The Fourth Virtual Conference on Genomics and Bioinformatics to be held September 21-24, 2004.

北达科他州立大学获得了基因组学和生物信息学虚拟会议的资助。这些会议的目的是促进基因组和生物信息学，通过增加对后基因组数据的理解和整合，通过序列同源性和DNA微阵列数据分析阐明基因的功能作用，并通过促进讨论当前基因组和生物信息学工具的局限性和针对这些局限性的潜在解决方案。由于它们是免费的，并在世界各地播出，这些会议超越了限制全球研究人员的地理和经济因素。会议的音频-视频流版本保留在服务器上，供任何人随时随地重播。此外，这些会议还有同行评议的论文会议和基因组学和生物信息学虚拟会议论文集系列。

North Dakota State University has been awarded funds for the Virtual Conferences on Genomics and Bioinformatics. The objectives of these conferences are to advance genomic and bioinformatic science, by increasing the understanding and integration of post-genomic data, by illuminating the functional roles of genes through sequence homology and DNA microarray data analysis, and by facilitating discussion of the limitations of current genomic and bioinformatic tools and potential solutions to these limitations. Because they are free and broadcast around the world, the conferences transcend geographic and economic factors limiting researchers across the globe. The audio-video streaming versions of the conferences are retained on a server for replay by anyone from anywhere at anytime. In addition the conferences have a peer reviewed paper session and a Proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Genomics and Bioinformatics series.