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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;">— ISMB 2022 CompMS – Save the date & call for proposals —</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Dear colleagues,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">We are excited to announce that
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">ISMB 2022</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> is returning with an in-person conference in
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">Madison, WI, USA</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> on July 10–14, 2022. Please join us for the
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">Computational Mass Spectrometry (CompMS)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> COSI session on
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">Monday July 11, 2022</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">The </span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">ISMB conference</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> is the world's largest bioinformatics/computational biology conference.
Every year it brings together scientists from computer science, molecular biology, mathematics, statistics, and related fields and provides an intense multidisciplinary forum for disseminating the latest developments in bioinformatics/computational biology.
The conference fosters fresh dialogues, collaboration and learning opportunities, and is a gathering which shapes the future of the field.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">At the heart of the scientific program are ISCB’s Communities of Special Interest (COSIs), enabling community involvement and bolstering ISMB’s reputation as the leading conference in
the field. The </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">CompMS COSI</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> promotes the efficient, high-quality analysis of
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">mass spectrometry</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> data through dissemination and training in existing approaches
and discussion of new, innovative approaches. The CompMS initiative aims to exploit synergies between different mass spectrometry-based application domains, in particular
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">proteomics</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">,
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">metabolomics</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">, and
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">lipidomics</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">A strong scientific and technical program showcases the best international developments in bioinformatics and computational biology, making ISMB 2022 a must attend event. Virtual participation
options are also available.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: italic;">Date</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">: July 11, 2022 (CompMS COSI) / July 10–14, 2022 (ISMB)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: italic;">Venue</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">: Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, WI, USA / virtual</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: italic;">Website</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">:
</span><a href="https://www.iscb.org/ismb2022"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;">https://www.iscb.org/ismb2022</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">Key dates</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: italic;">April 21, 2022</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">: Abstract submission deadline</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: italic;">May 12, 2022</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">: Talk/poster acceptance notifications</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: italic;">May 19, 2022</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">: Late poster submission deadline</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: italic;">May 26, 2022</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">: Late poster acceptance notifications</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: italic;">July 10–14, 2022</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">: ISMB conference</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-weight: 700;">Call for proposals</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Abstract submission for ISMB 2022 is now open!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Submit your abstract to ISMB to present your work at the leading bioinformatics/computational biology conference. Attend the CompMS session to learn about the latest algorithmic advances
in computational mass spectrometry.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Please remember to select the CompMS COSI as your session of interest upon submitting your abstract.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: italic;">Call for abstracts</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">:
</span><a href="https://www.iscb.org/ismb2022-submissions/abstracts"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;">https://www.iscb.org/ismb2022-submissions/abstracts</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">We look forward to seeing you at ISMB!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">The CompMS organizing committee.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(53, 55, 68);"> Wout Bittremieux</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(53, 55, 68);"> Isabell Bludau</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(53, 55, 68);"> Lindsay Pino</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(53, 55, 68);"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(53, 55, 68);"> Timo Sachsenberg</span></p>
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