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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>REMINDER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Benelux
Bioinformatics Conference (BBC)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Date:
15 & 16
December 2008<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Venue:
Maastricht, the
Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The
deadline for abstract submission is one week from now: October 1<sup>st</sup>,
2008!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Other
key dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Notification
of selection of oral and poster presentations: October 15th, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Deadline
for early registration: October 21st, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Deadline
for late registration: December 1st, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Benelux
Bioinformatics Conference: December 15 and 16, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Information
about the conference, the program, abstract submission and registration can be
found here: <a href="http://www.nbic.nl/bbc2008/">http://www.nbic.nl/bbc2008/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>We
hope to see you at het BBC 2008 in December!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>On
behalf of the organizing committee of the BBC 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Femke
Francissen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>NBIC
Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Previous email message:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Dear
researcher,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>This
year’s Benelux Bioinformatics Conference (BBC) will be organised by the
department of Bioinformatics (BiGCaT, <a href="http://www.bigcat.unimaas.nl">http://www.bigcat.unimaas.nl</a>)
of Maastricht University, in cooperation with the Workgroup Bioinformatics (<a
href="http://www.cmbi.ru.nl/wgbinf/">http://www.cmbi.ru.nl/wgbinf/</a>) and the
Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre (<a href="http://www.nbic.nl">www.nbic.nl</a>).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>As
of this week the registration and abstract submission are open!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Please
visit the conference website for more information about the program,
registration and abstract submission: <a href="http://www.nbic.nl/bbc2008/">http://www.nbic.nl/bbc2008/</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Below
you can find some key dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Deadline
for abstract submission: October 1<sup>st</sup>, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Notification
of selection of oral and poster presentations October 15th, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Deadline
for early registration: October 21st, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Deadline
for late registration: December 1st, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Benelux
Bioinformatics Conference: December 15 and 16, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>For
additional information you can contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=NL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Andra
Waagmeester: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:andra.waagmeester@bigcat.unimaas.nl"><span lang=NL>andra.waagmeester@bigcat.unimaas.nl</span></a></span><span
lang=NL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'> or <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Susan
Coort: <a href="mailto:susan.coort@bigcat.unimaas.nl">susan.coort@bigcat.unimaas.nl</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Telephone:
+31 (0)43-388 2913<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The
Benelux Bioinformatics Conference (BBC) is a two-day international conference
on bioinformatics. The BBC 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>NBIC
Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Femke
Francissen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span lang=NL style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>**************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Femke
Francissen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Office
manager NBIC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Phone:
+31 (0)24 36 19500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>E-mail:
office@nbic.nl <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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