Workshop: Bioinformatics Education - July 26, 2001

[Shoba Ranganathan]

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            WEB01: Workshop on Education in Bioinformatics 2001
                    (http://surya.bic.nus.edu.sg/web01/)

 
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                 ISMB01 Satellite meeting on July 26, 2001

                          Preliminary Announcement

 
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About the Workshop
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     The organizers of WEB01 would like to invite you to participate
     in the first workshop on Education in Bioinformatics, on July 26,
     2001 at Copenhagen, Denmark. This workshop is scheduled
     immediately after the ISMB01 (http://ismb01.cbs.dtu.dk/), July 
     21-25, 2001.

Background and Aims
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     In response to the worldwide shortage of trained
     bioinformaticians, several universities and institutes have
     spearheaded Bioinformatics teaching and research.

     This workshop will bring together Bioinformatics educators for
     the first time to meet, discuss and exchange ideas and
     suggestions. WEB01 will address fundamental issues that will
     determine the nature, extent, content and delivery tools
     available for Bioinformatics programs embarked upon, as well as
     provide valuable lessons for focus and improvement of nascent
     Bioinformatics programs.

     Besides oral presentation sessions, the workshop will feature a
     tutorial  on how to set up a Bioinformatics teaching program.

     Participant profile will include:

        * educators and students currently involved in programs or
          modules in Bioinformatics

        * Deans, Vice-Deans and Heads of Faculty/Department and Senior
          Faculty, interested in starting a Bioinformatics teaching
          and research program.

Venue, Registration and Accommodation
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     The meeting will be held on July 26th in Tivoli Gardens,
     Copenhagen.

     WEB01 registration will be normally be along with ISMB01
     registration.  Participants who are not registering for ISMB01
     but would like to attend this workshop alone can do so at the
     ISMB01 online form, without making any selection against "Status"
     - contact Shoba Ranganathan (shoba at bic.nus.edu.sg) in case of
     difficulty.

     ISMB01 conference rates will be extended to cover the extra day
     required to attend WEB01.  For more
     information on hotels offering special rates, please see ISMB
     Hotels. Hotel reservation should be made along with workshop
     registration.


Workshop Program
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     This day-long meeting will comprise four sessions as follows:

     Session 1:  Education in Bioinformatics: Current Trends and
     Issues

        * World-wide Initiatives in Bioinformatics Education: e.g. S*
          Global Life Science Alliance
        * Course Curriculum
        * Training Programs in Niche Areas

     Session 2:   Bioinformatics Course Delivery: Tools and
     Infrastructure

        * Essential Bioinformatics infrastructure and resources
        * Computer Supported Learning (CSL): Technology and Pedagogy
        * Comparison of Bioinformatics service providers and in-house
          services

     Session 3: Tutorial on "Starting a new Bioinformatics Program"

     Session 4: Discussion



Abstract Submission
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     Participants interested in making a short oral presentation in
     Sessions 1 or 2 are requested to submit a 150 word abstract in to
     the program committee (email either shoba at bic.nus.edu.sg, 
     betty at bic.nus.edu.sg or Siv.Andersson at ebc.uu.se) by Friday, June 1,
     2001.

     Abstracts accepted for presentation will be published online as
     well as in the Workshop Handbook.


Organizing Committee
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   * Assoc. Prof. Shoba Ranganathan, Chair
     Bioinformatics Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore

   * Professor Siv G. E. Andersson, Co-Chair
     Linnaeus Center for Bioinformatics, 
     Department of Molecular Evolution, Uppsala University, Sweden

   * Assoc. Prof. Phyllis Gardner
     Senior Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs, 
     Stanford University School of Medicine, USA

   * Dr. Betty Cheng, Co-Chair
     Bioinformatics Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore

   * Dr. Frédérique Galisson
     Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics / University of Lausanne,
     Switzerland
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