BBC2007

2007

The Benelux Bioinformatics Conference is a two-day international conference on bioinformatics. It is the primary community event for bioinformatics researchers in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg with excellent networking opportunities. The conference is aimed at both academic and industry researchers. This year's edition, BBC 2007, will take place in Leuven, Belgium on November 12-13, 2007. Check out the conference web site at
http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/sista/bbc2007/.

Call for abstracts

The BBC 2007 program will feature invited talks together with oral presentations and poster sessions. Participants are cordially invited to submit an abstract (max. 500 words) for their conference contribution.

Confirmed keynote speakers

Charles Lawrence, Center for Computational Molecular Biology,
Brown University, Providence, RI

M. Madan Babu, MRC-Laboratory of Molecular Biology,
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Yves Van de Peer, Department of Plant Systems Biology,
Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) and University of Gent, Belgium

Martijn Huynen, Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics,
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre

Venue and registration

The conference will take place in Leuven, Belgium at the Arenberg Institute, Auditorium 02.C4, Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven. The venue is located in downtown Leuven, next to the historical city center with its pleasant atmosphere, pubs, and restaurants.

Registration will open shortly.

Important dates

Deadline for abstract submission
September 23, 2007

Notification of selection of oral contributions
October 14, 2007

Deadline for registration
November 4, 2007

Benelux Bioinformatics Conference 2007
November 12-13, 2007

Scientific committee

Jack Leunissen, U. Wageningen, The Netherlands
Jan-Peter Nap, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, The Netherlands
Martin Huynen, Radboud U. Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Yves Van de Peer, VIB & U.Gent, Belgium
Jacques van Helden, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Louis Wehenkel, Universite de Liege, Belgium
Yves Moreau, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
Kathleen Marchal, K.U.Leuven, Belgium

See you at the conference!

Kind regards,

The local organizing committee
  Yves Moreau
  Kathleen Marchal
  Bart De Moor
  Bert Coessens