*— EuBIC 2018 developer’s meeting —* *Project proposal submission deadline extended!* Project submission proposal is now open until *September 24, 2017*. EuBIC members will be present at the HUPO conference in Dublin this week. Find us there at the bioinformatics hub to get more information about the developer’s meeting and discuss your project proposal. To submit a project proposal please follow the instructions provided here: http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/eubic18/submission.html *EuBIC 2018 developer’s meeting* Date: January 9-12, 2018 Venue: Hotel Monasterium PoortAckere, Oude Houtlei 56, 9000 Gent, Belgium For more details on the program, please check the website: http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/eubic18/ *Key dates* *September 24, 2017: Extended project proposal submission deadline* October 2, 2017: Announcement of selected projects October 2, 2017: Conference registration opens January 9-12, 2018: EuBIC 2018 developer's meeting in Ghent *Topics* Hackathon projects can cover all topics in proteomics bioinformatics, including, but not limited to: - Tools - Extension of existing bioinformatics tools under the guidance of their original authors - Development of novel bioinformatics tools to solve open problems - Benchmarking - Compilation of gold-truth datasets - Collection of reference algorithmic implementations - Specification of benchmarking criteria - Workflows - Definition of formal protocols - Development of tutorials for bioinformatics software usage - Data analysis - (Re)analysis of publicly available proteomics datasets *More information* - website: http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/eubic18/ - social media hashtag: #EuBIC18 - conference email: eubic18@gmail.com *Sponsorship *inquiries are welcome at eubic18@gmail.com We look forward to welcoming you in Ghent! On behalf of the organizing committee, Wout Bittremieux