The First GIW was held at Kikai Shinko Kaikan, Tokyo during December 3-4, 1990 as an open workshop just before the Japanese Human Genome Project started in 1991. Thus it has a history of twelve years. Since 1993, GIW changed to an international conference and Genome Informatics Series has been published from Universal Academy Press, Inc. ( http://www.uap.co.jp/uap/Publication/SERIES/GIS/) Here is the history of GIW. GIW 2000 had more than 500 participants and it is no longer a "workshop". From 2001, the first year of 21st Century, the name of this annual meeting is changed to "International Conference on Genome Informatics" while keeping GIW as its nickname because the name GIW has well-settled in the community.

GIW 2009 The 20th International Conference on Genome Informatics
December 14-16, 2009 Pacifico Convention Plaza Yokohama, Japan
GIW 2008 The 19th International Conference on Genome Informatics
December 1-3, 2008 Gold Coast, Australia
GIW 2007 The 18th International Conference on Genome Informatics
December 3-5, 2007 Matrix, 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore
GIW 2006 The 17th International Conference on Genome Informatics
December 18-20, 2006 Pacifico Convention Plaza Yokohama, Japan
GIW 2005 The 16th International Conference on Genome Informatics
December 19-21, 2005 Pacifico Convention Plaza Yokohama, Japan
GIW 2004 The 15th International Conference on Genome Informatics
December 13-15, 2004 Pacifico Convention Plaza Yokohama, Japan
GIW 2003

The 14th International Conference on Genome Informatics
December 14-17, 2003 Pacific Convention Plaza Yokohama, Japan

GIW 2002 The 13th International Conference on Genome Informatics
December 16-18, 2002 Yebisu Garden Hall, Tokyo, Japan
GIW 2001 The 12th International Conference on Genome Informatics
December 17-19, 2001 Yebisu Garden Hall, Tokyo, Japan
GIW 2000

The 11th Workshop on Genome Informatics
December 18-19, 2000 Yebisu Garden Hall, Tokyo, Japan

GIW '99 The 10th Workshop on Genome Informatics
December 14-15, 1999 Yebisu Garden Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Japanese Society for Bioinformatics was organized on December 13,1999.
Genome Informatics was Medline indexed.
GIW '98 The 9th Workshop on Genome Informatics
December 10-11, 1998 Yebisu Garden Hall, Tokyo, Japan
GIW '97 The 8th Workshop on Genome Informatics
December 12-13, 1997 Yebisu Garden Hall, Tokyo, Japan
GIW '96 The 7th Workshop on Genome Informatics
December 2-3, 1996 Yebisu Garden Hall, Tokyo, Japan
GIW '95 Genome Informatics Workshop 1995
December 11-12, 1995 Pacific Convention Plaza, Yokohama, Japan
GIW '94 Genome Informatics Workshop 1994
December 19-20, 1994 Pacific Convention Plaza, Yokohama, Japan
GIW '93 Genome Informatics Workshop IV
December 13-15, 1993 Pacific Convention Plaza, Yokohama, Japan
GIW was organized as as an international workshop since 1993.
Genome Informatics has been published from Universal Academy Press, Inc
GIW '92 Genome Informatics Workshop III
December 14-15, 1992 Pacific Convention Plaza, Yokohama, Japan
GIW '91 Genome Informatics Workshop II
December 9-10, 1991 Seiryo Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan
GIW '90 December 3-4, 1990 Kikai Shinko Kaikan, Tokyo

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