructures

Ways to Participate:

1) Fargo Access Grid Location.

2) Other Access Grid Locations around the world (to be determined soon).

3) Real Player Live Streaming at selected locations around the world (to be
determined soon).

The Access Grid creates an environment that allows participants to feel as
if they are engaged personally rather than in the stiff structured
environment of a typical videoconference. The Access Grid nodes are
typically housed in small rooms; however the Fargo Access Grid will seat
about 300 people. Most of the other nodes will remain in the smaller rooms.
About 20 Access Grid nodes (world-wide) will participate in this second
conference. Participants at all Access Grid Locations can ask questions
directly to the speakers. About ten of the speakers will present from the
Fargo Access Grid location and the remaining from other Access Grid
Locations. Tutorials including: strategies for microarray data analysis,
microarray normalization techniques and use of different slide surfaces for
printing microarrays are also planned at the Fargo Access Grid Location.

The Real Player Live version will be hosted in locations where an Access
Grid is not available. This is a real time communication medium that
connects participants in multiple physical locations, utilizing both their
visual image and audio. Participants at all Real Player Locations can ask
questions to the speaker via a "chat session" and the question or comment
will be read to the speaker from the Fargo Access Grid Location. We invite
you to organize small to medium size groups to participate in the conference
together via this media. If you are interested in hosting such a group
please contact us The URL will be provided to the organizer of these groups
prior to the conference.

Registration and Fees:

Although registration is required, there are no required registration fees
to participate in the conference. To attend at the Fargo Access Grid
Location please register using this form Registration procedures for the
other Access Grid Locations and Real Player Locations will be available
soon. To receive further information on these registration procedures please
subscribe to our mailing list

Abstract and Papers:

In addition to the invited presentations, we invite you to consider
additional participation by submitting your research advances. Abstracts and
papers should describe unpublished research that is not under review.
Abstracts describing novel applications and theoretical contributions are
also requested. This is a fully refereed meeting and each submitted abstract
will be peer-reviewed. Selected abstracts will be invited for full paper
review. Please submit your abstract of no more than 250 words by June 30,
2002 through our web page

Electronic Paper Session:

Accepted papers will be published in the "Proceedings of the Virtual
Conferences on Genomics and Bioinformatics". To allow the maximum
participation between the attendees and the authors, accepted papers, as
well as documents submitted by invited speakers, will be available in an
electronic forum discussion format.

Willy Valdivia Granda
Plant Stress Genomics and Bioinformatics Group
North Dakota State University
PO BOX 5130
Fargo, USA
701 231-8440 (Lab)
701 231 8255 (Fax)
www.ndsu.edu/virtual-genomics