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Speaking Proposals Are Now Being Accepted For the 2010 Event!

Since its debut in 2002, the annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo has established itself as a premier event showcasing the myriad applications of IT and informatics to biomedical research and the drug discovery enterprise. Over 1,500 delegates representing 24 countries have gathered yearly to attend 140 technology and scientific presentations and view an expansive exhibit hall of 75+ companies. Bio-IT World Conference & Expo continues its exceptional series of educational programming through a partnership with BIOTECHNICA. 

The Second Annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo EUROPE program will offer four conference tracks that span 1.5 days each. They will feature best practice case studies relevant to the technologies, research, and regulatory issues of life science, pharmaceutical, clinical and IT professionals. If you have a novel and innovative talk appropriate for one of these tracks, we would love to hear from you!

Conference Tracks:

	TRACK 1:	IT Infrastructure: Building for Scalability and Storage  Explore the technical requirements for efficient data storage, management, and movement.
	TRACK 2:	Next-Generation Sequencing Data Management Understand Next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms, their prominent role in biological research and how IT tools of data management, storage, and analysis must be addressed.
	TRACK 3:	IT Infrastructure: Supporting Open Source, Semantic Web, Wikis and Social Networks  Explore architecture, libraries, quality and reliability, licensing, and intellectual property issues as they relate to system, program and application software.
	TRACK 4:	Data Integration and Knowledge Management  Transform and manage data from -omics technologies, biomarker discovery and systems biology to improve R&D productivity and decision making across the organization.

This meeting is designed to be highly interactive with lectures and panel discussions to facilitate networking opportunities and hearing differing views and perspectives on poignant issues facing you and your peers. If you are interested in speaking or moderating, please click here to submit a speaking proposal.  

The deadline for submission is 26 March, 2010.

Please note that due to limited speaking slots, preference is given to pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Additionally, as per the program policy, a select number of technology services/solutions providers and consultancies are offered opportunities for podium presentation slots based on a variety of Corporate Sponsorships. 

For questions or suggestions about the meeting, please contact: 
Edel O’Regan
Vice President, Production
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
Phone: (+1) 781.972.5423
Email: eoregan@healthtech.com

Mary Ann Brown
Conference Director
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
Phone: (+1) 781.972.5497
Email: mabrown@healthtech.com 

Micah Lieberman
Conference Director
Cambridge Healthtech Institute 
Phone: (+1) 541.482.4709
Email: mlieberman@healthtech.com

For sponsorship and exhibit sales information, contact: 
Katelin Fitzgerald
Manager, Business Development
Phone: (+1) 781.972.5458
Email: kfitzgerald@healthtech.com 

About Bio-IT World
Bio-IT World (www.bio-itworld.com), the flagship publication of Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI), is the leading source of news on technology and strategic innovation in drug discovery, development and clinical trials. Bio-IT World's focus is increasingly one that explores the tools and results of "predictive biology" as the industry adapts to the new world of "personalized medicine." Bio-IT World has won 34 national and regional awards, more than any other magazine covering the life sciences industry. Bio-IT World, part of Cambridge Healthtech Media Group--a division of CHI--also produces a comprehensive, continually updated website, topic-specific briefings, white papers, webcasts, podcasts, conferences, and the Bio-IT World Best Practices Awards. Established in 2001, the magazine is based in Needham, Mass.

About Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI)
Founded in 1992, Cambridge Healthtech Institute (www.chicorporate.com) is the industry leader offering the preeminent source of information to the leading researchers and business experts from top pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic organizations. Delivering an assortment of resources such as events, reports, publications and eNewsletters, CHI's portfolio of products include Cambridge Healthtech Institute Events, BioPharma Strategy Series, Barnett International, Insight Pharma Reports, Marketing Services, and Cambridge Healthtech Media Group.