The Fourth International Society for Seed Science Meeting on Seeds and the Environment

This meeting will aim to create bridges between seed ecology and plant conservation, restoration ecology, and global change research.

Organized by: Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Deadline for abstracts/proposals: Not available.

Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

June 22-26, 2013


Website: http://seed2013.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1

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11th International Workshop on Data Mining in Bioinformatics (BIOKDD'12) - China

The 11th International Workshop on Data Mining in Bioinformatics (BIOKDD'12)
August 12, 2012 Beijing, China
http://bio.informatics.iupui.edu/biokdd12/
In conjunction with the 18th ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (SIGKDD'12)


BIOKDD 2012 encourages submissions on analyzing a broad range of biological, biochemical, and clinical datasets.
The data of interest include “omic” datasets (genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, interactomic), biochemical datasets, and clinical datasets (ranging from physiological measurements to free text).
Papers that integrate multiple types of data to extract novel information will also be of great interest to the workshop.
The topics of interest, classified according to data type, include the following:


Genomics/Sequence Analysis:
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Analysis of next-generation sequencing data Phylogenetics and comparative genomics Genome-wide association studies and genetic interactions Motif finding; Population genetics, Haplotype analysis

Transcriptomics/Functional Genomics:
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Analysis of DNA microarray and RNA-seq data RNAi and microRNA analysis Biomarker discovery; RNA structure prediction

Proteomics:
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Computational proteomics
Prediction of protein structure and interactions Identification of drug targets Post-translational regulation of proteins

Metabolomics:
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Analysis and comparison of metabolic networks and pathways

Systems Biology/Interactomics:
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Analysis of protein interaction networks Genetic regulatory networks, DNA-protein interactions Modeling of biological systems Mining of gene-environment, gene-drug, drug-drug interactions

Clinical and Translational Informatics:
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Mining electronic health records
Ontologies
Privacy issues in medical informatics


Papers should be at most 10 pages long, single-spaced, in font size 10 or larger with one-inch margins on all sides.
Paper should be submitted in PDF/PS format through Easychar at the following link: http://www.easychair.org/conferences?conf=biokdd2012
Camera-ready format papers may be referenced from previous BIOKDD conference proceedings (e.g., BIOKDD10, BIOKDD11)

Important Dates:
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5/07/2012 Paper Submission Due
6/06/2012 Notification of Acceptance
6/15/2012 Camera-ready Paper Due
8/12/2012 Workshop Presentation

Publication:
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All papers will be published at the workshop proceedings and at the ACM digital library.
For accepted workshop papers, we require that each camera-ready paper be formatted strictly according to the official ACM Proceedings Format. Please submit PDF file only.
To prepare for the camera-ready PDF file submission, you may use either the Microsoft word template or the Latex files preparation instructions found here. All final camera-ready submissions must be accompanied by a completed digital copy (scanned Okay) of the ACM copyright transfer form, or else the paper cannot be included in the final workshop proceedings.

Publication of Proceedings and Extended Journal Versions:
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All accepted papers will be published at the workshop proceedings and at the ACM digital library.

A selection of accepted papers will also be invited to be submitted to a special issue of IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology (TCBB). Each paper submitted to the special issue should contain "a sufficient amount of new material" relative to the worksop version, by TCBB's (and IEEE's) rules as specified here: http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/peerreviewjournals/author#preliminary
These papers will go through further review before acceptance for publication at TCBB."

Organization:
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General Chairs:
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Mohammed Zaki, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (zaki@cs.rpi.edu)
Jake Y. Chen, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, (jakechen@iupui.edu)

Program Chairs:
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Tamer Kahveci, University of Florida, (tamer@cise.ufl.edu)
Saeed Salem, North Dakota State University, (saeed.salem@ndsu.edu)
Mehmet Koyuturk, Case Western Reserve University, (mehmet.koyuturk@case.edu)


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BITs 5th Anniversary of World Cancer Congress (WCC-2012)

BIT Congress is proud to launch the 5th Anniversary of World Cancer Congress (WCC), which will be held from May 18 to May 20, 2012 in Beijing, China (http://www.bitlifesciences.com/cancer2012/ ).
The congress theme of this year is "Hand-in-Hand for Caring" in keeping with the rapid growth and results in cancer research and care throughout the world. The 3-day diverse program has been designed to cover the breadth of oncology from cancer epidemiology and prevention, from drug discovery to cancer treatment and palliative care. It will also cover the main oncological aspects of these themes from molecular biology and genetics, to targeted therapies, innovation technology radiotherapy and imaging.

The program is a very interesting mix of plenary lectures, the technical sessions, educational training courses, practical clinical case as well as industry supported symposia will provide delegates with information on the latest developments in basic science and clinical treatment. Several workshops and posters / papers session will be held concurrently to allow sharing of the excellent experience. The high profile speakers will provide productive form to greatly refresh the participant's knowledge and experience. Participants will enhance practical knowledge for everyday use and explore the most up-to-date information regarding the treatment of cancer.

Please seize this wonderful opportunity and feel free to participate actively in all areas of the conference, I feel confident that you will enjoy both of the scientific program and the fine, traditional city of Beijing.

