The 15th Workshop of the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC15)
April
22-24, 2013, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Registration and EasyChair abstract submission website now open.
Theme: Standards-enabled Research in Genomics
URL: http://gensc.org/gc_wiki/index.php/GSC_15
The 15th Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC15) meeting will be held at
NIH (Bethesda, Maryland) from April 22-24th. This meeting will
highlight the utilization of genome metadata standards for the
enhancement of our biological understanding of microbes, the interaction
between microbial genomes, human health and disease. GSC15 will provide
a forum for standards developers, genome and metagenome researchers and
biological database developers to discuss their research, initiate
collaborations, join GSC working groups and engage in panel
discussions. The conference will include two days of plenary talks
featuring GSC projects and community standards efforts along with a
keynote speaker, discussion of standards among a government panel and
groups discussion panel. Day 3 of GSC15 will include concurrent GSC
working groups open to GSC15 participants.
Key Dates:
October 15, 2012: Registration opens, EasyChair abstract submission opens
December 20, 2012: Deadline for submission of abstracts
January 7, 2013: Decisions released on abstract
February 15, 2013: Registration closes
Abstract Submission:
Abstract for Outreach I and II session talks and GSC15 posters may be
submitted through EasyChair
(https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gsc15).
Outreach I and II and poster topics: Standards in Genomic and
Metagenomic projects. Development, integration and research findings
related to human, model organism or environmental projects, resources,
tools or databases.
Location: Natcher Conference Center, Building 45, NIH Campus, Bethesda,
Maryland, USA
For more detailed information, please visit the GSC 15 website at
gensc.org/gc_wiki/index.php/GSC_15