ICCABS' 2012 conference proceedings can be accessed through IEEE Xplore's website at:
  http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6175765

ICCABS' 2011 supplement published in BMC Bioinformatics can be reached at:
  http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbioinformatics/supplements/13/S5

The 2011 supplement published in BMC Genomics is also available at:
  http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcgenomics/supplements/13/S2

The links to the supplements are permanently accessible via the ‘Supplements’ link on the ‘Article’ page of the journals' websites and, currently, via the "Latest supplements" section on the journals' homepages.

To download the current version of the program, please CLICK HERE.

1. Submissions should be prepared using IEEE Computer Society's Word/LaTeX templates available at
   
      http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/formatting
   
   Extended abstracts should not exceed 6 pages in length; invited, poster, and workshop abstracts should be only one page.


2. The appropriate copyright clearance code notice must be added to the left bottom of the first page of the paper (in footer). Also, page numbers should be added to the center of the footer on all pages. The copyright notices are listed below. LateX commands needed to add the general copyright notice (c) and page numbers to the manuscript are included at the end of these instructions
   
   
   • For papers in which all authors are employed by the US government, the copyright notice is:
     U.S. Government work not protected by U.S. copyright
   • For papers in which all authors are employed by a Crown government (UK, Canada, and Australia), the copyright notice is: 978-1-4673-1321-6/12/$31.00 ©2012 Crown
   • For all other papers the copyright notice is: 978-1-4673-1321-6/12/$31.00 ©2012 IEEE
   
   
   


3. Create an account on IEEE PDF eXpress Plus at
   
      http://www.pdf-express.org/plus/
   
   using ICCABS12xp as the conference ID.


4. Use IEEE PDF eXpress Plus to check your PDF or create a IEEE Xplore compliant PDF out of you source files.


5. Once you have a compliant PDF, log back into your PDF eXpress Plus account and approve your PDF for collection.


6. Sign and send the attached IEEE copyright form. It is sufficient for one of the authors to sign the copyright form. Forms should be eitehr faxed to +1-815-301-8557 or scanned into PDF or any other standard image format and emailed to sahar@engr.uconn.edu.

• More detailed instructions on using PDF eXpress Plus can be found in the attached file (following the copyright form) and online at
  
     http://www.pdf-express.org/plus/frhelpnologin.asp
  
  
• IEEE PDF eXpress Plus is the final collection site for camera-ready papers for ICCABS. You do not need to update your submission on EasyChair.
• To add page numbers and the general copyright notice in a document prepared using LateX:
  
  - Add the following commands after the usepackage commands
  
  \usepackage{fancyhdr} \usepackage{lastpage} \pagestyle{plain} \lhead{} \lfoot{978-1-4673-1321-6/12/\$31.00 \copyright2012 IEEE} \cfoot{\thepage} \rhead{} \rfoot{} \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
  
  - Add the following commands between the "\IEEEpeerreviewmaketitle" command and the first section start
  
  "\section{Introduction}" \setcounter{page}{1} \thispagestyle{fancy}

Confirmed Keynote Talks

• Pavel Pevzner - UCSD
• David Sankoff - U. of Ottawa

Confirmed Invited Talks

• Srinivas Aluru, Iowa State U.
• Tanya Berger-Wolf, U. of Illinois
• Vladimir Filkov, UC Davis
• Bjarni Vilhjálmur Halldórsson, Reykjavik U.
• Maricel Kann, U. of Maryland Baltimore County
• Vipin Kumar, U. of Minnesota
• Rachel O'Neill, U. of Connecticut
• Roded Sharan, Tel Aviv U.

Registration to the conference has to be done through regonline. Conference Registration Fees:

• IEEE Members: $600
• IEEE Non-members and late registration (after Feb. 6, 2012): $800
• IEEE Student members: $250
• IEEE Student non-members: $350
• IEEE Life/Retired members: $250.

Posters and Highlights Fees:

• IEEE Members: $350
• IEEE Non-members and late registration (after Feb. 6, 2012): $450

CANGS 2012 Workshop Registration Fees:

• IEEE Members: $300
• IEEE Non-members and late registration (after Feb. 6, 2012): $400
• IEEE Student members: $100
• IEEE Student non-members: $150
• IEEE Life/Retired members: $100

Please follow this link to register to the conference: https://www.reg-site.com/con-reg/default.asp?Conid=121

2nd Workshop on Computational Advances for Next Generation Sequencing (CANGS 2012)

Massively parallel DNA and RNA sequencing have become widely available, reducing the cost by several orders of magnitude and placing the capacity to generate gigabases to terabases of sequence data into the hands of individual investigators. These next-generation technologies have the potential to dramatically accelerate biological and biomedical research by enabling the comprehensive analysis of genomes and transcriptomes to become inexpensive, routine and widespread. The exploding volume of data has spurred the development of novel algorithmic approaches for primary analyses of sequence data in such areas as error correction, de novo genome assembly, novel transcript discovery, virus quasispecies assembly, etc. This workshop will bring together specialists to discuss the various mathematical and computational challenges presented by next-generation sequencing technologies. This meeting is by invitation only. If you would like to inquire about the possibility of being invited, please contact the organizers by January 31, 2012.

