Para celebrar el vigésimo aniversario de la organización, EMBnet está preparando la Conferencia Internacional 2008 que congregará científicos de todas partes del mundo para presertar y discutir los temas siguientes:

"Leading applications and technologies in Bioinformatics"

September 18th - 20th 2008, Martina Franca (Puglia), Italy

Park Hotel San Michele

Important dates:

Abstract submission opening day: 28 February 2008
Abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2008

Early registration deadline: 30 June 2008
Late registration deadline: 30 August 2008

The EMBnet Conference will be held in coordination with the EMBnet Annual General Meeting (September 17th).

The conference will be organized in four thematic sessions:

• "Omics", comparative studies and evolution
• Advanced bioinformatics technologies and applications
• Bioinformatics for biodiversity
• Training and e-Learning

with particular emphasis on:

• Tools and applications
• Education and training
• Collaboration and federation

The main goal of this meeting will be to foster new interactions between participants by offering round table discussions.

Please visit the site for the conference, http://www.embnet.org/EMBnet20thAnniversary, for updated information about important dates, invited speakers, programme, commitees, abstract submission and registration.