[Open-bio-l] virtual BOSC?

[Elia Stupka]

The message about the Virtual Conference on bioperl made me think that it'd
be very much in open source style to try to get better internet coverage of
BOSC, at least with a live feed people can pipe into? This would ensure much
more people who cannot afford to come could at listen to the talks?
Probably one could even try to get an I T sponsor to set it up? What do
people think?

Elia


----- Original Message -----
From: "Willy Valdivia Granda" <willy.valdivia@ndsu.nodak.edu>
To: <bioperl-guts-l@bioperl.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 12:04 AM
Subject: [Bioperl-guts-l] second virtual conference on genomics and
bioinformatics


> ***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
>
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