ISCB NEWSLETTER FOCUS ISSUE {contents} President’s Letter 2 Member Involvement Encouraged Register for ISMB 2002 3 Registration and Tutorial Update Host ISMB 2004 or 2005 3 David Baker 4 2002 Overton Prize Recipient Overton Endowment 4 ISMB 2002 Committees 4 ISMB 2002 Opportunities 5 Sponsor and Exhibitor Benefits Best Paper Award by SGI 5 ISMB 2002 SIGs 6 New Program for 2002 ISMB Goes Down Under 7 Planning Underway for 2003 Hot Jobs! Top Companies! 8 ISMB 2002 Job Fair ISCB Board Nominations 8 Bioinformatics Pioneers 9 ISMB 2002 Keynote Speakers Invited Editorial 10 Anna Tramontano: Bioinformatics in Europe Software Recommendations11 ISCB Software Statement volume 5. issue 2. summer 2002 Community Development 12 ISCB’s Regional Affiliates Program ISCB Staff Introduction 12 Fellowship Recipients 13 Awardees at RECOMB 2002 Events and Opportunities 14 Bioinformatics events world wide INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY A NOTE FROM ISCB PRESIDENT This newsletter is packed with information on development and dissemination of bioinfor- the ISMB2002 conference. With over 200 matics. Issues arise from recommendations paper submissions and over 500 poster submis- made by the Society’s committees, Board of sions, the conference promises to be a scientific Directors, and membership at large. Important feast. On behalf of the ISCB’s Directors, staff, issues are defined as motions and are discussed EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE and membership, I would like to thank the by the Board of Directors on a bi-monthly Philip E. Bourne, Ph.D., President organizing committee, local organizing com- teleconference. Motions that pass are enacted Michael Gribskov, Ph.D., mittee, and program committee for their hard by the Executive Committee which also serves Vice President work preparing for the conference. Having co- as an oversight body for the Society office and Anna Tramontano, Ph.D., chaired ISMB 2000, I know how much effort staff. I meet with the Society staff once a week Vice President must be directed away from research and and am continuously in contact via email to David Rocke, Ph.D., Treasurer teaching to make ISMB happen. Thank you. track progress and to help as needed. Barbara Bryant, Ph.D., Secretary ISCB BOARD In the previous newsletter, the Society’s history Much of the work for the Society is done in Russ B.Altman, MD, Ph.D. was discussed (www.iscb.org/newsletter5-1/ committees; members are encouraged to con- Søren Brunak, Ph.D. history.html). The article describes how the tact committee chairs or to join committees to Julio Collado-Vides, Ph.D. Society began as a means to manage the ISMB actively share their ideas with the entire Terry Gaasterland, Ph.D. meeting. ISCB now plays many more roles to Society. Members who wish become more offi- Dietlind L. Gerloff, Ph.D. support our science worldwide. Since I suspect cially involved may seek nomination to the Winston Hide, Ph.D. many members are unaware of how these roles Board or Executive Committee by writing to Desmond G. Higgins, Ph.D., are carried out, let me elaborate a little here. [email protected]. Board members are Lawrence Hunter, Ph.D. This is particularly timely information, as ISCB elected by the existing Board for a three year Minoru Kanehisa, D.Sc. is actively seeking nominations from interested term, whereas Executive Committee members Peter D. Karp, Ph.D. scientists to volunteer their time, help run the are elected for two years by the membership. Toni Kazic, Ph.D. Society, and make a difference to our science. Teri E.Klein, Ph.D. With elections occurring in the fall; now is the Anders Krogh, Ph.D. As the column to the left shows, the Society time to step forward and become involved. Hershel M. Safer, Ph.D. consists of an Executive Committee, Board of ISCB is particularly interested in involving Donna K. Slonim, Ph.D. Directors, and Society staff. Not shown, are young scientists and those from regions of the David J. States, M.D., Ph.D. the individual committees which can be found globe where bioinformatics is emerging. I am Gary D. Stormo, Ph.D. at www.iscb.org/committees.shtml. The be happy to address questions members have Masaru (Tommy) Tomita,Ph.D. Executive Committee holds a monthly telecon- about becoming involved either now by email Alfonso Valencia, Ph.D. ference to discuss issues important to the ([email protected]) or in person at ISMB 2002. Gunnar Von Heijne, Ph.D. Tandy Warnow, Ph.D. ISCB Staff Mike Waterman, Ph.D. (clockwise from the far left): Cathy H.Wu, Ph.D. Josh Polterock, Cassie Ferguson, BJ Morrison SOCIETY STAFF McKay, Stephanie Kim Baldridge, Ph.D., Staff Oversight Hagstrom, Jennifer Cassie Ferguson, Writer Matthews,Tracy Zhao, Chris Smith, Phil Bourne, Stephanie Hagstrom, (not pictured: Kim Conference Coordinator Baldridge) Jennifer Matthews, Design BJ Morrison McKay, Administrative Officer Josh Polterock, Webmaster Chris Smith, Ph.D. Finance 2 Tracy Zhao, Programming INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY REGISTER NOW FOR ISMB 2002 ISMB 2002 Registration Now Open For more information about the ISMB 2002 REQUEST FOR www.ismb02.org/regis.htm