Post date: May 10, 2012 9:48:35 AM
Call for abstracts
7th conference of the
Hellenic Society for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics - HSCBB12
Date: October 4-6, 2012
Venue: Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
City: Heraklion, Greece
(in conjunction with the Workshop on Biodiversity, October 1-3 at the
Hellenic Center for Marine Research http://innovator.ath.hcmr.gr/newhcmr1/)
Abstract Submission Dates: May 15 - July 15, 2012
Early Registration: July 1 - Aug 30, 2012
Aim & Scope
The annual HSCBB conference aims to provide an interdisciplinary forum to researchers in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, as well as practitioners applying computational methods in their biological or biomedical research. The conference aims to bring together researchers in the region to discuss on-going research projects and exchange ideas.
Abstract Submission
Authors are invited to submit 2-page abstracts describing on-going work that includes at least some new results not published elsewhere. Submissions are electronic from the HSCBB 2012 website following the format of the provided template. The abstracts should be written in English.
Conference Program
The conference program includes highly-regarded invited speakers in the field and a special industrial session where representatives from bioinformatics companies will present products and research results of their companies. A selected number of representative accepted abstracts will be orally presented, while the rest of the accepted abstracts will be presented as posters. The program includes a dinner Banquet in a tradition Cretan tavern. The conference language is English.
Future details and important announcements will be available at the conference web-site.
Organizing Institutions
The Hellenic Society for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology - FORTH
Institute of Computer Science - FORTH
Hellenic Center for Marine Research - HCMR
University of Crete
The HSCBB Board / Organizing Committee
Hamodrakas Stavros University of Athens, Greece
Iliopoulos Ioannis University of Crete, Greece
Ouzounis Christos King’s College, London, U.K.
Promponas Vasilis University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Bagos Pantelis University of Central Greece
Local Organizers
Poirazi Panayiota (Chair) IMBB - FORTH
Kotoulas George IMBG-HCMR
Oulas Anastasios IMBG-HCMR
Potamias George ICS-FORTH
Tsamardinos Ioannis ICS-FORTH / University of Crete
Iliopoulos Ioannis University of Crete, Greece
Nikolaou Christoforos University of Crete, Greece