CIBCB 2015

2015 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

August 12-15, Niagara Falls, Canada

Welcome!

This conference will bring together top researchers, practitioners, and students from around the world to discuss the latest advances in Computational Intelligence and other areas of Artificial Intelligence, as applied to real world problems in biology, bioinformatics, computational biology, medicine, bioengineering, and related fields.

The program is available HERE.

Guidelines for Presenters:

Oral presentations: the total time allocated for presentations is 20 minutes, which includes time for questions and setup.
Poster presentations: the maximum dimensions are width=32 inches, height=36 inches, however you can work within those dimensions however you wish.

If you wish to participate in the optional excursion on the Hornblower on August 12th, please pay as soon as possible using the online registration system.

Niagara Falls has for many years been an international tourist destination. The falls themselves are considered a natural wonder of the world. There are a myriad of attractions relating to the falls (tours, boat rides, helicopter rides, and more), and also waterparks, amusement parks, and casinos. In addition, the Niagara region is home to various historical sites related to the War of 1812, numerous vineyards with tastings and winery tours, and in the picturesque “Old Town” of Niagara-on-the-Lake there is the Shaw Festival, a theatre festival which will be in full swing in August 2015.

The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls - Fallsview. A limited number of rooms are available at a special conference rate of $172CDN per night. These rooms are traditional rooms. The special rate is available for stays between August 11th and 15th. For additional nights, or for any other changes or requests, contact the hotel directly at the number provided specifying that you are booking for "IEEE CIBCB". Please note that the special rate is only available for booking until JULY 12TH.

If staying at the conference hotel, a $9.95 resort fee will be added. This will provide unlimited wifi, unlimited long distance calls (to Canada/US) from your room, unlimited local calls, 2 bottles of water per day, and 2 WEGO tickets. WEGO is a bus system that connects the hotel with various tourist attactions within the Niagara area, see: http://www.wegoniagarafalls.com/.

The conference has a special rate available for transportation to/from either the Toronto (Canada) airport or the Buffalo (USA) airport. Please note that if you are using the Buffalo airport then make sure you have a US visa if needed. The transportation is available through Niagara Airbus. Use the following link: https://www.niagaraairbus.com/ with promotion code 299. The rate is $75CDN roundtrip ($50CDN one way) for Buffalo and $99CDN roundtrip ($65CDN one way) for Toronto. Note that tax (HST) will be added to the Toronto rate.

For further information on location, visit Niagara Falls Tourism.