Subject: Suprcomputing in Life Sciences meeting

From: [email-masked] (Dr. Dave Winkler)
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 10:19:45 +1000

Following our successful first ever Australian Symposium , CSIRO
Supercomputing Support Group is organising the Second CSIRO Symposium on

            "COMPUTATIONAL CHALLENGES IN LIFE SCIENCES"
                        5-7 February 1996
                      Melbourne, Australia

Aim of the Symposium:
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To bring together CSIRO and other researchers in the life sciences to hear
about and discuss current trends in computational approaches to complex
biological problems.

Expected Outcome:
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Attendees wiil gain a better understanding of the capabilities and current
applicability of advanced computational systems to life sciences research.

Venue:
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Theatres 1 & 2
SEECS Building
Melbourne University
221 Bouverie Street
Carlton, Victoria 3053
Australia

Symposium Topics:
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    1. Nervous system modelling and simulation
    2. Organ and organism modelling: virtual plants, visible man
    3. Bioinformatics
    4. Drug design, biochemistry, molecular biology
    5. Imaging methods and interpretation techniques: x-ray, NMR, MR imaging,
       etc; 3D and 4D visualisation

Full details and registration form is available at:

http://www.mel.dit.csiro.au/LifeSci/cfp.html

Cheers,

Dave

Dr. David A. Winkler                            Voice: 61-3-542-2244
Principal Research Scientist                    Fax:   61-3-543-8160
CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers        CSIRO: http://www.csiro.au
Private Bag 10,Rosebank MDC, Clayton, Australia       http://www.chem.csiro.au