International Conference on Biomedical Ontology (ICBO)
ICBO Annual Conference Series
The International Conference on Biomedical Ontology (ICBO) is a premier annual conference series that brings together researchers, students and professionals involved in the development and application of ontologies in all areas of biology, medicine, diseases, human health, genome biology, environment, biomes, nutrition, food, plants, agriculture and others. Together, they address issues pertaining to coordinated development of ontological resources, data standards, as well as the optimal use of ontologies in applications.
Upcoming ICBO Confernce
16th International Conference on Biological and Biomedical Ontology
November 12-15, 2025
Tentative location: University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA
If holding ICBO in person is not feasible due to funding cuts, ICBO will be hosted virtually.
Previous ICBO Conferences
- 2024: Enschede, The Netherlands https://icbo-conference.github.io/icbo2024
- 2023: Brasilia, DF, Brazil https://www.icbo2023.ncor-brasil.org (proceedings)
- 2022: Ann Arbor, MI, USA icbo-conference.github.io/icbo2022 (proceedings)
- 2021: Bolzano, Italy icbo2021.inf.unibz.it (proceedings)
- 2020: Bolzano, Italy icbo2020.inf.unibz.it (proceedings)
- 2019: Buffalo, NY, USA icbo.buffalo.edu (proceedings)
- 2018：Corvallis, OR, USA icbo2018.cgrb.oregonstate.edu (proceedings)
- 2017: Newcastle, UK https://conferences.ncl.ac.uk/icbo17 (proceedings)
- 2016：Corvallis, OR, USA icbo2018.cgrb.oregonstate.edu (proceedings)
- 2015: Lisbon, Portugal http://icbo2015.fc.ul.pt (proceedings)
- 2014: Houston, TX, USA (proceedings)
- 2013: Montreal, Canada (proceedings)
- 2012: Graz, Austria (proceedings)
- 2011: Buffalo, NY, USA http://icbo.buffalo.edu/2011 (proceedings)
- 2009: Buffalo, NY, USA http://icbo.buffalo.edu/2009 (proceedings)