The Sixth International Conference on
Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB '98)
June 28 - July 1, 1998
Montreal, Canada
http://www-lbit.iro.umontreal.ca/ISMB98
Sponsored by the International Society for Computational Biology
Call For Papers
The ISMB conference provides a general forum for disseminating the
latest developments in bioinformatics. ISMB is a multidisciplinary
conference that brings together scientists from computer science,
molecular biology, mathematics and statistics. Its scope includes the
development and application of advanced computational methods for
biological problems. Relevant computational techniques include, but
are not limited to: machine learning, pattern recognition, knowledge
representation, databases, combinatorics, stochastic modeling, string
and graph algorithms, linguistic methods, robotics, constraint
satisfaction, and parallel computation. Biological areas of interest
include molecular structure, genomics, molecular sequence analysis,
evolution and phylogenetics, metabolic pathways, regulatory networks,
developmental control, and molecular biology generally. Emphasis is
placed on the validation of methods using real data sets, on practical
applications in the biological sciences, and on development of novel
computational techniques.
The four-day conference will be held at the campus of the University
of Montreal, which is picturesquely situated on top of Mount Royal
(approximately 10 minutes from downtown Montreal). Montreal, which is
the second largest city in Canada, has a unique francophone culture
and a reputation for fine cuisine and interesting night life. It is
geographically located in Quebec and is easily accessible by air from
most major centers in North America or Europe. The city is also served
by an efficient rail system from the US and Canada.
The conference is timed to coincide with the world reknowned
Montreal Jazz Festival, which begins on July 1, 1998.
The conference will feature original, refereed papers, software
demonstrations, posters and introductory tutorials. Papers will be
published by the AAAI in an archival proceedings and are indexed in
the Medline database, and will be provided to participants as a bound
volume at the conference. The previous ISMB meetings were:
1993: National Library of Medicine, USA
1994: Stanford University, USA
1995: Cambridge University, UK
1996: Washington University, USA
1997: Halkidiki, Greece
Keynote speakers
Robert Cedergren, University of Montreal, Canada
Michael Waterman, University of Southern California, USA
Shoshana Wodak, European Bioinformatics Institute, UK
Paper format
Papers should be a maximum of 12 pages, single-spaced and set in 12
point type, including title, abstract, figures, tables, and
bibliography. The first page should give keywords, postal and
electronic mailing addresses, telephone, and fax numbers. See the WWW
page for other conference details.
Submission information
For physical submission, please send five copies of your paper to:
ISBM '98
c/o Janice Glasgow
Department of Computing and Information Science
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
Canada K7L 3N6
Papers can also be sent electronically (postscript format only)
to ismb98 at qucis.queensu.ca
ISMB-98 Organizing Committee
Terry Gaasterland, Argonne National Lab and Dept of Comp Sci, U Chicago, USA
Janice Glasgow Queen's University, Canada
Richard Lathrop University of California, Irvine, USA
Tim Littlejohn Australian National Genomic Information Service, Australia
Francois Major University of Montreal, Canada
Manuel Peitsch Glaxo Wellcome Research and Development, Switzerland
David Sankoff University of Montreal, Canada
Christoph Sensen National Research Council, Canada
Key Dates
Meeting:
Tutorial presentations: June 28, 1998
Paper presentations: June 29 - July 1, 1998
Paper Submissions
Papers must be received by: Feb 2, 1998
Replies to authors by: Mar 9, 1998
Revised papers must be received by: Mar 24, 1998
Open Poster Submissions
Abstracts must be received by: Apr 6, 1998
Tutorial Proposals
Short (1-para) proposals must be received by: Jan 20, 1998
Full (3pp) proposals must be received by: Feb 20, 1998
Replies to proposers by: Mar 25, 1998
Draft handouts must be received by: Apr 21, 1998
Final handouts must be received by: May 21, 1998
Tutorials presented: Jun 28, 1998
Registration
Early registration ends: May 23, 1997
ISMB-98 Contact address: ismb98 at qucis.queensu.ca
