[SocBiN] EMGM - 2017 - Tartu - European Mathematical Genetics Meeting

[Jaak Vilo]

The *45th* *European Mathematical Genetics Meeting* (EMGM) will take 
place at Tartu University, Estonia,

*April 4th -7th 2017. *

**/Abstract submission deadline: Friday, 13th January, 2017 !!!/

This annual meeting offers an informal and inviting atmosphere to 
exchange ideas on the use of mathematical techniques in the field of 
genetics. For the 2017 meeting we welcome you in Tartu, the old, but 
modern university town in southern Estonia.  The meeting is hosted by 
the Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu and the Estonian 
Biocentre in the new /Omicum/ building in central Tartu, with several 
accommodation and dining options in the short walking distance. 
www.biobank.ee/emgm2017 <http://www.geenivaramu.ee/en/emgm2017>__

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*Confirmed invited speakers: Matti Pirinen (Finland),  Daniel Lawson 
(UK), Flora Jay (France)*

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*Programme:*

*Tuesday, 4 April, 2017*

10:00-18:00 *Pre-conference course:* „An Intuitive Approach to Machine 
Learning: Boosting, Nearest Neighbors, Random Forests and Support Vector 
Machines“. Course instructors: *Andreas Ziegler and Marvin Wright*

*Wednesday, 5 April, 2017*

10:00 -18:00  Scientific sessions (keynote lecture, contributed talks 
and a poster session)

18:15 Excursion to the Estonian Genome Center

19:00 Welcome reception

*Thursday, 6 April, 2017*

9:00-18:00 Scientific sessions (contributed talks and a poster session)

20:00 Dinner at the Estonian National Museum (see 
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/jan/01/estonia-national-museum-review-touching-and-revealing-dgt-dorell)

*Friday, 7 April 2017*

*Theme of the day: methodology in population genetics*

9:00 -14:00 Scientific sessions

*Registration*:

Early registration fee *180EUR *until 10th February 2017 (220EUR 
afterwards), the *pre-conference course fee is 60EUR*

The registration form is available from the conference website and also 
*here* <http://eformular.com/genomecenter/emgm.html#stay>

*Abstract submission*:

Deadline: Friday 13th of January 2017

Please follow the instructions and use the template from the webpage and 
send the abstract to: emgm2017_abstracts at biobank.ee 
<mailto:emgm2017_abstracts at biobank.ee>

Please do not hesitate to contact with the organizers, if you have any 
additional questions:

*Annely Allik*annely.allik at ut.ee <mailto:annely.allik at ut.ee>

*Krista Fischer*krista.fischer at ut.ee <mailto:krista.fischer at ut.ee>

*Kristi Läll*kristi.lall at ut.ee <mailto:kristi.lall at ut.ee>(questions 
regarding the abstracts)

Looking forward to welcome you in Tartu!

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