ABiC 2014: By bioinformaticians, for bioinformaticians.

ABiC 2014

What

ABiC 2014 — Australian Bioinformatics Conference

When

Sat 11 Oct & Sun 12 Oct, 2014 (preceding AGTA 2014)

Where

Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA (more…)

Invited Speakers

C. Titus Brown, Ana Conesa Cegarra, Terry Speed, Martin Krzywinksi, Sylvain Forêt, Jen Taylor (details…)

Audience

Practicing bioinformaticians, particularly in genomics. Focus on methods, tools and community, not biology.

Registration

Only $99 - includes lunches, tea breaks and drinks poster session. Register now!

How to Submit an Abstract:

1. Ensure you are registered for the conference. Your abstract will not be considered unless you have registered.
2. Log into the EasyChair conference management system:
   • If you have never used EasyChair before, click “sign up for an account”.
   • Otherwise, log into your existing EasyChair account.
3. Go to the ABiC 2014 abstract submission form:
   1. Enter all the authors details. Only the corresponding author is eligible for prizes.
   2. Enter a title and abstract in plain text. Maximum of 2500 characters including spaces (~300 words).
   3. Select the Group checkboxes regarding whether you'd like to be considered for a oral presentation and/or a poster and/or atravel bursary.
   4. Enter suitable keywords. These will be used to help find appropriate reviewers and help group you into talk sessions.
   5. Click Submit.
4. You should receive an email from EasyChair notifying you that is has been safely received.
5. You will be notified of the outcome on Wednesday 17^th September 2014.

Local Organizing Committee

National Programme Committee

Prizes

Best Speaker

• $500 for best oral presentation by a student
• $500 for best oral presentation by an early career researcher (ECR)

Best Poster

• $500 for best student poster
• $500 for best early career researcher (ECR) poster

Student Travel Bursaries

There is limited travel support available to Australian students only (not ECR) who are attending from outside Victoria. To be considered for an travel award you simply have to tick the box on the registration form and submit an abstract.

Rules

• A student must be currently enrolled in a university course at an Australian educational institution.
• An early career researcher (ECR) must have been awarded their highest qualification within the last 5 years.

Keynote Speakers

Invited Speakers

Conference Program (preliminary)

Read more/Registration:

http://bioinformatics.net.au/abic2014