COMBINE 2016 abstract deadline extended
The deadline for abstract submission and scholarship applications has been extended until July 15.
== Call for Abstracts == == Submission deadline extended == COMBINE 2016: 7th Computational Modeling in Biology Network Workshop 19-23 September 2016, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK http://co.mbine.org/events/COMBINE_2016 The "Computational Modeling in Biology" Network (COMBINE) is an initiative to coordinate the development of the various community standards and formats in systems biology and related fields. COMBINE 2016 will be a workshop-style event with oral presentations, posters, and breakout sessions. The five meeting days will include talks about the COMBINE standards and associated or related standardization efforts, as well as presentations of tools using these standards. Oral presentations will be selected from the submitted abstracts. In addition, poster sessions will allow people to inform each other about their software and other projects in a setting that fosters interaction and in-depth discussion. == IMPORTANT DATES == Abstract submission: 15 July 2016 (Extended) Scholarship application: 15 July 2016 (Extended) Notification: 22 July 2016 (Extended) COMBINE Workshop: 19-23 September 2016 == KEYNOTE SPEAKERS == - Alfonso Bueno-Orovio (Oxford) - Carole Goble (Manchester) - Michael Hucka (Caltech) - Dagmar Iber (ETH Zurich) - Andrew Millar (Edinburgh) - Chris J. Myers (Utah) - David Nickerson (Auckland) - Daryl Shanley (Newcastle) - Yujiang Wang (Newcastle) == TOPICS OF INTEREST == Topics include, but are not limited to: - Data exchange and model standards for systems biology - Graphical notation standards for systems biology - Standards for sharing and analysing biological pathway data - Standards for computational biological models More on the COMBINE standards at http://co.mbine.org/standards == CALL FOR ABSTRACTS == We solicit high-quality abstracts, to be refereed by the COMBINE Coordinators below, for either oral or poster presentation at the Workshop. Abstracts will appear on the COMBINE website only, there will be no formal publication. Please see the COMBINE website for submission instructions. == TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS == PhD students and postdocs may apply for travel funds to attend COMBINE. More information on the COMBINE website. == ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS == COMBINE 2016 is generously supported by: - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK) [AUDACIOUS project EP/J004111/2] - Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex BioSystems Group (ICOS) - School of Computing Science, Newcastle University - National Science Foundation (USA) == LOCAL CHAIRS == Paolo Zuliani & Anil Wipat, ICOS Group, School of Computing Science, Newcastle University. == LOCAL ORGANISERS == Keith Flanagan & Claire Smith, ICOS Group, School of Computing Science, Newcastle University. == COMBINE COORDINATORS == Gary Bader (Toronto) Martin Golebiewski (Heidelberg) Michael Hucka (Caltech) Nicolas Le Novère (Babraham) Chris J. Myers (Utah) David Nickerson (Auckland) Falk Schreiber (Monash) Dagmar Waltemath (Rostock)