CSHALS - Reminder - Early registration ends Jan 20th! Register today

Please post (attached flyer) and forward this email to those you may think are interested as it's time sensitive:

http://www.iscb.org/cshals2012


Register by January 20, 2012 for early registration discount.

And for those interested, contact Steven Leard for Sponsorship opportunities:  Steven@iscb.org<mailto:Steven@iscb.org>

Thank you,

Joanne

CSHALS 2012! – February 22 - 24, 2012   Boston/Cambridge MA
Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences
CSHALS 2012:  REGISTER NOW AND SAVE!
CLICK HERE<http://www.iscb.org/cshals2012-registration>
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Sept 15: Stay connected to CSHALS news and events by visiting:
http://lanyrd.com/2012/cshals/

<http://www.iscb.org/cshals2012-program/cshals2012-call-presentations>

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Introducing the CSHALS 2012 Keynote Speakers:


[cid:00c276e1-eb61-4570-9cde-c1694108e84d@win.rpi.edu]
        Rinke Hoekstra, PhD
Knowledge Representation & Reasoning Group
VU University Amsterdam
Leibniz Center for Law
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands

Presentation Title:
The Knowledge Reengineering Bottleneck

>>Click here for presentation details<http://www.iscb.org/cshals2012-program/cshals2012-keynote-speakers/cshals2012-keynote-hoekstra>
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[cid:142b915a-4133-405c-9201-cb57d18a707a@win.rpi.edu]
        Isaac (Zak) Kohane, MD, PhD
Director, Children’s Hospital Informatics Program
Henderson Professor of Pediatrics and Health Sciences and Technology
Harvard Medical School (HMS)
Co-Director, HMS Center for Biomedical Informatics
Director of the HMS Countway Library of Medicine
Cambridge, MA, USA

Presentation Title:
Semantics for Computational Workflows: A Top Ten List

>>Click here for presentation details<http://www.iscb.org/cshals2012-program/cshals2012-keynote-speakers/cshals2012-keynote-kohane>
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[cid:011ef741-9cd5-4eda-a070-e374d3e1ec10@win.rpi.edu]
        Chris Welty
IBM Research Scientist
T.J. Watson Research Center New York, USA

Abstract & Biography: Please check back for updates

>>Click here for presentation details<http://www.iscb.org/cshals2012-program/cshals2012-keynote-speakers/cshals2012-keynote-chris-welty>
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As in past years, the 2011 conference was highly rated in the following areas:

  *   Tutorial topics

  *   Keynote speakers

  *   Conference agenda

  *   Conference logistics/organization

Past attendee comments included…

"I thought the speakers were excellent."

"Well conducted in terms of bioinformatics technology."

"Terrific conference and I learned a lot – felt like I was able to contribute something as well."

"Very good mix, a bit futuristic … but highly necessary to keep exposing to less technology savvy folks."

"Cambridge (MA, USA) is a good location, with good transportation links to regional, national, and international attendees."

93% of the 2011 attendees will recommend this conference to others. CSHALS is your place to be in 2012!




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Joanne S. Luciano, PhD                                 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Research Associate Professor                      110 8th Street, Winslow 2143
Tetherless World Constellation                     Troy, NY 12180, USA
Department of Computer Science                 Email: jluciano@rpi.edu<mailto:jluciano@rpi.edu>
Office Tel. +1.518.276.4939                              Global Tel. +1.617.440.4364 (skypeIn)
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