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To: chemistry-request at ccl.net
Date: Mon Jan 22 19:24:20 2007
Subject: 07.06.18 Fourth Joint Sheffield Conference on Chemoinformatics, U Sheffield, UK
Fourth Joint Sheffield Conference on Chemoinformatics: Second Call for Papers 18th-20th June 2007 University of Sheffield http://cisrg.shef.ac.uk/shef2007/ The Chemical Structure Association Trust and the Molecular Graphics and Modelling Society announce their Fourth Joint Sheffield Conference on Chemoinformatics. The conference will be held in The Octagon Centre and the Stephenson and Tapton Halls of Residence, University of Sheffield, UK, from 18th-20th June 2007. Offers of papers are welcomed in all aspects of chemoinformatics. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): * High-Throughput Screening, including: assay quality control; design of screening collections; systems based design * Virtual Screening including, including: docking and pharmacophore analysis, similarity and clustering methods; machine learning * Computational Methods for Lead Identification and Optimisation including: modelling and structure-activity methods; structure-based design; ADMET prediction * New Algorithms and Technologies including: data mining; searching methods; distributed processing; data handling and visualisation; * Case Histories, incorporating practical experience of any of the above The programme will have space for ca. two dozen oral presentations, and there will also be extensive opportunities for poster presentations. Authors wishing to submit a paper should send a title and abstract by 31st January 2007 to cheminf2007(0)sheffield.ac.uk , stating whether they wish to be considered for an oral or for a poster presentation. Submissions will be selected as either oral contributions or posters by the Organising Committee, with notification of acceptance by 28th February 2007. In selecting papers for oral presentation, the Committee will seek to achieve a balance between the various areas of the subject and between new methodologies and successful applications of existing techniques. Preliminary details of the conference are available at http://cisrg.shef.ac.uk/shef2007/ . Registration and programme information will appear there shortly.NOTE THAT E-MAIL ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN MODIFIED!!!