Davison@UH.EDU (Dan Davison) (06/14/91)
This note just appeared on one of the other bionet newsgroups. dan > The Role of Biocomputing in the Characterization of > Human Genome Sequences > > October 13-14, 1991 > > Tecnopolis Novus Ortus > > Valenzano - Bari, Italy > > > 1st Announcement > > > > UNDER THE AUSPICES OF > CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE C.N.R. (ITALY): > - "Progetto Finalizzato Ingegneria Genetica Sottoprogetto Genoma Umano" > - "Progetto Strategico Biotecnologie e Biostrumentazione" > - "Progetto Speciale Bioinformatica" > TECNOPOLIS CSATA NOVUS ORTUS (ITALY) > > CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION > Honorary Committee > - Attilio Alto Rettore Universit< degli Studi di Bari (Italy) > - Gianfranco Dioguardi Presidente Tecnopolis CSATA, Bari (Italy) > - Luigi Rossi Bernardi Presidente C.N.R. (Italy) > > Scientific Committee > chairman > - Renato Dulbecco > President of the Salk Institute, San Diego, CA > - Martin Bishop > MRC Molecular Genetics Unit, Cambridge (U.K.) > - Cecilia Saccone > Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biologia Molecolare > Universita' degli Studi di Bari (Italy) > - Glauco Tocchini-Valentini > Istituto di Biologia Cellulare C.N.R.,Roma (Italy) > > > Organizing Committee > - Marcella Attimonelli > Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biologia Molecolare > Universit< degli Studi di Bari (Italy) > - Lorenzo Cellamare > Tecnopolis CSATA, Bari (Italy) > - Paolo Vezzoni ITBA C.N.R., Milano (Italy) > > Organizing Secretariat > - Centro Internazionale Congressi > Viale Papa Pio XII, 18 > 70124 Bari (Italy) > Tel. +39 - 80 - 517299 > Fax +39 - 80 - 514533 > > > With the collaboration of the Communication Department of Tecnopolis > Csata Novus Ortus > > OBJECTIVE > The Human Genome Project entails a worldwide activity aimed at studying > the human DNA, the location of all its genes and their nucleotide sequences. > Hence a massive quantity of data is being produced, whose reliable storage, > processing and classification require the usage of more and more sophisticated > bioinformatic tools. > This workshop will review the most recent advances in the field of > Bioinformatics regarding the analysis of biosequences. > It will also identify future developments in, and uses of, new bioinformatic > tools for fast characterization of raw sequence data with particular reference > to the Human Genome Project. > > INVITED SPEAKERS > A. Bairoch D.J. Lipman > D. Benson B. Keil > G. Bernardi N. Kolchanov > M. Bishop C. Matessi > G. Cameron H. W. Mewes > A. F. W. Coulson V. A. Ratner > R. Doolittle C. Sander > C. Frontali E. Trifonov > > PRELIMINARY PROGRAM > Sunday, October 13 > Introductory Remarks > - Morning session > Biocomputing and the Human Genome Project > - Afternoon session > Fast Characterization of Raw Sequence Data > > Monday, October 14 > - Morning session > Work Station Session (Network Connection) > Poster Presentation and Discussion > Short Talks by Representatives of the Various > > > Operative Units of the C.N.R. Special Project > > Bioinformatics > - Afternoon session > Molecular Evolution: a Tool for Understanding. > Open discussion > Concluding Remarks > > > > > > > > CALL FOR POSTER PRESENTATION > A poster presentation and discussion session will be held on Monday October 14. > Posters will be on exhibition for the two conference days. > Poster presentation specifications and abstract form will be sent only upon requ > est. > Poster presenters are envisaged to treat the following topics: > - Fast Characterization of Raw Sequence Data > - Molecular Evolution: a Tool for Understanding > - Specialized Data Bases: a Need for the Human Genome Project > > GENERAL INFORMATION > Conference location > The conference will be held at Tecnopolis Novus Ortus, Valenzano - Bari, Italy. > Tecnopolis Novus Ortus, the first Science Park in Italy, is an innovative > infrastructure to foster a technology based development of Southern regions. > It is focused on advanced industrial applications of the New Information > Technologies. > Since 1989 it has been experimenting the Tecnopolis Programme, financed by the > national Ministry for Special Intervention for Southern Italy. The Programme > aims at experimenting and assessing global policy of the Science Park as an > original model based on an organic combination of industrial, R&D, educational > activities and the promotion of the economic and cultural development. > In collaboration with the "CNR Bari Area di Ricerca", Tecnopolis represents > a national node of the European network EMBNET (European Molecular Biology > Network). > > Bari (450,000 inhabitants) is the capital of Apulia, one of the most active > regions in southern Italy. The presence of a large University with more than > 50.000 students makes Bari one of the most important reference point for the > cultural and scientific development. > > Conference Language > English is the official conference language. > > > Registration > All conference attendees are required to register in advance. > The registration form will be sent upon request along with next announcement. > A limited number of registrations will be accepted. > > Registration Fee > Lit. 180.000 VAT included (approximately $ 145) > The fee covers: > - The conference kit and the abstract volume > - Lunch on October 13 and 14 > - Gala dinner on October 13 > - Coffee breaks > - Shuttle bus service Tecnopolis-Hotels > > Hotel Accommodation > Blocks of rooms in various hotels in Bari have been reserved by the Organizing > Secretariat. > The hotel rates - breakfast included - are approximately the following: > Rate per Night > Hotel Category Single room Double room > 4 star hotel Lit. 170.000 Lit. 230.000 > 3 star hotel Lit. 100.000 Lit. 170.000 > 2 star hotel Lit. 70.000 Lit. 50.000 > Hotel accommodation forms will be enclosed with the next announcement > > Preliminary Application Form > If you wish to receive the next announcement and/or the poster specifications > and abstract form please fill in the enclosed preliminary application form > and send it to the Organizing Secretariat Centro Internazionale Congressi > by June, 30 1991. > For a first contact you may communicate by e-mail to the following address > ATTIMONELLI@mvx36.csata.it > > How to reach Bari > By air: Bari airoport has several daily flights to and from Rome, Milan, Turin. > Direct flights also operate three times a week to and from Paris > (Sun., Tue., Thu.) and Frankfurt (Mon., Wed., Sat.). > By train: Bari is connected by Intercitiy and TEE trains to all important cities > . > By car: Motorways A14 and A16 connect Bari to Rome (about 4 hours'drive) > and Nothern Italy. (Aggiungere piantina Italia e/o Puglia) > > -- dr. dan davison/dept. of biochemical and biophysical sciences/univ. of Houston/4800 Calhoun/Houston,TX 77204-5934/davison@uh.edu/DAVISON@UHOU Disclaimer: As always, I speak only for myself, and, usually, only to myself.