ICBO 2024 conference
About¶
The International Conference on Biological and 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.
At the conference participants will present their work on applied aspects of ontologies and demonstrate innovative ontology-driven solutions.
Theme of Conference¶
"Unifying Biological Knowledge: From Molecules to Ecosystems"
Conference Date¶
- 17 July to 19 July 2024
- ICBO Virtual Open Workshops: 10 July, 22 July, 24 July, and 26 July 2024
- Main conference: 18 July to 19 July 2024
Local¶
The 15th International Conference on Biological and Biomedical Ontology (ICBO 2024) will be held at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, and co-located with the 14th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS).
Enschede
Organization Committee¶
These are the people involved in organization of ICBO 2024:
General Chair
William (Bill) Duncan, University of Florida, USA
Robert Hoehndorf, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Program Committee Chair
Karin Slater, University of Birmingham, UK
Coordination of Workshops and Software Demonstrations
Asiyah Lin, Axle Research & Technology/NCATS
Matthew Lange, IC-FOODS.org
Local organization (FOIS and ICBO)
Tiago Prince Sales, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Journal Track Chair
Robert Hoehndorf (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
Website and Outreach Chair
Eduardo Felipe, University of Itajubá - Unifei, Brazil
William (Bill) Duncan, University of Florida, USA
Previous ICBO Conferences¶
- 2023: Brasilia, DF, Brazil www.icbo2023.ncor-brasil.org ( proceedings )
- 2022: Ann Arbor, MI, USA icbo-conference.github.io/icbo2022
- 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)
Contact Information¶
Please direct all further questions to icbo-2024@googlegroups.com.