ICBO Conference Logistics
Conference Questions
If you have questions concerning conference logistics please address them to Barry Smith at <phismith@buffalo.edu> and I will post the responses here.
Please note that each day of the main ICBO conference (July 28-30) begins with a continental breakfast. The other meals provided (lunch on all 3 days, dinner on the first 2 days) include a wide range of choices, including vegetarian options.
Free wifi access will be available in the conference rooms to all ICBO participants.
For logistics information during the conference call (716) 689-6900 (ask for 'ICBO Conference/Ballrooms 1-4).
Taxi and Shuttle Services
Many of the recommended hotels have complimentary shuttle service from Buffalo Airport. (Telephones in baggage claim area.) Taxi fare from Airport to UB North Campus area hotels is around $20.
Logistics Links
- Conference venue
- Map
- Area hotels
- Buffalo airport
- Restaurants in immediate vicinity of conference
- Buffalo restaurants
- Niagara Falls
Registration Desk
Badges, Programs and Proceedings may be picked up at the Registration desk located near the Ballroom (1st floor) of the Marriott (Conference) Hotel. Registration desk hours are as follows:
- Tuesday, July 26: 8:00am – 2:00pm
- Wednesday, July 27: 8:00am – 2:00pm
- Thursday, July 28: 7:15am – 12:00pm
Your ICBO name badge is required in order to gain admission to all conference events, including meals.
Special Topic Sessions
A block of 2 hours, from 3.30 to 5.30pm, has been set aside on Day 2 of the ICBO program - Friday July 29th - to allow scheduling of parallel sessions on special topics. Persons wishing to organize special topic sessions at this or other times within the course of the meeting are invited to post announcements here:
- 1. Day 2 3.30-4.30pm: Working Session on IAO, the Information Artifact Ontology. Convener: Melanie Courtot <mcourtot@gmail.com>. Please check the agenda and register on the IAO wiki
- 2. Day 2 4.30-5.30pm: Working Session on OGMS, the Ontology for General Medical Science. Convener: Albert Goldfain <agoldfain@blue-highway.com>.
Software Demonstrations
Software demonstrations are scheduled as follows:
Day 1 - July 28
- 6:00pm Protein-Centric Connection of Biomedical Knowledge: Protein Ontology (PRO) Research and Annotation Tools
- 6:10pm SHIRAZ and CABERNET: Leveraging Automation, Crowdsourcing, and Ontologies to Improve
the Accuracy and Throughput of Zebrafish Histological Phenotype Annotations
- 6:20pm Biomedical Ontology Matching Using the AgreementMaker System
- 6:30pm Bioportal: Ontologies and Integrated Data Resources at the Click of a Mouse
- 6:40pm Populous: A Tool for Populating an Ontology
Day 2 - July 29
6:00pm The Vitro Integrated Ontology Editor and Semantic Web Application
6:10pm The BioPortal Import Plugin for Protégé
6:20pm The Biomedical Ontology Applications (BOA) Framework
6:30pm The NCBO Annotator: Ontology-Based Annotation as a Web Service
6:40pm OntoFox and its Application in Development of the Brucellosis Ontology
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For participants with posters
Poster printing services in Buffalo are available at:
http://wings.buffalo.edu/print/Posters.html http://crl.ap.buffalo.edu/services/poster.htm
Please check the conference program to see which of the two poster sessions you have been assigned to. You are requested to post your posters at the beginning of the lunch break on the corresponding day. Please ensure that your posters are taken down by lunch the next day if you wish to retrieve them.
Recommended poster size is 36" x 48". Maximum size is 48" x 48". Display boards and pins will be provided.
Print and On-Line Proceedings
All participants will receive a free copy of the print version of the conference proceedings. Details of the on-line proceedings will be made available soon.
Posters
You are strongly recommended to bring your posters with you. In emergencies, you can order printing of posters in advance for collection from University Print Services, which is located on Winspear Avenue, a short campus bus ride from the North Campus. Further information is available from (716) 829-3528, extension 13.
