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 ontol...@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.