2012 AGBT Meeting

Now in its 13th year, the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting will be held in Marco Island, Florida, from February 15-18, 2012. This annual gathering is now fully entrenched within the genomics research community, representing the most complete scientific forum for acquiring information about the latest advances in DNA sequencing technologies and their myriad applications. Following its well-regarded routine, the meeting will have daytime plenary sessions that feature keynote speakers, additional invited speakers, and abstract-selected talks. These sessions will highlight cutting-edge research across the full landscape of genomics research. Experimental and computational approaches for effectively utilizing the latest DNA sequencing technologies will be presented during evening concurrent sessions. Also featured again in 2012 will be the annual pre-meeting 'training' workshop that showcases talks on practical applications of these new technologies from experienced practitioners. Please plan to join us in Marco Island for the 2012 AGBT meeting, where the relaxed atmosphere and outstanding science will again provide an exceptional opportunity to meet and interact with scientific leaders from the various disciplines being advanced by large-scale DNA sequencing and genome exploration.

The organizing committee for the 2012 AGBT meeting includes Eric Green (NHGRI/NIH), Elaine Mardis (Washington University School of Medicine), Deanna Church (NCBI/NIH), Ken Dewar (McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre), George Grills (Cornell University), Steven Jones (BC Cancer Agency), Andre Marziali (University of British Columbia), Michael Metzker (Baylor College of Medicine), Chad Nusbaum (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard), Len Pennacchio (LBNL), and Mike Zody (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard).