Conferences
International Biocurator Meetings
The goal of these meetings is to create a forum for curators and developers of biological databases to discuss their work, promote collaborations, and foster a sense of community in this very active and growing area of research.
- Abstract Submission Ends: August 31st, 2010
- Early bird registration ends on September 6th, 2010
- Notification of Acceptance: September 3rd, 2010
- Accompanying Persons: 10,000 JPY (includes participation for exhibition, coffee break, and reception)
- For reference only: 10,000 JPY = 80.30 EUR = 110.50 USD, as of March 12. See www.xe.com/ for up-to-date conversion rates.
London Citizen Cyberscience Summit
GMOD Europe 2010
BioCreative III: Interactive Annotation Demonstration Task
GMOD Tools for Evolutionary Biology Hackathon
Workshop on bio-wikis
Part of the Network Tools and Applications in Biology Bioinformatics workshops
CAFA Challenge: Critical Assessment of Function Annotations
An ISMB 2011 Special Interest Group meeting. See the CAFA website for more information.
GMOD Community Meetings
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Third International Biocurator Conference
Berlin, Germany, April 16–19, 2009
- * Audio of presentations are available on SciVee
- * Presentations are available on Nature Precedings
- * 2009 Biocurator meeting evaluation survey results.
Second International Biocurator Meeting
San Jose, CA, October 25-28, 2007
* 2007 Biocurator meeting evaluation survey results.First International Biocurator Meeting
Asilomar, CA, December 8-11, 2005
Next meeting: Fourth International Biocuration Conference
Venue: Tokyo International Exchange Center, 2-2-1 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8630, Japan
Dates: October 11-14, 2010
WebsiteBiocuration Conference 2010 Website
Contact: Biocuration2010@ics-inc.co.jp
Key Dates
Registration Fees
Early Bird: Until September 6th:
| ISB members | Non members | |
| Academic | 30,000 JPY | 35,000 JPY |
| Commercial | 50,000 JPY | 60,000 JPY |
| Students | 15,000 JPY | 17,000 JPY |
From September 7th:
| ISB members | Non members | |
| Academic | 35,000 JPY | 40,000 JPY |
| Commercial | 55,000 JPY | 65,000 JPY |
| Students | 20,000 JPY | 22,000 JPY |
Related Meetings
The world's first summit on citizen cyberscience will be held on September 2-3, 2010, at the Anatomy Theatre & Museum at King's College London's Strand Campus. Full programme and tickets are available on the website. The event will also be webcast.
Dates: September 13-16, 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
GMOD Europe 2010 includes: GMOD Community Meeting, GMOD Satellite Meetings, InterMine Workshop, BioMart Workshop.
Registration is now open for these events. There is a £50 registration fee for the GMOD Meeting to cover catered lunches and other expenses. Registration for all other events is free, but required, as space is limited. These events are open to all: GMOD users, developers, prospective users, biologists, and computer scientists.
Call for Interest in Participation: please contact wilbur -at- ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
Dates: September 13-15, 2010
Location: Washington, DC area
November 8-12, 2010 at the US National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) in Durham, NC.
To apply, fill out the online application form at http://bit.ly/gmodevohack. Applications are due August 25.
Dates: November 29-30, 2010
Location: Naples, Italy