ISB (Biocuration)

Annual International Biocuration Conference

The Annual International Biocuration Conference is a unique event for curators and developers of biological databases to discuss their work, promote collaborations, and foster a sense of community in this very active and growing area of research

Post-COVID, we aim to hold the Annual International Biocuration Conferences in Australia/Asia, North/South America, then Europe/Africa on a rotating basis.

Since 2012, Database: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation has published a yearly Biocuration Virtual Issue with peer-reviewed works from our members attending the Biocuration conference. An example of a DATABASE Biocuration conference report. Read previous articles from past Biocuration conferences here.

18^th Annual International Biocuration Conference

Dates: April 5-9^th, 2025

This will be held at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, US. More information is available here. Some important dates:

1. Workshops: 5-6^th April, 2025
2. Conference: 7-9^th April, 2025

Conference co-organizers: Sofia Robb and Chris Seidel (Stowers Institute for Medical Research).

19^th Annual International Biocuration Conference

The call for bids for the 2026 Biocuration conference in Europe/Africa is now open. This call will remain open until July 31, 2024. Click for proposal details and organizer guidelines. For further inquires about hosting the Annual International Biocuration conference, please email us.

External Events

The ISB would also like to promote conferences relevant to biocuration, please please email us any events you would like us to include on our blog roll. The most recent events are:

• Alliance of Genome Resources Webinar – An Introduction to the AllianceSeptember 19, 2024
  Carol Bult (0000-0001-9433-210X) will present An Introduction to the Alliance on September 19th, 2024. This will cover searching the Alliance, gene pages, and disease pages and will include a Q & A session. This is the first in an ongoing series. Register by September 18 to receive the Zoom URL. You can find the registrationRead More Alliance of Genome Resources Webinar – An Introduction to the Alliance