Abstract submission opens        February     28, 2008
Abstract submission deadline     May             15, 2008
Authors notification:            June             15, 2008

Registration opens              February      28, 2008
Early Registration deadline           June             30, 2008
Late registration deadline:     August          30, 2008

The EMBnet Conference will be held in coordination with the EMBnet Annual General Meeting (September 17th).

The conference will be organized in four thematic sessions:

"Omics", comparative studies and evolution
Advanced bioinformatics technologies and applications
Bioinformatics for biodiversity
Training and e-Learning

with particular emphasis on:

Tools and applications
Education and training
Collaboration and federation
The main goal of this meeting will be to foster new interactions between participants by offering round table discussions.