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Talk:BOSC 2009

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This page will be used for discussion of BOSC 2009 planning.

Important Dates

  • Need date proposal due to ISMB
  • Call for abstracts begins
  • Abstract deadline
  • Review period
  • Notification of accepted abstracts
  • Deadline for revised papers (for proceedings if we have one)
  • Need date program is due to ISMB
  • ISMB is June 27 to July 2, presumably BOSC would be the two days before, June 25-26.

Organizing Committee

Co-chairs of Organizing Committee

  • Kam D. Dahlquist
  • Lonnie R. Welch

Organizing Committee Members

Subcommittees

Publications
    • chair: Jens Lichtenberg
    • job description: collecting, organizing, formatting abstracts, making program (PDF for hard copy), web site
Publicity
  • Need chairs for North America, Europe, Asia
  • E-mail lists
  • distributing call for papers
  • Publicity Ideas
    • Update mailing lists
      • Participant lists from previous BOSC conferences
      • O|B|F projects
      • O|B|F members
      • create additional lists
        • bioinformatics programs
      • Advertising exchange with PLoS
    • Poster


  • Abstract reviewers
  • Session chairs
  • Sponsorship



Session Topics

  • Keynote speakers
  • Tutorials

Logistics

Budget

  • Need to get from Steven Leard final budget and attendance numbers for 2008

Conference Management Software

  • Used Open Conference Systems in 2008
  • Easy Chair