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19th International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW 2008)

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The International Conference on Genome Informatics is the longest-running international bioinformatics conference. It was first held (as Genome Informatics Workshop, hence the acronym GIW) at Kikai Shinko Kaikan (Tokyo) on 3-4 December 1990, just before the start of the Japanese human genome project. This annual conference has grown to bridge theory and experiment, academia and industry, East and West. In recognition of its size and international nature, beginning with GIW 2001 the conference took on the name “International Conference on Genome Informatics” while retaining its established acronym GIW.

GIW was held annually in Japan (Tokyo, later Yokohama) up until and including 2006, at which time its organisation was transferred to the new Association of Asian Societies of Bioinformatics (AASBi). GIW2007 was held in Singapore, and in future the location of GIW will move among AASBi countries.

Bioinformatics Australia, representing the bioinformatics community in Australia, is honoured to host GIW2008. Bioinformatics Australia is organised within AusBiotech, the national peak body in biotechnology.