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The 4th Annual World Pharmaceutical (China) Summit 2012

World Pharmaceutical (China) Summit in association with SAPA and USCACA has been witnessing rapid and robust growth of China’s new drug innovation process. WPCS attracts more than 1000 scientists and specialists in the pharmaceutical and life science industry from 28 countries and regions to attend. We successfully organized over 200 face to face meetings during WPCS for project partnership. 90% of the TOP 100 pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, life science and lab equipment companies participated in WPCS in the last three years. Therefore, World Pharmaceutical (China) Summit plays an essential role in contributing to the mature and solid development of global new drug innovation and collaboration.

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China 2012 Conference on Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing Asia Pacific 2012

Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing Asia Pacific 2012 Devising strategies to maximise the Economy and Flexibility of Disposable Biomanufacturing Systems and Speed Time to Market Asia’s only event focused on Disposable Biomanufacturing Systems！ Pharma IQ is pleased to announce the Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing Asia Pacific conference, taking place on 21st June 2012. This is Asia’s leading event dedicated to taking a strategic approach to the development, implementation and validating single use bioprocessing systems. This conference is part of Pharma IQ’s global disposable solutions event series and will provide you with a unique opportunity to gain insights from top industry experts, who will be sharing their experiences on how to maximise the economy and flexibility of disposable biomanufacturing systems through case studies, interactive discussions and presentations!

•  Evaluating the latest disposable technological developments to improve process design and efficiency 
•  Economic comparison between stainless steel and disposable systems 
•  Developing methodologies to choose the best disposable solution for your biomanufacturing process
•  Product launch and technology innovation spotlight from leading disposable solution providers 
•  Case study: setting up a new plant from design concept to implementation 
•  A practical approach to developing and implementing a risk model for extractable and leachable studies 
• Strategies for single use tangential flow filtration applications 

Early confirmed expert speakers: Dr. Xu Bo, Senior Director of Bioprocess and Biomanufacturing, WuXi AppTec China Dr. Joachim K Walter ,SVP Biopharmaceutical Operations, Innobiologics Sdn Bhd Malaysia Jason Li, Director, Downstream Process Development, Genor BioPharma China Dr. Gao Feng, Chief Operating Officer, AutekBio Inc. China Shelly Huang, Associate Director of Quality and Regulatory Affair, A-BIo Pharma Singapore Dr. Michael Lee, Vice President, Shanghai Biomabs Pharmaceuticals, China Dr. Xu Fei, Professor, Jilin University China; Scientist, Changchun BCHT Biotechnology, China Dr. Bryan Wu, Head of Manufacturing Topogenomics, Topogenomics Taiwan Dr. Karen Wen, President, Mycenax Biotech, Taiwan

For further details: 1. Visit us at http://www.disposablebiomanufacturingasia.com/Event.aspx?id=692874&mac=DL 2. Email us at enquiry@iqpc.com.sg with your full contact details 3. Call us at +65 6722 9388

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ChinaBio® Partnering Forum 2012

ChinaBio® Partnering Forum is the premier life science partnering event in China. To be held on May 23–24, 2012 in Suzhou, the fourth edition of the event will gather biotech and pharma leaders from around the world along with hundreds of China-based developers of novel technologies for two days of productive partnering. In addition, the successful Innovation Showcase track will feature top researchers from leading institutes and universities throughout China.

ChinaBio® Partnering Forum 2011 attracted 644 attendees from 370 companies who participated in 807 one-to-one meetings facilitated by partneringONE®, making it the largest partnering conference in China.

Contacts:
In China:
Shirley Qin
ChinaBio® LLC
+86 21 5137 0751 ext 27
From the USA: +1 858 926 4566 ext 27
squin@chinabiollc.com


In the USA:
Tina Gunnink
EBD Group
+1 760 930 0500
tgunnink@ebdgroup.com

In Europe:
Philipp Dormeier
EBD Group
+49 89 23 88 756 0
pdormeier@ebdgroup.com

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BEB-S 2012 - Spring International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, China

2012 Spring International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (BEB-S) will take place in Xi’an China, 26-29 May, 2012. The conference BEB-S is held under the 2012 Spring World Congress on Engineering and Technology (SCET2012). The SCET 2012 is composed of several conferences on the frontier topics in the engineering and technological subjects. The SCET 2012 conference proceedings will be published by IEEE, and the accepted papers will be indexed by Ei Compendex .

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CBB-S 2012 Spring International Conference on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, China

2012 Spring International Conference on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB-S 2012) will take place in Xi’an China, 26-29 May, 2012. The conference CBB-S is held under the 2012 Spring World Congress on Engineering and Technology (SCET2012). The SCET 2012 is composed of several conferences on the frontier topics in the engineering and technological subjects. The SCET 2012 conference proceedings will be published by IEEE, and the accepted papers will be indexed by Ei Compendex.

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BIT’s NeuroTalk-2012 - Beijing, China

BIT’s NeuroTalk-2012 will be held during May 18-20 in Beijing, China. It is a dedicated event for neuroscientists from all over the world.

