[Socbin] Afbix '09

[Prash]

DATES: February 19-20, 2009
LOCALE: Online at Bioinformatics.Org

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Graduate students and researchers in computational biology, molecular
biology and medicine. The conference theme is "Tropical
Bioinformatics." While most of the presenters are either in Africa or
studying African species, attendance is open to everyone.

MOTIVATION:
In addition to research on tropical diseases, pathogenesis and their
vectors, the field of bioinformatics has become an important part of
life science studies in Africa. But, with the great geographical
expanse of the continent, it is often impractical or uneconomical for
African researchers to come together for conferences. That is, in
person. The Bioinformatics Organization (Bioinformatics.Org) has
therefore collaborated with the African Society of Bioinformatics &
Computational Biology (ASBCB) and Regional Student Groups (RSGs) in
Africa to develop a bioinformatics conference that utilizes local
institutions in Africa as "virtual hubs."

Participating African hub institutions:

- East Africa (ILRI)
- East Africa (ICIPE)
- South Africa (SANBI)
- Morocco (SMBI)
- West Africa (Covenant University, Ota)

Other hub institutions:

- Notre Dame University, Indiana, USA

VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE:
Individual registrations cost only $10-30, depending on location.
Please see the conference description page (URL below).

PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE:
For more information about attending this conference via one of the
aforementioned hubs, please contact afbixx at gmail.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please visit the conference description page:
http://wiki.bioinformatics.org/Afbix09


Prashanth Suravajhala
CDAC, Pune, India
http://wiki.bioinformatics.org/prash