BIBM-2012 Travel Awards: Broadening Interdisciplinary Research and Education in Bioinformatics and Biomedicine- to be held in Philadelphia, PA, October 4 - 7, 2012

生物信息学和生物建模（BIBM）会议侧重于该领域的前沿问题。会议议程是一个多样化的项目，包括主题论文领域、辅导项目和特别兴趣小组会议，这些会议与ABI项目内最近的资金趋势保持一致。除了研究成果外，该计划还包括即将开发的最新信息学工具的实践研讨会。会议提供了一个互动论坛，研究人员可以在其中分享想法，学习新技术，并与其他同事建立专业关系。会议上的生物信息学培训和教育小组将有助于分享生物信息学培训和劳动力发展方面的资源和经验教训。该小组将邀请来自学术界、工业界和政府的代表讨论不同的职业道路。会议计划还包括指导活动。主办方将邀请20-30名（其中20名由该奖项资助）学生和博士后研究人员参加会议，并制定了明确的多元化招聘计划，针对性别，少数民族和残疾人的参与。

The BioInformatics and Bio-Modeling (BIBM) conference focuses on leading edge questions in the field. The conference agenda is a varied program with topic paper areas, tutorial programs, and special interest group meetings that align with recent funding trends within the ABI program. In addition to research findings, the program also incorporates hands-on workshops of the newest informatics tools to be developed. The conference provides an interactive forum in which researchers can share ideas, learn new techniques, and forge professional relationships with other colleagues. A panel on Bioinformatics Training and Education at the conference will help to share resources and lessons learned in bioinformatics training and workforce development. The panel will feature representatives from academics, industry and government to discuss different career paths. The conference program also includes mentoring activities. The organizers will invite 20-30 (20 funded by this award) students and postdoctoral researchers to attend the conference, with a well-articulated diversity recruitment plan that targets gender, minority, and disability participation.