COMBINE 2019 & EU-STANDS4PM Workshop
COMBINE 2019 Meeting July 15-19, 2019
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EU-STANDS4PM Workshop July 18, 2019
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COMBINE 2019 Meeting July 15-19, 2019
The "Computational Modeling in Biology Network" (COMBINE) is an initiative to coordinate the development of the various community standards and formats in systems biology, synthetic biology and related fields. COMBINE 2019 will be a workshop-style event with invited lectures, oral presentations and posters, but also reserving enough time for afternoon breakout sessions. The five meeting days will include talks about the COMBINE standards and associated or related standardization efforts, as well as presentations of tools using these standards and similar topics. Some oral presentations will be selected from the abstracts submitted by the attendees. In addition, poster sessions will allow people to inform each other about their software and other projects in a setting that fosters interaction and in-depth discussion. The first day (Monday July 15th) will be a colloquium day celebrating the 10th anniversary of the COMBINE network.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
- Prof. Carole Goble, University of Manchester (UK)
- Prof. Norbert Graf, Dept. Pediatric Oncology & Hematology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg (Germany)
- Prof. Peter Hunter, University of Auckland (New Zealand)
- Prof. Ursula Kummer, University of Heidelberg (Germany)
- Dr. Thomas Lemberger, Chief Editor Molecular Systems Biology and Deputy Head EMBO Press, Heidelberg (Germany)
Confirmed Invited Speakers
- Michael Blinov, Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, UConn School of Medicine, Farmington, CT (USA)
- Søren Brunak, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Akira Funahashi, Keio University, Yokohama (Japan)
- Liesbet Geris, Executive Director VPH Institute
- Padraig Gleeson, University College London (UK)
- Michael Hucka, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (USA)
- Petr Holub, BBMRI-ERIC (Austria) and Masaryk University, Brno (CZ)
- Sarah Keating, University of Heidelberg (Germany)
- Matthias König, Humboldt University Berlin (Germany)
- Caroline Mendonça Costa, King's College London (UK)
- Huaiyu Mi, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA (USA)
- Chris Myers, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (USA)
- David Nickerson, University of Auckland (New Zealand)
- Katharina Eva Ó Cathaoir, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Manuel Porcar Miralles, Institute for Integrative Systems Biology, València (Spain)
- Herbert Sauro, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (USA)
- Heidi Seibold, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany)
- Melanie Stefan, University of Edinburgh (UK)
- Judith Wodke, Humboldt University Berlin (Germany)
Agenda
The full conference book including all abstracts can be found HERE.
Happy 10th COMBINE Anniversary Reception
On Monday July 15th we plan to have a reception at 17:30 PM in the venue to celebrate the 10th anniversary of COMBINE.
Location
COMBINE 2019 will be held at the conference facilities of Studio Villa Bosch in Heidelberg. The address is Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany.
The venue is connected via public transport (bus stop 'Villa Bosch' directly in front). Take bus line 30 in direction HITS.
You can find the bus timetable (in German) here: Time table bus line 30.
Visit the HITS directions page for detailed information about how to reach the venue.
Registration
Please register here then proceed with the payment below:
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Please note: Your registration only becomes valid after paying the conference fee, unless you are an invited speaker or only will attend on Thursday for the EU-STANDS4PM workshop. For a successful registration the conference fee has to be paid within 14 days after registration.
Information provided via the online registration form will be used for: producing a list of participants, a book of abstracts or schedule of the conference or for a similar on-/offline medium. Photographs and videos may be taken during the conference and hosted on the conference website, the HITS website or social media like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Registration implies agreement with the above points.
Registration Fees:
- 250 Euro for all participants that are not students
- 190 Euro for students
Please first register using the link above then proceed with the payment.
There is no fee, if you only will attend the EU-STANDS4PM workshop on Thursday July 18th and not any other meeting day, or if you are invited speaker.
