ADVISORY/Bio-ITWorld Returns to Boston March 25-27, 2003.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday Tuesday: see week. - Thursday Thursday: see week. (March 25 - 27) BioITWorld Boston Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. 2003 --(BUSINESS WIRE) Bio-ITWorld Conference & Expo
WHAT: Bio-ITWorld Conference & Expo (www.bioitworldexpo.com),
the event that demonstrates how techology is
transforming life sciences throughout the entire
discovery and development processes
WHERE: Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
WHEN: Conferences and expo: Tuesday, March 25 - Thursday,
March 27, 2003
WHO: Managed by IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com)
HOW: Media registration is in the second level lobby of the
Hynes Convention Center. Please be prepared to present
a photo ID and credentials (details available at
http://www.bioitworldexpo.com/boston03/V33/
index.cvn?id=10126&p_navID=64).
Attendee registration takes place in the second level
lobby. The cost for a Discovery Pass is $50 (free
through March 24); conference passes start at $295.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: -- Exhibit floor featuring leading companies such as AnVil, Avaki, Chemical Computing Group, EMC, HP, IDA Ireland, IBM, LION bioscience, NuGenesis Technologies, Platform Computing, Thermo Electron Corporation, Tripos and many more -- The ALL-NEW Post-Genomic Frontiers Symposium will feature prominent scientists discussing the technologies that are paving the way to a better understanding of human health and disease. March 25 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. -- The ALL-NEW E-Clinical Trials Symposium will feature prominent scientists highlighting technologies which are paving the way to more efficient drug trials, decision-making strategies and the state of the clinical trial management systems marketplace. March 25 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. -- The Bio-ITWorld Venture Summit, hosted by Ernst & Young and IDG Ventures, is an opportunity for young companies in bioinformatics and biotechnology to present their business plans to influential venture capitalists. March 26 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. -- Keynote: "DNA at 50: You're Not Getting Older, You're Getting Better," presented by Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health. March 26 at 10:15 a.m. -- Keynote: "Information-based Medicine: Rx for Healthcare's Future," presented by Dr. Caroline A. Kovac, general manager of IBM Life Sciences. March 26 at 2:00 p.m. -- Keynote: Presented by Dr. Stephen H. Friend, president of Rosetta Inpharmatics and vice president of Molecular Profiling at Merck & Co., Inc. March 27 at 10:15 a.m. -- Feature Presentation: "The Convergence of IT and Life Sciences - An IDC Outlook on the Market," presented by Debra Goldfarb Goldfarb is German for golden color and is the surname of:
group vice president of Worldwide Systems and Life Sciences Research at IDC. March 27 at 1:00 p.m. -- Technology Showcase A showcase, or vitrine, is a glassed-in cabinet or case for displaying delicate or valuable articles such as objects d'art or merchandise in a shop, museum, or house. Demonstrations on the exhibit floor will feature product managers and scientists from leading exhibitors presenting technology solutions to aid research and development -- Birds of a Feather Birds Of a Feather - (BOF) (From the saying "Birds of a feather flock together") An informal discussion group, scheduled on a conference program or formed ad hoc, to consider a specific issue or subject. Meetings (BOFs) invite like-minded like-mind·ed adj. Of the same turn of mind. like-minded Adjective sharing similar opinions Adj. 1. bio-IT professionals to take part in informal discussions about hot topics in the industry. March 26 at 5:00 p.m. -- Best of Show Awards presented in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun. with Bio-ITWorld magazine will be presented during a special cocktail cocktail, short mixed drink originating in the United States and served as an appetizer. It generally has a basis of gin, whisky, rum, or brandy combined with vermouth or fruit juices and often flavored with bitters or grenadine. reception. March 26 at 5:30 p.m. |
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