CALL FOR PAPERS

The Eighth Workshop on Genome Informatics
GIW '97
December 12-13, 1997
Yebisu Garden Place, Tokyo, Japan
(http://www.hgc.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp/giw97)

The Eighth Workshop on Genome Informatics (GIW '97) is a forum for researchers, practitioners and users working on various aspects of Genome Informatics. The aim is to present recent research results (theory/practice), to demonstrate systems, and to explore directions for future research and new applications related to Genome Science.

INDEX

SCOPE
PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
DEADLINES
INVITED SPEAKERS
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
SPONSORED BY
FOR THE NEWEST INFORMATION
QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME TO:
CALL FOR POSTERS AND DEMOS
LOCATION
Paper LaTeX format
Call for Papers(PostScript)

SCOPE

Topics of interest within the scope of this workshop include, but are not limited to, the following areas related to Genome Science :

Database Systems for Biological/Medical data
Knowledge Bases (integration of sequences and methods of analysis)
Methods for Sequence Analysis and Results
Alignment, Sequence Comparison, Clustering and Classification
Probabilistic Models and Algorithms for Sequence Analysis
Machine Learning (assimilation and discrimination)
Knowledge Discovery from Genomic Databases
Analysis and Prediction of Protein Structures
Computational Methods for Gene Finding
Biological System Modelings and Computer Simulation
Methods for Phylogeny Analysis and Results
Tools for Assisting Experimental Molecular Biology and Results
Molecular Visualization
Molecular Computing

Submitted papers are reviewed by the members of the program committee, and selected on importance in Genome Science, computational advance, theoretical analyses, and experimental results in addition to their originality, timeliness, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be included in ``Genome Informatics 1997'' published by Universal Academy Press, Inc.

PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Authors are requested to submit, by email AND post mail, full papers or extended abstracts around 10 pages to the address by August 31, 1997.

Satoru Miyano
Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo
4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108, Japan.
email: giw97@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Fax: +81-3-5449-5442

LaTeX format is preferable. A LaTeX template file can be obtained via
http://www.hgc.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp/giw97/giw97-latex-format.
The first page should contain the title of the paper, name(s) of author(s), affiliation(s), postal and e-mail address(es), and a short abstract.

DEADLINES

   August    31, 1997      Paper submission deadline
   October    6, 1997      Notification of acceptance/rejection
   October   30, 1997      Camera-ready manuscripts due

INVITED SPEAKERS

Jerome Chailloux (GENSET)
Michael S. Waterman (University of Southern California)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

   Stephen   Altschul  (NCBI, USA)
   Antonie   Danchin   (Pasteur Institute, France)
   Larry     Hunter    (National Library of Medicine, USA)
   Richard   Lathrop   (U. California at Irvine, USA)
   Hideo     Matsuda   (Osaka Univ., Japan) 
   Satoru    Miyano    (Chair, U. Tokyo, Japan)
   Hirotada  Mori      (AIST-Nara, Japan)
   Stephen   Muggleton (Oxford Univ., UK)
   Kenta     Nakai     (Osaka Univ., Japan) 
   Pavel     Pevzner   (U. Southern California, USA)
   Toshihisa Takagi    (U. Tokyo, Japan) 
   Masaru    Tomita    (Keio Univ., Japan)
   Martin    Vingron   (DKFZ, Germany)

THE NEWEST INFORMATION

   Please visit:  http://www.hgc.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp/giw97

QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME TO:

PC Chairman of GIW '97               Secretary of GIW '97                         
Satoru Miyano                        Ayako Tomiyasu
Email: miyano@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp      tomiyasu@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Tel: +81-3-5449-5615                 Fax:   +81-3-5449-5442

Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo
4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, 108 Tokyo, Japan.

CALL FOR POSTERS AND DEMOS

GIW '97 also invites posters and software demonstrations. This is also a big important part of the workshop. For a poster/demo, please submit a two-page abstract (the style of an abstract is the same as that of a full paper) by email

To:    giw97@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp 
Until: October 20, 1997

For software demonstrations, a limited number of computer equipments are available. Please ask further information about the equipments

To:    Osamu Maruyama  (email:  maruyama@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp).

and also visit

http://www.hgc.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp/giw97

for the newest information.

LOCATION

The workshop will take place at the Garden Hall and banquet will take place at the Garden Room.Both places are located in the Yebisu Garden Place.It takes 5 minutes walk from JR EBISU station to Yebisu Garden Place.
The address/TEL/FAX of Yebisu Garden Place are as follows:

1-13-2 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153 JAPAN.
TEL: +81-3-5424-0111
FAX: +81-3-5424-1444
URL: http://www.sgi.co.jp/YGP/ (Japanese)

GETTING THERE

Tokyo is the capital city of Japan.There are direct flights to Narita International Airport from many countries.You can take trains from the airport.

After arriving in Narita International Airport,take a train (either JR line or Keisei line) from the airport station:

1.JR line:: Using Express (Narita Express) train,it takes about 1 hour from the airport station to JR Tokyo station.From JR Tokyo station to JR Ebisu station,take JR Yamanote line to the direction of Shinagawa and Shibuya.It takes about 30 minutes.
2.Keisei line:: Using Express (Skyliner) train,it takes about 1 hour from the airport station to Keisei Ueno station.It takes about 5 minutes walk from Keisei Ueno station to JR Ueno station.From JR Ueno station to JR Ebisu station,take JR Yamanote line to the direction of Tokyo and Shinagawa. It takes about 40 minutes.

Go along the Sky Walk from the east exit of JR Ebisu station. After 5 minutes walk, you will find the entrance to the Yebisu Garden Place.

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Last Updated:October 9 1997
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