NeuroTalk-2012 is designed to provide a strong platform for professionals from both academic and industrial sections to exchange experience and knowledge. Neurologists, neuropathologists, neurosurgeons, neurooncologists, neuroscientists and researchers in all fields of neuroscience from China and beyond will be invited to speak on a variety of topics including basic neuroscience, CNS, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Drug Discovery, novel technology and device for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, and Business Development in Neuroscience Industries. Participants will include local and overseas medical professionals and delegates from leading biopharmaceutical companies across the world.

Initiated in 2010, NeuroTalk never stops her momentum to catch the emerging advances in neuroscience research. NeuroTalk-2011 was successfully held during May 18-20 in Dalian, China by attracting more than 300 experts from home and abroad. We will build on the success of that conference. NeuroTalk-2012 consists of 10 main tracks, panel discussions, poster presentations, and Exhibition booths that will cover all the main aspects of neuroscience and will give you the opportunity to be discuss developments in all the areas of the neurological sciences.

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iCBBE 2012 - International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering , China

The 6th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE 2012) will be held from May 17th to 20th, 2012 in Shanghai, China. iCBBE 2012 will bring together top researchers from Asian Pacific areas, North America, Europe and around the world to exchange research results and address open issues in all aspects of bioinformatics and biomedical engineering.
TOPICS：

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Protein structure, function and sequence analysis

Protein interactions, docking and function

Computational proteomics

DNA and RNA structure, function and sequence analysis

Gene regulation, expression, identification and network

Structural, functional and comparative genomics

Computational evolutionary biology

Data acquisition, normalization, analysis and visualization

Algorithms, models, software, and tools in Bioinformatics

Any novel approaches to bioinformatics problems

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical imaging, image processing & visualization

Bioelectrical and neural engineering

Biomaterials and biomedical optics

Methods and biology effects of NMR/CT/ECG technology

Biomedical devices, sensors, and artificial organs

Biochemical, cellular, molecular and tissue engineering

Biomedical robotics and mechanics

Rehabilitation engineering and clinical engineering

Health monitoring systems and wearable system

Bio-signal processing and analysis

Biometric and bio-measurement

Biomaterial and biomedical optics

Other topics related to biomedical engineering

Special Sessions

Biomedical imaging

Biostatistics and biometry

The information technology in bioinformatics

Environmental pollution & public health
Additional Information TOPICS：

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Protein structure, function and sequence analysis

Protein interactions, docking and function

Computational proteomics

DNA and RNA structure, function and sequence analysis

Gene regulation, expression, identification and network

Structural, functional and comparative genomics

Computational evolutionary biology

Data acquisition, normalization, analysis and visualization

Algorithms, models, software, and tools in Bioinformatics

Any novel approaches to bioinformatics problems

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical imaging, image processing & visualization

Bioelectrical and neural engineering

Biomaterials and biomedical optics

Methods and biology effects of NMR/CT/ECG technology

Biomedical devices, sensors, and artificial organs

Biochemical, cellular, molecular and tissue engineering

Biomedical robotics and mechanics

Rehabilitation engineering and clinical engineering

Health monitoring systems and wearable system

Bio-signal processing and analysis

Biometric and bio-measurement

Biomaterial and biomedical optics

Other topics related to biomedical engineering

Special Sessions

Biomedical imaging

Biostatistics and biometry

The information technology in bioinformatics

Environmental pollution & public health

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BioD-2012 China - BIT’s 1st Annual World Congress of Biodiversity-2012

BIT Life Sciences and Organizing Committee are organizing the 1st Annual World Congress of Biodiversity-2012 (BioD-2012) which will be held during April 25-28, 2012, Xi’an, China, which is designed to offer a platform for promoting international exchanges and strengthening cooperation in science and technology involved in Biodiversity, which offered excellent opportunities for participants to get the lasted research progress, seek cooperation and gain the new ideas through the communicate with international experts. The congress with a theme of “Today Eco-civilization, Tomorrow Happiness” will be held during April 25-28, 2012, Xi’an, China. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to inform you that we welcome you to give a speech in our conference. Conference details

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ICBET 2012 - International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Technology

The ICBET 2011 was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 17-19, successfully.

The aim of the ICBET 2012 conference series is to provide a forum for laying the foundations of a new principled approach to Biomedical Engineering and Technology. To this end, the meeting aims to attract participants with different backgrounds, to foster cross-pollination between different research fields, and to expose and discuss innovative theories, frameworks, methodologies, tools, and applications.

The ICBET 2012 is sponsored by Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES). Submitted conference papers will be reviewed by technical committees of the Conference. All papers of ICBET 2012 will be included in the Engineering & Technology Digital Library, and indexed by EBSCO, CNKI (中国知网), WorldCat, Google Scholar, and sent to be reviewed by Ei Compendex and ISI Proceedings.

One Excellent Paper will be selected from each oral session. The Certificate for Excellent Papers will be awarded in the Welcome Banquet on June 3, 2012.

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Pharma Trials World Asia 2012

2012 March 19 - March 22 / Singapore, CHINA

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BIO China International Conference 2011

October 12-13, 2011
Pudong Shangri-La Hotel
Shanghai, China

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