Dear Colleagues, We cordially invite you to join us for Biocuration2010, the Conference of International Society for Biocuration (ISB) and the 4th International Biocuration Conference, is held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 11-14, 2010. Abstract submission and registration are now open!

* abstract submission http://hinv.jp/biocuration2010/abstract.html
* registration http://hinv.jp/biocuration2010/registration.html Abstract submission deadline is now extended to August 11, 2010. This conference will provide a forum for curators and developers of biological databases to discuss their work, promote collaborations, and foster a sense of community in this active and growing area of research.


Scope

The Biocuration 2010 scientific program will consist of parallel regular sessions with oral presentations and poster sessions.
The following list shows typical topics but does not preclude other related areas.

* Text Mining
* Literature Curation
* Ontologies
* Genome Sequence Annotation
* Comparative Genomics
* Functional Genomics
* Crop/Plant Genome Curation
* Community Curation
* Data Standardization and Integration
* Curation Tools/Workflows
* Data Visualization
* Journal/Database Interactions and Collaborations
* Next Generation Sequence Annotation
* Next Generation Curation
* Others

The past three Biocuration Meetings have been a great success. We are looking forward to your participation in the 4th Conference!

*** Important dates:
Event date: October 11-14, 2010
Abstract submission ends: August 11, 2010
Notification of acceptance: will be done by August 20, 2010
Early bird registration ends: August 31, 2010
Location: Tokyo International Exchange Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Website: http://hinv.jp/biocuration2010/