Payment:
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This includes:
- Attendance in all sessions, workshops and breakouts
- Five full hot lunches (Monday to Friday)
- Welcome get-together on Monday at the venue (with drinks and small snacks)
- Conference dinner on Wednesday at the restaurant S'Kastanie
- Coffee, tea, soft drinks and refreshments (unlimited), as well as snacks all five days
- Guided tour through the old town of Heidelberg on Tuesday evening (optional)
Cancellation policy:
For cancellations before 24 June 2019 the registration fee will be reimbursed upon request, however, expenses for bank transfer and other costs will be deducted. After 24 June 2019 we will not reimburse any registration fee.
Travel Grants for Students:
Only for US-based students: US-based students may apply for funds from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to help support travel, lodging, and registration fees. To be considered for this support, please fill out the application form (EXPIRED: Alll funding decisions were finalized).
Abstract Submission
Call for abstracts:
- Contributed talks in the scientific sessions (for a defined session Tuesday to Friday morning, or open topic)
- Lightning talks (to be presented Monday afternoon, 3 min & 1-2 slides for each talk)
- Posters (to be presented throughout the meeting during the poster sessions)
- Break-out sessions (Tuesday to Friday afternoon)
Abstracts can be submitted for talks / posters / lightning talks (or combinations of these) and for breakout sessions that you would like to run via the
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Contributed talks, lightning talks and posters will be selected by the COMBINE coordination board. Break-out sessions will be selected in consultation with the addressed communities and editorial boards of the corresponding standards. Some selected presentations will be invited to submit a full paper manuscript for the special issue on Specifications of Standards in Systems and Synthetic Biology of the Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics (JIB).
Additional notes
Poster dimensions
The maximum poster size is DIN/ISO A0, which is 841mm (width) x 1189mm (height), or approximately 33 1/8 x 46 1/4 inches, in a portrait orientation.
Electrical supply
If you are traveling from abroad, be sure to bring an appropriate power plug converter for your laptop and all other electrical devices you're bringing. The domestic electric system in Germany uses 230 V at 50 Hz. The plug type (Type F) is depicted here.
It might be hard to find an appropriate converter in Heidelberg, so you better bring your own from your home country.
Internet access
The meeting room will have wireless internet access. We will provide the necessary access information on-site.
About Heidelberg
Public Transport
Schematic map of the public transport system within the city of Heidelberg
Detailed map of the public transport system
Interactive time table information
Taxi
Taxi Zentrale: Phone + 49 (0) 6221 - 302030
Taxi HDirekt: Phone + 49 (0) 6221 - 739090
Sightseeing
Heidelberg's most interesting sights (and there are many!) include the Old Town (Interactive map of the old town of Heidelberg) with the world-famous castle, Germany’s oldest university.
Please visit the official Heidelberg Tourism page for more information.
Funding acknowledgments
Support for COMBINE 2019 is being provided by the following organizations:
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The EU-STANDS4PM workshop on Thursday is sponsored by:
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Organizers
Local Organizers
- Martin Golebiewski, HITS, Heidelberg, Germany
- Wolfgang Müller, HITS, Heidelberg, Germany
- Dagmar Waltemath, University of Greifswald, Germany
COMBINE Coordinators
- Gary Bader, University of Toronto, Canada.
- Padraig Gleeson, University College London, UK.
- Martin Golebiewski, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Germany.
- Sarah Keating, EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, UK.
- Matthias König, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
- Chris J. Myers, University of Utah, USA
- David Nickerson, University of Auckland, New Zealand
- Falk Schreiber, University of Konstanz, Germany
- Dagmar Waltemath, University of Greifswald, Germany
Contact for scientific organization: Combine Coordination
For local organisational issues and detailed inquiries please contact:
Martin Golebiewski
HITS gGmbH
Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 35
69118 Heidelberg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)6221 - 533 - 281
Fax: +49 (0)6221 - 533 - 298
For practical information on the setting and organisation please contact:
Christina Blach
HITS gGmbH
Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 35
69118 Heidelberg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)6221 - 533 - 262
Fax: +49 (0)6221 - 533 - 298