Informatics for Phylogenetics, Evolution, and Biodiversity (iEvoBio)

The Call for Abstracts for Full Talks was open from Feb 16 to March 25, 2011, and is now closed. Accepted talks will be 15 minutes in length and will be presented during the full talk sessions in the morning of each of the two conference days, following the day's keynote presentation.  Full talks are expected to fall within the scope of the conference (see below), but can otherwise vary widely in subject.  The suitable topics are not limited in any way by the theme of the iEvoBio Challenge.

The number of full talk slots available in the program is limited, and is likely to be far exceeded by the number of submissions. Abstracts should thus contain sufficient detail to allow reviewers to judge the merit of a submission for a full talk versus the alternative of a Lightning Talk slot. 

The Call for Lightning Talks has opened on April 29, 2011, and will close on the morning of the first day of the conference, unless the track fills up before. Lightning talks are short presentations of 5 minutes. They are ideal for drawing the attention of the audience to new developments, tools, and resources, or to subsequent events where more in-depth information can be obtained. They will be part of the interactive afternoon program on both conference days. Review and acceptance of lightning talks will be on a rolling basis. Reviewers will judge whether a submission is in scope of the conference (see below).

The Call for Software Bazaar entries will open in May 2011 and close on the morning of the first day of the conference (unless the track fills up early). Software Bazaar entries are live demonstrations of software on a laptop. This session takes the place of a poster session, and will be between 1.5-2 hours in duration. Conference attendees will be able to walk from one demonstration to the next and open a conversation with the presenters. The Software Bazaar is part of the interactive afternoon program on the first conference day. Review and acceptance of Software Bazaar submissions will be on a rolling basis. Reviewers will judge whether an entry is in scope of the conference (see below).

Desired scope: All submissions should be in the area of informatics aimed at advancing research in phylogenetics, evolution, and biodiversity, including new tools, cyberinfrastructure development, large-scale data analysis, and visualization. The scope for Challenge entries is narrower - they are also expected to respond to the 2011 iEvoBio Challenge.

Types of contributions: There are 5 kinds of contributed content that iEvoBio will feature: 1) Full talks (15 mins long), 2) Lightning talks (5 mins long), 3) Challenge entries, 4) Software bazaar demonstrations, and 5) Birds-of-a-Feather gatherings. The Call for Challenge entries is documented separately, and Challenge submissions as well as Birds-of-a-Feather proposals do not use this OCS site.

Author Guidelines

For Full Talks, submissions consist of a title and an abstract at most 1 page long. The abstract should provide an overview of the talk's subject. As the number of program slots for full talks is limited, the abstract should give enough detail so reviewers can decide whether the submission merits a full talk or whether it should be moved to a Lightning Talk session. If the subject of the talk is a specific software component for use by the research community, the abstract must state the license and give the URL where the source code is available so reviewers can verify that the open-source requirement is met.

The abstract should be uploaded as a file in Portable Document Format (PDF, strongly preferred) or plain text format. The uploaded document should include title, authors, author affiliations, and references as applicable.

Note that Full Talk abstracts that after review cannot be accepted due to the limited number of slots in the program, but are otherwise eligible, will normally require resubmission to the track chosen by the author as alternative (e.g., the Lightning Talk track) to be accepted for presentation.

For Lightning Talks, submissions consist of a title and an abstract at most 1 page long. The abstract should provide an overview of the talk's subject. Reviewers will judge whether a submission is within scope of the conference (see above). If applicable, the abstract must also state the license and give the URL where the source code is available so reviewers can verify that the open-source requirement is met.

The abstract should be uploaded as a file in Portable Document Format (PDF, strongly preferred) or plain text format. The uploaded document should include title, authors, author affiliations, and references as applicable.

For Software Bazaar entries, submissions consist of a title, which will typically be the name of the software (or visualization method) being presented, the URL of a website where more information about the software can be obtained, and the license under which the source code is available. The provided website must contain a link to where the source code (and possibly binaries) can be downloaded. If it is not obvious from the provided website, the submission must describe what the software does. Reviewers will judge whether a submission is within scope of the conference, and need to be able to verify whether the open-source requirement is met.

The submission should be uploaded as a plain text file (preferred), or in Portable Document Format (PDF) format.

Software Bazaar presenters are expected to bring their own laptops for presentation, and any auxiliary devices necessary (such as a mouse). Power will be available at the presentation tables (110V/60Hz, US-style plugs; international presenters need to bring a suitable adaptor). Please let the Organizing Committee know as much in advance as possible if you expect to have unusually high demands for wireless network bandwidth. Note that commercial marketing activities are not permitted -- presenters wishing to promote commercial or proprietary services or products should contact the Evolution conference about exhibitor space.

Review Policies:

Full talk abstracts are reviewed by 2-3 independent reviewers for 3 criteria: 1) Is the abstract within the conference's desired areas of topics or not? 2) To what degree does the submission merit a full talk, versus the alternative of a lightning talk? 3) Are the open-source requirements met if the submission concerns a specific piece of software for use by the research community?

Lightning talk abstracts are reviewed by 1-2 independent reviewers and an organizing committee member for 2 criteria: 1) Is the abstract within the conference's desired areas of topics or not? 2) Are the open-source requirements met if the submission concerns a specific piece of software for use by the research community?

Software Bazaar entries are reviewed by 1-2 independent reviewers and/or an organizing committee member for 2 criteria: 1) Is the software to be presented within the conference's desired areas of topics or not? 2) Are the open-source requirements met?

Submissions for this conference were closed on 2011-06-20.