<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Eleventh Annual RECOMB Satellite Workshop on Comparative Genomics<br><br>October 17-19, 2013, Lyon, France<br><br>Website: <a href="http://rcg2013.sciencesconf.org/">rcg2013.sciencesconf.org</a><br><br>Contributions to the workshop are welcomed on any theoretical and/or<br>empirical approach to genome-wide comparison. This includes genome<br>evolution, algorithms for genome rearrangement, comparative tools for<br>assembly, gene identification or annotation, comparison of functional<br>networks, genomic variation in humans and model organisms, cancer<br>genomics, duplication patterns of genes, segments and whole genomes,<br>and comparative epigenetics. We encourage paper submissions that offer<br>new biological findings or otherwise highlight their relevance to<br>biology. Refereed papers will be published as open-access manuscripts<br>in the journal BMC Bioinformatics.<br><br>--------<br><br>KEY DATES<br><br> Paper submission deadline<br> June 21, 2013<br><br> Acceptance notification<br> July 19, 2013<br><br> Workshop<br> October 17-19, 2013 - Lyon, France<br><br>--------<br><br>CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS<br><br>- Tal Dagan, Heinrich Heine Universität, Dusseldorf<br><br>- Ludovic Orlando, Centre for GeoGenetics, natural History Museum of Denmark<br><br>--------<br><br>THEME AND SCOPE<br><br>The continuing advance of DNA sequencing technology has produced an<br>avalanche of genome sequence and genome structural information across<br>the evolutionary spectrum. Transforming that information into<br>biological knowledge requires creative and innovative new<br>computational and statistical methods for comparative genomics.<br><br>The RECOMB Satellite Workshop on Comparative Genomics aims to provide<br>the premier forum for new computational developments applied to all<br>aspects of comparative genomics. We solicit contributions on topics<br>including comparison of genome structure and organization, genome<br>function, and evolution. We particularly encourage contributions that<br>use new computational methods to acquire new insight into biological<br>processes. Advances in computational theory are welcome, though all<br>submissions should include genome-scale analyses informed by<br>comparative data.<br><br>All peer-reviewed and accepted RECOMB-CG manuscripts will be published<br>in a supplement to BMC Bioinformatics as open-access, author-subsidized, articles.<br><br>Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to:<br><br>. Gene and genome duplication<br>. Gene family evolution<br>. Genome structural variation<br>. Algorithms for comparative genomics<br>. Genome rearrangements<br>. Ancestral genome reconstruction<br>. Multiple genome alignment<br>. Genome sequence comparison<br>. Modeling genome evolution<br>. Comparative genomics for genome annotation<br>. Gene tree reconciliation<br>. Species and gene tree inference<br>. Comparative metagenomics<br>. Comparative genomics linked to proteomics, metabolomics, and other ~omic data<br>. Comparative genomics and gene expression and regulation<br>. Applications of comparative genomic methods<br>. Paleogenomics<br><br>--------<br><br>CALL FOR PAPERS<br><br>Papers should be submitted via the EasyChair system:<br><a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=recombcg13">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=recombcg13</a>. Submissions<br>must be received in electronic form by 11:59pm (Samoa time), June<br>21th, 2013.<br><br>Papers submitted for review should represent original, previously<br>unpublished work. At the time the paper is submitted to the<br>conference, and for the entire review period, the paper should not be<br>under review by any other conference or scientific journal.<br><br>At least one author per each successful submission is required to<br>register and present the paper at the workshop. The paper will be<br>included in the conference proceedings, which will be published in BMC<br>Bioinformatics as open-access author-subsidized articles.<br><br>Authors are encouraged to use the BMC document templates when<br>preparing manuscripts. Templates are available in Microsoft and LaTeX<br>formats. Otherwise, submissions should be typeset as double-spaced A4 pages<br>with at least 1-inch margins all around in a minimum of 10 point font.<br>Submissions should be limited to 16 pages, everything included (title, authors,<br>addresses, abstract, references, figures, tables). Exceptions to this<br>limit may be granted by consultation with the Program Committee<br>Chairs. Submissions must include the corresponding author’s email<br>address.<br><br>When preparing your submission please follow the instructions for<br>authors of BMC supplements:<br><a href="http://www.uff.br/recombcg/docs/Instructions-for-authors-BMC-Appendix-B.pdf">http://www.uff.br/recombcg/docs/Instructions-for-authors-BMC-Appendix-B.pdf</a>.<br><br>Submitted manuscripts must be rendered to PDF format prior to upload<br>into EasyChair at the review stage.<br><br>Address any questions to the program committee chairs: Macha Nikolski macha (at) labri (dot) fr and Yves Van de Peer yves (dot) vandepeer (at) psb (dot) vib (dash) ugent (dot) be<br><br>--------<br><br>PROGRAM COMMITTEE<br><br>Chairs:<br>Macha Nikolski (LaBRI & CBiB, Université Bordeaux, France)<br>Yves Van de Peer (VIB / Ghent University, Belgium)<br><br>PROGRAM COMMITTEE (preliminary)<br><br>Lars Arvestad<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; 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"> </span>United States<br>Frederic Brunet<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>France<br>Marilia Braga<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Brasil<br>Cedric Chauve<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Canada<br>Aaron Darling<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Australia<br>Alexei Drummond<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>New Zealand<br>Niklas Eriksen<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Sweden<br>Martin Frith<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Japan<br>Gerton Lunter<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>United Kingdom<br>Vsevolod Makeev<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Russia<br>Kateryna Makova<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; 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"> </span>France<br>Cathal Seoighe<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Ireland<br>Joao Setubal<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Brasil<br>Hayssam Soueidan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Netherlands<br>Jens Stoye<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Germany<br>Krister Swenson<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Canada<br>Eric Tannier<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>France<br>Glenn Tesler<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>United States<br>Raluca Uricaru<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>France<br>Miguel Vazquez<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Spain<br>Christopher Workman<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Denmark<br>Sophia Yancopoulos<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>United States<br>Louxin Zhang<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Singapore<br><br><br>STEERING COMMITTEE<br><br>Jens Lagergren (KTH Royal Institute of Technology and SciLifeLab Stockholm, Sweden)<br>Aoife McLysaght (University of Dublin, Ireland)<br>David Sankoff (University of Ottawa, Canada)<br><br></body></html>