*NBIC PhD-Course: Managing life science information* Date: 25-29 May 2009 Location: Science Park, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Course Coordinator: Marco Roos, UvA. This course introduces modern techniques for the management of life science data and knowledge for bioinformatics applications. Students will gain insight into Semantic Web languages and tools, XML and XQuery, data integration, data warehouses, federated databases, (Taverna) workflows, and Web2.0. More information about the course can be found on the NBIC-website: http://www.nbic.nl/biowise/school/EduProg/InfoMan09/ . Please note: the course is free for PhD students working in a BioRange project. Others can participate as well when paying a course fee (see course information on website). This course is part of the Education Programme of the NBIC PhD School. The PhD School is an initiative of NBIC together with a number of universities to organize high level education and training for PhD-students in bioinformatics. More information about the latest developments of the NBIC PhD School can also be found on the NBIC website: http://www.nbic.nl/biowise/school/ . Best regards, Celia van Gelder Projectleader Education NBIC ------------ Dr. Celia W.G. van Gelder Coordinator Education CMBI Projectleader Education NBIC tel. +31-(0)24-3666120 e-mail: C.vanGelder@cmbi.ru.nl, celia.van.gelder@nbic.nl websites: www.cmbi.ru.nl, www.nbic.nl NBIC Office Phone: +31 (0)24 36 19500 E-mail: office@nbic.nl Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre 260 NBIC P.O. Box 9101 6500 HB Nijmegen Fax: +31 (0)24 36 19395