tutorials, visit www.ismb02.org/tutorial.htm. PROPOSALS TO HOST Save US$100 by registering by June 28, 2002. THE ISMB 2004 AND Note: previous ISMB conferences have sold Morning Tutorials (8:30-12:30) 2005 CONFERENCES out one week after the early registration date. • Introduction to Perl Programming for ISCB is now accepting pro- Bioinformatics. Instructor: James Tisdall posals from potential organ- Registration Fees • Introduction to Computational Sequence izing committees to host The conference fees include all scientific ses- Analysis. Instructor: Frédérique Galisson future ISMB conferences. sions, poster session, exhibit hall entrance, • Molecular Modeling: Building a 3-D Protein Submissions must be breakfasts, lunches, receptions, and one copy Structure from Its Sequence. Instructor: Shoba received by July 19, 2002. of the ISMB 2002 proceedings. Ranganathan For more information, please access the ISCB web- • DNA Microarrays and Gene Regulation. On or Before June 28, 2002 site conference page Instructor: Pierre Baldi Academia: US$415 (ISCB members) (www.iscb.org/conferences.html) • Relational Databases for Biologists. Instructors: US$480 (Non-ISCB members) or contact Stephanie Aaron Mackey and William R. Pearson Student: US$300 (ISCB members) Hagstrom: US$350 (Non-ISCB members) • A Primer on Metabolic Pathway Analysis. [email protected]. Instructor: Eberhard O. Voit Corporate: US$650 (ISCB members) • Information Extraction from Biomedical US$715 (Non-ISCB members) Literature. Instructor: Dietrich Schuhmann, After June 28, 2002 et. al. Academia: US$515 (ISCB members) Afternoon Tutorials (13:30-17:30) US$580 (Non-ISCB members) • Perl and Bioperl: Tools for Automated Analysis Student: US$400 (ISCB members) of Biological Sequence Data. Instructor: Peter CONTACT US$450 (Non-ISCB members) Schattner INFORMATION Corporate: US$750 (ISCB members) • Pattern Discovery in Biosequences. Instructor: ISCB questions, comments, and US$815 (Non-ISCB members) Stefano Lonardi suggestions may be posted to: • Protein Classification and Meta-organization. ISCB c/o San Diego ISMB Registration Methods for Global Organization of the Protein Supercomputer Center Phone: +1-847-518-1708 Universe. Instructor: Golan Yona UC San Diego Fax: +1-847-518-0735 • In silico Analysis of Gene Regulatory Sequences. 9500 Gilman Drive Tutorial Sessions (August 3, 2002) Towards Target Gene Identification. Instructors: La Jolla, CA 92093-0505 USA Individuals may register for one or two option- Alexander Kel and Edgar Wingender phone: +1-858-822-0852 al tutorials. There will be maximum seven (7) • Functional Genomics in 4 Hours: A Practical email: [email protected] concurrent sessions in the morning and Guide to Creating Your Own High-Throughput internet: www.iscb.org eight (8) maximum concurrent sessions in the Pipeline. Instructors: Atul Butte and Isaac For specific queries, please afternoon. Please note: Tutorials may only Kohane refer to the following: accommodate a limited number of partici- • Heterogeneous Data and Algorithm Integration Membership: pants, consequently, some tutorials may sell in Bioinformatics. Instructors: Barbara [email protected] out. It is recommended that participants sign Eckman, Julia Rice, and William Swope Corporate: up as soon as possible. • Modelling Biological Data in Hierarchies. [email protected] Price for one tutorial: US$85 Instructors: Graham Kemp and Peter Gray Sponsorship: [email protected] Price for two tutorials: US$130 • Comparative Genomics. Instructor: David Sankoff 3 Summer 2002 Newsletter www.iscb.org 2002 OVERTON PRIZE David Baker The Overton Prize was established by the The ISCB thanks the following indi- ISCB in memory of G. Christian Overton, a viduals for all their support, dedica- major contributor to the field of bioinformat- tion, and commitment to producing ics and member of the ISCB Board of to the ISMB 2002 conference. Directors who died unexpectedly in 2000. The ISMB 2002 ORGANIZING prize is awarded for outstanding accomplish- COMMITTEE ment to a scientist in the early- to mid- stage David Wishart (Chair), University of his or her career who has already made a of Alberta, Canada significant contribution to the field of compu- Søren Brunak, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark tational biology through research, education, Julio Collado-Vides*, National service, or a combination of the three. The Autonomous University of Mexico, first Overton Prize was awarded last year to Mexico Christopher Burge of the Massachusetts Frédérique Galisson*, University of Institute of Technology for his work identify- 2002 Overton Prize Recipient, David Baker Lausanne, Switzerland ing and modeling genes in higher eukaryotic (Photo credit: University of Washington/Mary Levin) Warren Gallin, University of organisms. Alberta, Canada established a record of publications in protein Janice Glasgow*, Queen's University, The 2002 Awards Committee was chaired by folding and outstanding structure prediction Canada David States, and included Donna Slonim, using both computational and experimental Russ Greiner, University of Alberta, Søren Brunak, Mike Waterman, Anders approaches.