6th NBIC Conference, April 19 & 20 2011, Lunteren, the Netherlands We are proud to announce the 6th edition of the annual NBIC Conference organized by the Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre (http://www.nbic.nl). - Conference website: http://conference.nbic.nl - Abstract submission deadline: February 18, 2011 - Registration is open! Conference programme: - 4 keynote speakers: o Bas van Steensel - NKI; o Phil Bourne - University of California; o Dorus Gadella - SILS/UvA; o Ewan Birney - EBI, UK. - Parallel sessions with contributed lectures (by abstract selection) - Poster presentations and an application showcase, parallel workshops - Social activities: conference diner and drinks/event on the evening of April 19 - Awards for: best poster, best lecture, best application showcase The day before the conference (Monday, April 18) other meetings are planned, such as a PhD retreat organized by RSG Netherlands: http://www.nbic.nl/about-nbic/nbic-conferences/nbic-conference-2011/rsg-retr... For more information visit the conference website: http://conference.nbic.nl Contact person at the NBIC Office: Femke Francissen, femke.francissen@nbic.nl<mailto:femke.francissen@nbic.nl>, tel. 024-3619500