[lsg-rg] LSGRID2006: Call for Paper

[Angulo, David]

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CALL FOR PAPERS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 1st, 2006

LSGRID2006
13-14 October, 2006
RIKEN Genomic Sciences Center (GSC), TOKYO

Web site: http://www.lsgrid.org/2006/

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Area and Scope

The life science community is experiencing a period of unprecedented change,
challenge and opportunity. With the completion of the sequencing of the
human genome (and ever increasing numbers of other genomes), the
opportunities of in-silico scientific research offer a new horizon of
possibilities: from rapid targeted drug discovery, identification of
genetic factors to disease causes and epidemiological studies through to
complete biological understanding of complete organisms and tailored
genetic treatments supporting e-Health solutions. The possibilities
abound! 

Fundamental to the realization of this vision is the infrastructure needed
to use and analyze the vast array of data sets associated with such
research. These data sets are growing exponentially, often have
radically different characteristics, are often maintained by completely
different groups and bodies, and importantly are perpetually evolving.
In this context, the development of an infrastructure that allows to
access, use, and analyze such changing and growing amounts of data is
both technically challenging, offers huge benefits to the scientific
community and is potentially extremely viable commercially. 
The Grid represents one way in which such an infrastructure can be 
developed and supported, providing seamless access to computational and
data resources. This workshop will focus on all aspects related to the
application of Grid technologies to the challenges facing the life
science community. 

Topics

The program committee welcomes the submission of original manuscripts addressing
the problem of Grid Systems for Life Sciences. Authors should report
relevant experiences, present novel approaches to existing problems and
describe and raise issues that must be overcome to facilitate Grid-based
Life Science e-Research. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 
 -Grid architectures for life sciences 
 -Security of clinical and life science data sets
 -Usability of Grid based life science systems 
 -Interoperability of Grid systems to support life science research
 -Grid based data access and integration of life science data sets
 -Applications and case studies on using the Grid in the life science domain
 -Computational workflows to support life science research processes 
 -Development and usage of ontologies for the life sciences 
 -Grid based drug discovery and pharmacogenomics
 -Grid based clinical trials and epidemiological studies 
 -Semantic Grid approaches for the life sciences
 -High performance Grid architectures and systems for life sciences

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished work. Papers should not exceed 
10 single-spaced pages on A4 paper size, using at least 1 inch margins
and 12-point font. Authors should submit a PDF or PostScript file that
will print on a PostScript printer. Electronic submission through the
symposium website is strongly encouraged. Submission implies the
willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the
paper.

Important Dates

1st August 2006	Submission deadline of Abstracts for posters/demonstration (800 words or more)
1st August 2006	Submission deadline of Abstracts for Papers
1st September 2006	Notification of Acceptance
15th September 2006	Submission of Full Paper

Program  Chairs
Professor SINNOTT Richard 
National e-Science Centre, Glasgow, UK
Email: ros at dcs.gla.ac.uk

Professor ANGULO David 
DePaul Univ., USA 
Email: dangulo at cti.depaul.edu

Further Information
For local information please contact:
Professor KONAGAYA Akihiko
RIKEN Institute, Japan
Email: konagaya at gsc.riken.jp
Download Instructions for Call for Papers here :
http://www.lsgrid.org/2006/

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Konagaya Akihiko <konagaya at gsc.riken.jp>