SBML Forum Meeting October 2004

描述(由申请人提供)：系统生物学标记语言(SBML)是一种基于XML的格式，用于交换生化反应网络的定量和定性模型。SBML论坛会议是一系列此类会议中的第九次，将于2004年10月14日和15日在德国海德堡举行，作为第五届国际系统生物学会议(ICSB 2004)的附属会议。我们寻求资金，以帮助支付举办SBML会议和为部分与会者提供旅行支持的费用。本次会议的目标包括：(1)提供一个论坛，可在其中就开发和采用SBML的未来功能作出协商一致的决定；(2)确保通过正确使用SBML最大限度地提高系统生物学软件的互操作性；(3)为软件开发人员提供一个论坛，以交流有关已有或正在开发的系统生物学软件的信息，从而最大限度地使用户直接使用该软件以及在其他软件开发项目中使用该软件。SBML论坛的议程将分为发言环节和讨论环节。演讲的主题将包括软件开发人员在实地使用SBML的经验，以及对SBML未来级别的新功能的建议。讨论将包括开发测试模型套件以确保对SBML的一致解释，以及关于将功能建议采用到SBML标准中的决定。会议将吸引来自不同学科和不同职业发展阶段的观众。论坛会议记录将分发给与会者，并将在会议的网站上公布。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) is an XML-based format for the exchange of quantitative and qualitative models of biochemical reaction networks. An SBML Forum meeting, the ninth of a series of such meetings, will be held on the 14th and 15th October 2004 in Heidelberg, Germany, as an adjunct to the 5th International Conference on Systems Biology (ICSB 2004). We seek funding to help defray the costs of holding the SBML meeting and providing travel support for a subset of the attendees. The goals of this meeting include: (1) providing a forum where consensus decisions can be made about the development and adoption of future features of SBML; (2) ensuring that systems biology software interoperability is maximized through the correct use of SBML; and (3) providing a forum for software developers to exchange information about the systems biology software that is available or under development, thereby maximizing the use of that software both directly by users and within other software development projects. The agenda for the SBML Forum will be divided into presentation sessions and discussion sessions. The subject matter of the presentations will include the experiences of software developers using SBML in the field and proposals for mew features in future levels of SBML. Discussions will cover the development of suites of test models to ensure consistent interpretation of SBML and decisions concerning the adoption of feature proposals into the SBML standard. The meeting will attract an eclectic audience representing a variety of disciplines and stages of career development. The forum proceedings will be distributed to attendees and will be made available on the meeting's web site.