Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB 2024) - Evolution and Comparative Genomics (EvolCompGen) track - July 12-16, 2024 - Montreal, QC, Canada. CALL : abstract submissions for Talks and/or Posters. SUBMISSION DEADLINE : April 19 Webpage: https://evolcompgen.org/meetings/ismb_2024 Abstract submission deadline: April 19, 2024 Talk and/or Poster acceptance notifications: May 13, 2024 Late poster submission deadline: May 20, 2024 Late poster acceptance notifications: May 28, 2024 Scope: The goal of the EvolCompGen track is to foster exchange and collaborations between developers and users of computational methods in evolution and comparative genomics. The track will feature a mix of proceedings talks and contributed talks from the submitted abstracts. In addition, there will be a poster session. The selection will be made by a committee chaired by Edward Braun (University of Florida) and Katharina Jahn (Free University of Berlin, Germany), based on the following criteria: (i) significance and novelty of the contribution; (ii) completeness of the description of methods, data, and analysis; (iii) quality of the presentation. Talks can be on unpublished work or work published after January 1, 2023, and delivered by speakers at any career stage. Moreover, authors of selected talks/posters will be eligible for grants to cover registration fees. The procedure for application will be communicated to the relevant people in the talk/poster acceptance email. Further information on abstract submission deadline and guidelines can be found here: https://www.iscb.org/ismb2024/submissions/abstracts PLEASE FORWARD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT! ---- Quest for Orthologs meeting (QfO8) - July 17-18, 2024 - Montr�al, QC, Canada. CALL : abstract submissions for Talks and/or Posters. SUBMISSION DEADLINE : April 26, 2024 Webpage: https://event.fourwaves.com/qfo8 Talk and/or Poster Acceptance Notifications: May 17, 2024 Confirmed Invited Speakers : Fiona Brinkman (Simon Fraser University), Elena Kuzmin (Concordia University), Markus Hecker (University of Saskatchewan), Christine Orengo (University College London). Scope: The QfO Consortium addresses a key challenge in molecular evolutionary biology and strives to develop large-scale methods for inferring orthology among fully sequenced genomes, and to reconstruct the complement of protein-coding genes in common ancestral genomes across the tree of life. The QFO meetings aim to bring together disparate groups around the world that work in the field to accelerate progress through sharing of ideas, methods and research findings. The particular aim of this QfO8 meeting is to gather an even more diverse set of end-users and to connect different research communities that are rooted in orthology. Travel and Caregiver Fellowships: Authors of accepted talks/posters will be eligible for travel and caregiver fellowships to attend the conference. The procedure for application will be communicated to the relevant people in the talk/poster acceptance email. ISCB members can receive a 15% discount on registration rates. Further information on abstract submission deadline and guidelines can be found here: https://event.fourwaves.com/qfo8/submission PLEASE FORWARD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT! A�da Ouangraoua (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)