ICBO, the International Conference on Biomedical Ontologies, will be held in
Buffalo, NY from July 23-26, 2009. Papers and posters are invited on all
aspects of biomedical ontology.
Important dates:
March 1: Deadline for submission of papers
March 24: Notification of acceptance of papers
April 10: Deadline for submission of posters
April 20: Notification of acceptance of posters
June 10: Deadline for submission of camera-ready copy
July 20-23: Co-located tutorials and classes
July 24-26: ICBO Conference
A number of fellowships will be available to support participation by
students and by early-career researchers (less than 5 years from award of
PhD). To apply for one of these fellowships please submit your CV and
research statement before March 1 to ontology@buffalo.edu.
All accepted papers will be published in a volume of Proceedings to be
distributed at the meeting. In addition, a number of papers will be selected
for further refereeing for publication in the following journals:
- for papers on foundational aspects of ontology: Applied Ontology (IOS
Press)
- for papers on databases and curation: Database: The Journal of Biological
Databases and Curation (Oxford University Press)
- for papers on biomedical ontology: Journal of Biomedical Informatics
(Elsevier)
Details of the ICBO conference and of its co-located tutorials and courses
can be found at http://icbo.buffalo.edu.
Participation in this meeting by women, minorities, and persons with
disabilities is strongly encouraged.