GIW and InCoB, two premier bioinformatics conferences in Asia with a combined 40 years of history. (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schönbach, Christian; Horton, Paul; Yiu, Siu-Ming; Tan, Tin; Ranganathan, Shoba
• Is Part Of: BMC genomics. Volume 16:Number 12(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 4
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Genomes -- Periodicals; Gene mapping -- Periodicals; Genomics -- Periodicals; Base Sequence -- Periodicals; Chromosome Mapping -- Periodicals; Genetic Techniques -- Periodicals; Sequence Analysis, DNA -- Periodicals; 572.8605
• DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-16-S12-I1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-2164

Abstract

Abstract Knowledge discovery in bioinformatics thrives on joint and inclusive efforts of stakeholders. Similarly, knowledge dissemination is expected to be more effective and scalable through joint efforts. Therefore, the International Conference on Bioinformatics (InCoB) and the International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW) were organized as a joint conference for the first time in 13 years of coexistence. The Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNet) and the Japanese Society for Bioinformatics (JSBi) collaborated to host GIW/InCoB2015 in Tokyo, September 9-11, 2015. The joint endeavour yielded 51 research articles published in seven journals, 78 poster and 89 oral presentations, showcasing bioinformatics research in the Asia-Pacific region. Encouraged by the results and reduced organizational overheads, APBioNet will collaborate with other bioinformatics societies in organizing co-located bioinformatics research and training meetings in the future. InCoB2016 will be hosted in Singapore, September 21-23, 2016.