*BioSB 2015 Conference update: detailed programme now online!* *Netherlands Bioinformatics & Systems Biology Conference 2015* Date: 20-21 May 2015 Venue: De Werelt, Lunteren, the Netherlands Website: http://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2015 Registration: https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2015/subscribe *** Registration deadline: May 4, 2015 *** *Detailed programme now online!* The programme of the conference <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2015/wiki/130348/biosb%20pi%20meeting> is now online, including the topical sessions. *Demo's for the application showcase* We still have room for demo's at the application showcase <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2015/wiki/93750/application%20showcase>. The application showcase winner will be awarded with a BioSB Demo Award 2015 <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2015/wiki/126464/awards>! So if you developed an interesting/new bioinformatics application (e.g. software/database) that you would like to present at the conference, please contact Jacintha van Beemen <jacintha.van.beemen@biosb.nl>. *Birds of a Feather sessions* After the success of last year we decided to again organise Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2015/wiki/93731/birds%20of%20a%20feather%20sessions>. The sessions are planned on* May 21*, in the afternoon. The aim of a BoF session is to discuss a topic of your choice in an informal setting. The BoF topics will be announced via the conference website so participants will be able to join the session that interests them most. If you are interested in submitting a topic for a BoF session, please send an e-mail to Patrick Kemmeren <patrick.kemmeren@umcutrecht.nl>! *Industry meeting at the BioSB 2015* As in former editions of the NBIC conferences, the Bioinformatics Industrial User Platform will organise a BIUP meeting <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2015/wiki/93724/biup%20meeting> specifically aimed at conference participants from industry. The meeting is planned on *May 21*, during the Birds of a Feather sessions. The meeting will include two talks on practical insights from industrial participants of Oxford Nanopore’s MinION early access program. On *May 20* a parallel session on Bioinf and SysBio in practice: industrial & medical applications <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2015/wiki/93733/parallel%20session%20h%3a%20bioinf%20and%20sysbio%20in%20practice> is planned with talks selected by abstract submission. *Challenges of Data Stewardship session* In a lively interactive shared ELIXIR/ISBE session <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2015/wiki/93715/elixir-isbe%20session> on *May 21* the 'Challenges of Data Stewardship' will be presented and discussed. After a short introduction on data stewardship, and FAIR data a Questions and Discussion session with the theme: 'Data stewardship is not as easy as many of us think' is planned. In the afternoon short updates on ELIXIR-NL and ISBE are planned. Additional information follows shortly. *BioSB PhD retreat 2015 - May 19* The RSG Netherlands invites bioinformatics and systems biology PhD and Master students for the 2015 edition of the BioSB PhD retreat <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2015/wiki/115728/rsg%20retreat> in Lunteren, on *May 19*, the day preceding the BioSB2015. The programme features career talks by two well known scientists, flash presentations by fellow students, dinner & social activity in the evening. *BioSB PI meeting - May 19* The board of the BioSB research school invites all bioinformatics and systems biology PI’s interested to join the BioSB PI meeting <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2015/wiki/130348/biosb%20pi%20meeting> that is planned in the evening preceding the BioSB conference, on *May 19*. At the meeting the BioSB board will inform you about the latest developments concerning the BioSB research school <http://www.biosb.nl>. *BioSB 2015 on Twitter* On Twitter we will use the hashtag: *#BioSB2015* and updates will be tweeted via @BioSB_nl <https://twitter.com/biosb_nl>. *BioSB 2015: Merging two research fields* BioSB 2015 will be the first in a series of yearly organised Dutch Bioinformatics & Systems Biology (BioSB) conferences focusing on both bioinformatics and systems biology research. The BioSB 2015 combines the annual Netherlands Bioinformatics Conference (NBIC) and the annual Systems Biology Symposium (SB@NL). Because of the success of the NBIC conference format in the past, the BioSB conference will be organised in the familiar style: a 2-day conference at Congrescentrum De Werelt in Lunteren. The BioSB 2015 will be co-organised by the BioSB research school <http://www.biosb.nl/> and the Utrecht Bioinformatics Center <http://ubc.uu.nl/>. *Subscribe to the BioSB newsletter* to stay up to date about the BioSB 2015 conference and the BioSB research school activities.Subscribe here <http://biosb.nl/newsletter/>.