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Bioinformatics Education Workshop: abstracts due June 21 '02
Posted by: shoba (IP Hidden, New member, 0)
Date: June 14, 2002 07:31AM
WEB02: Call for abstracts: deadline June 21, 2002
================================================= [surya.bic.nus.edu.sg] About the Workshop ------------------ The organizers of WEB01 would like to invite you to participate in the second workshop on Education in Bioinformatics, on August 8, 2002 at Edmonton, Canada. This workshop is scheduled immediately after the ISMB02 (http://www.ismb02.org), Aug. 3-7, 2002. WEB02 follows on from the highly successful first workshop on Education in Bioinformatics, WEB01, held on July 26, 2001 at Copenhagen, Denmark. WEB01 abstracts have been published on-line by the journal "In Silico Biology." WEB02 will also feature a session on the Bioinformatics Education initiatives of the World Universities Network (WUN). Background and Aims ------------------- In response to the worldwide shortage of trained bioinformaticians, several universities and institutes have spearheaded Bioinformatics teaching and research. This workshop aims to bring together Bioinformatics educators for to meet, discuss and exchange ideas and suggestions. WEB02 will address fundamental issues that will determine the nature, extent, content and delivery tools available for Bioinformatics programs embarked upon, as well as provide valuable lessons for focus and improvement of nascent Bioinformatics programs. Besides oral and poster presentation sessions, the workshop will attempt to define a curriculum for Bioinformatics at the under-graduate and post-graduate levels. Participant profile will include: * Educators and students currently involved in programs or modules in Bioinformatics * Deans, Vice-Deans and Heads of Faculty/Department and Senior Faculty, interested in starting a Bioinformatics teaching and research program * Industry participants, who are currently hiring or seeking to hire bioinformaticians. Venue, Registration and Accommodation ------------------------------------- The meeting will be held at the Westin Hotel, Edmonton. WEB02 registration is along with ISMB02 registration. ISMB02 conference rates have been extended to cover the extra day required to attend WEB02. For more information on hotels offering special rates, please see ISMB02 Housing. Hotel reservation will have to be made along with workshop registration. Organizing Committee -------------------- 1. Assoc. Prof. Shoba Ranganathan, Chair Depts of Biochemistry & Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 2. Professor Siv G. E. Andersson, Co-Chair Linnaeus Center for Bioinformatics, Department of Molecular Evolution, Uppsala University, Sweden 3. Dr. Betty Cheng, Co-Chair Stanford Medical Informatics, Stanford University, USA 4. Assoc. Prof. Russ Altman Stanford Medical Informatics, Stanford University, USA 5. Prof. Lynda Ellis Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, USA 6. Dr. Francis Ouellette CMMT Bioinformatics Core Facility, University of British Columbia, Canada Abstract Submission ------------------- Besides short oral presentations, WEB02 will feature two poster sessions, to improve interaction and discussion among workshop attendees. Participants interested in making a presentation at WEB02 are requested to submit a 150-word abstract to the program committee stating whether they would like to give a short talk or provide a printed poster. The deadline for submission of abstracts is June 21, 2002. All abstracts accepted for presentation will be published online by "In Silico Biology" as well as in the Workshop Handbook. Themes for Abstracts -------------------- * Education in Bioinformatics: Current Trends, Issues & Curricula * Bioinformatics Course Delivery: Tools and Infrastructure * Bioinformatics Training * Industry Speaks More details from: [surya.bic.nus.edu.sg]
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