For more information please click here to download the call for participation

At this time we accept poster and Highlights submissions.

Each poster submission should not exceed 1 page in length. In addition to being displayed, each accepted poster will also be allocated a short time for an oral presentation. Each poster title should start with the word “Poster:” Accepted abstracts will be published in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

The Highlights track is meant for authors to talk about results from previously published papers. Each accepted speaker will be given the same amount of time as that for a regular paper. Nothing will be published in the proceedings corresponding to the Highlights track. Authors are asked to submit a brief summary and the importance along with publication details of the paper they want to talk about. The title of the summary should start with the word “Highlights:”.

Authors are invited to make their submissions electronically in PDF format by following the instructions at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iccabs12. Submissions should be prepared using IEEE Computer Society’s Word/LaTeX templates available at http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/formatting

To download the call for posters and highlights, please CLICK HERE.

Poster Specifications: Each poster board will be of size 2.5 feet by 3 feet.

ICCABS 2012 will take place in the Stan Fulton Building, UNLV. For more information about the building please click here.

The conference has negotiated rates with the following two hotels:

• Hyatt Place Hotel, 4520 Paradise Road, Las Vegas; $99; Complimentary breakfast, wireless internet access, shuttle to and from the airport and to Planet Hollywood. Cut-off date for this special rate is February 6, 2012. To book click on this link. Or go to the hotel's web site; Choose your check-in date and check-out date; Your arrival and departure dates must be between the dates of February 22, 2012 and February 26, 2012; Enter group code G-ICCA in the box labeled Group/Corporate #; You then hit the check availability button; From here verify that your group name is specified next to rate details and if everything matches then hit book; If you have trouble booking please contact the hotel at 702-369-3366.



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• Terrible’s Hotel Casino, 4100 Paradise Road, Las Vegas; $29 for week days and $49 for weekends. Free shuttles to and from the airport and to and from the conference center; Complimentary wireless access to the internet; Please use the promotion code UNLVCON1. Resservations can be made through 1-800-640-9777 or via the web.



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Come and attend ICCABS in the entertainment capital of the world. In Las Vegas you can enjoy the parks, casinos, golf courses, shopping centers, and the numerous dining options that exist all around the city.

If you are a fan of circus arts and street entertainment, Cirque Du Soleil Store is your destination. If you are interested in world icons, singers, and movie stars the place to visit is Madame Tussauds Las Vegas. Another very interesting destination if you are a museum’s person is The National Atomic Testing Museum. Crystals at Citycenter is where you would want to go if you like shopping and choosing between the different international brands, and tasting delicious food. In Springs Café, you can find a diverse selection of healthy, delicious and sustainable dining selections. You can also visit the Las Vegas Comedy Show to laugh from your heart and forget the stress of your busy life.

These are only few places you can visit in Vegas. As you probably know, there several other places you can know of through Googling Las Vegas.

Las Vegas usually has a mild weather in the winter. The expected temperature, according to The Weather Channel, in the period from the 23rd to the 25th is as shown below:

We hope you a safe trip full of knowledge, enjoyment, and relaxation …

ICCABS 2012 plans to support some number of student travel grants (conditional upon NSF support) up to $1200 per student. In particular, this money can be used for the following items:

• Registration fee
• Hotel accommodation
• Airfare
• Food and other expenses

The applicants should submit the following materials to Sanguthevar Rajasekaran (rajasek@engr.uconn.edu). Preference will be given to students presenting their works in the conference (including the CANGS workshop) who apply by February 6th.

• Number and title of a paper or poster that has been accepted (if any) to ICCABS
• A brief summary of the research interests of the student together with an explanation of how this conference will help her/his research efforts.
• A support letter from the student's supervisor/advisor that indicates that the student is in good academic standing and how the student will benefit from attending this conference.
• An estimate on the total expenses and availability of other sources of funding

General Chair contact information:

• S. Rajasekaran
• Email: rajasek@engr.uconn.edu
• Homepage: http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~rajasek/

Program chair contact information:

• Ion Mandoiu
• Email: ion@engr.uconn.edu
• Homepage: http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ion/