Please feel free to forward this=20 e-mail.

Thank you,

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First Virtual Conference in Genomics = and=20 Bioinformatics

October 15 & 16, 2001

At World-Wide = Access Grid=20 Locations

Sequencing projects and genomics research has led to an = explosive rate of
data accumulation and to a shift in the way = biological=20 research is
conducted. Bioinformatic tools of the post-genome era are = providing new
insights about gene expression patterns, intron/exon=20 structure,
post-translational changes and protein interactions as = well as=20 phylogenetic
relationships. Parallel analysis of thousands of = genes=20 using microarray
technology has become a multi-disciplinary endeavor = in which=20 unsupervised
and supervised learning is applied for gene expression=20 clustering and/or
classification. Although genomic technologies = offer=20 an enormous scientific
potential to understand organisms at the = molecular=20 level, new challenges on
the horizon are envisioned. There is a = need=20 for improvement of microarray
technology, data standardization, and = tools for=20 integration of multiple
databases and data mining. Other needs = include=20 the improvement of
bioinformatic tools and statistical approaches for = sequence analysis, gene
annotation, categorization of protein = families,=20 protein-protein
interactions, and phylogenetic studies.

The = goal for=20 the First Virtual Conference in Genomics and Bioinformatics is
to = increase=20 the exchange of ideas and establish new ways of interaction = and
collaboration=20 among scientists around the world.

For the 2001 Virtual = Conference,=20 topics include:

Functional Genomics
Structural=20 Genomics
Computational Approaches for Gene Expression = Analysis
Metabolic=20 Profiling
Genomic Data Standardization and Management
Implications = of=20 Genomic Research
Proteomics

Invited speakers and=20 Participation:

For the First Conference, invited speakers and = reviewers=20 represent
institutions including:

Argonne National=20 Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor=20 Laboratory
First Genetic Trust, Inc.
Massachusetts Institute of=20 Technology
National Center for Genome Resources
National Institute = of=20 Standars and Technology
National Science Foundation
National = Institutes of=20 Health
North Dakota State University
Stanford University
SRI=20 International
UC Berkeley

Although registration is required, = there are=20 no registration fees to
participate in the conference. To = participate=20 at the Fargo Access Grid Node
or one of several other Nodes around = the world,=20 please register through our
web page

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/virtual-genomics/registration.htm

Abstract and Papers:

In addition to the = invited=20 presentations, we invite you to consider submitt
abstracts and = papers. =20 This is a fully refereed meeting and each submitted
abstract will be=20 peer-reviewed. Abstracts should describe unpublished
research = that is=20 not under review. Abstracts describing novel applications
and=20 theoretical contributions are also requested. An abstract of no=20 more
than 250 words should be submitted by August 31, 2001. Please = submit=20 your
abstract through our web page
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/virtual-genomics/abstract.htm

Accepted abstracts will be invited for a complete = paper to be=20 submitted by
September 21, 2001. Papers should not be more than = 20=20 pages long using 11
point font times new roman, 1.5 line spacing, and = 3 cm=20 margins on all four
sides on letter size paper. An electronic = document=20 session will be
scheduled following the conference to allow the = maximum=20 participation
between the attendees and the authors. Accepted = documents as=20 well documents
submitted by invited speakers will be available in = electronic=20 version in the
"Proceedings of the Virtual Conferences of Genomics = and=20 Bioinformatics."
Deadline: August 31, 2001 for abstracts
Deadline: = September 21, 2001 complete documents

Useful links:

Access = Grid=20 locations in the US and around the world:
http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid/ag-nodes.htm<= BR>
Registration to attend the meeting in Fargo, North = Dakota

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/virtual-genomics/registration.htm

Link to submit your abstract
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/virtual-genomics/abstract.htm

Subscribe to our e-mail list
http://listserv.nodak.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=3Dvirtual-genomi= cs&A=3D1

E-mail your questions to

Edward_Deckard@ndsu.nodak.edu

Willy_Valdivia@ndsu.nodak.edu

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