CIB 2009 -- 2009 International Workshop on Computational and Integrative Biology

CIB 2009
2009 International Workshop on Computational and Integrative Biology
a satellite meeting of the International Conference of Integrative Biology
September 18^th to 20^th, 2009
Hangzhou, China

The 2009 International Workshop on "Computational and Integrative Biology" (CIB) will be held in September 2009 at Hangzhou, China. Photos^New

Dear Colleagues and Friends,
    This Computational and Integrative Biology workshop (CIB) is a satellite meeting of the series Integrative Bioinformatics International Symposium (IB).
    This meeting will be of interest to Bioinformaticians, Computer Scientists, Biologist and others working in, or interested in finding out more about, the developing area of integrative biology. There will be opportunities to present and discuss methods, theoretical approaches, and their practical applications.
    IB series meetings are chaired by Prof. Dr. Ralf Hofestädt, University of Bielefeld, Germany.
    This CIB is co-organized by the Prof. Dr. Ming Chen, Zhejiang University, China.

Topics of interest

The main topics will be:

Database integration.
Molecular databases / Data warehouses.
Tool integration and workflow systems.
Prediction and integration of metabolic and regulatory networks.
Network analysis.
Protein-protein interactions.
Integrative microarray modeling and analyses.
Virtual cell.
Computational systems biology.
Integrative modelling and simulation frameworks.
Integrative data and text mining approaches.
Data visualisation and visual analytics.

Local organizer

Yan Li, Zhejiang University
Xiang Chen, Zhejiang University
Dijun Chen, Zhejiang University

Important dates

20^th July 2009: Extended abstract submission deadline (up to 4 pages). closed!
1^st August 2009: Notification of acceptance for abstracts. closed!
23^th August 2009: Camera ready abstract submission deadline. closed!
31^st August 2009: Poster and software submission deadline. closed!
5^th September 2009: Notification of acceptance for poster and software demo abstracts.
18^th - 20^th September 2009: Workshop.

Please, put the date in your personal meeting calendars.

Publication

Accepted abstracts/papers will probably appear in the Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics and will be available as printed conference proceedings.

Funding and Partners

The Ministry of Science and Technology, China

Contact

Email: All questions related to the CIB 2009 can be sent to
Dr. Ming Chen (Email:mchen@zju.edu.cn, Zhejiang University) or
Prof. Ralf Hofestädt (Email:ralf.hofestaedt@uni-bielefeld.de, University of Bielefeld, Germany)

Tel: +86 (0)571-88206499

Fax: +86 (0)571-88206133

Address: Department of Bioinformatics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Provience, P.R.China

Social events

The workshop will feature a number of special events to help you enjoy your stay in Hangzhou and to give you insight into Chinese art, culture and history.