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<div class="underbar">November 12-13, 2007 --- Leuven, Belgium</div>
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<td class="center_column"><!-- begin content --> 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<br>
<a href="http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/sista/bbc2007/">http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/sista/bbc2007/</a>.
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<h2>Call for abstracts</h2>
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.
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<h2>Confirmed keynote speakers</h2>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Charles
Lawrence</span>, Center for Computational Molecular Biology, <br>
Brown University, Providence, RI</li>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">M.
Madan Babu</span>, MRC-Laboratory of Molecular Biology, <br>
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK</li>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Yves
Van de Peer</span>, Department of Plant Systems Biology, <br>
Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) and University of Gent,
Belgium</li>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Martijn
Huynen</span>, Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, <br>
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre</li>
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<h2>Venue and registration</h2>
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.
<p><b>Registration will open shortly.</b>
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<h2>Important dates</h2>
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<li>Deadline for abstract submission<br>
<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">September
23, 2007</span></li>
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<li>Notification of selection of oral contributions<br>
<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">October
14, 2007</span></li>
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<li>Deadline for registration<br>
<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">November
4, 2007</span></li>
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<li><b>Benelux Bioinformatics Conference 2007</b><br>
<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">November
12-13, 2007</span></li>
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<h2>Scientific committee</h2>
<ul>
<li>Jack Leunissen, U. Wageningen, The Netherlands </li>
<li>Jan-Peter Nap, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, The Netherlands </li>
<li>Martin Huynen, Radboud U. Nijmegen, The Netherlands </li>
<li>Yves Van de Peer, VIB & U.Gent, Belgium
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<li>Jacques van Helden, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
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<li>Louis Wehenkel, Universite de Liege, Belgium
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<li>Yves Moreau, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
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<li>Kathleen Marchal, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
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<b><i>See you at the conference!</i></b>
<p>Kind regards,
</p>
<p>The local organizing committee<br>
Yves Moreau<br>
Kathleen Marchal<br>
Bart De Moor<br>
Bert Coessens </p>
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