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Exhibit
& Keynote Pass is FREE until April 25th!
Click
here to register for the Bio-IT World Conference &
Expo Exhibit & Keynote Pass
Your Educational & Networking Guide to:
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Network with 1,500+ Delegates
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65+ Exhibit Booths
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Hear 30+ Technology and Scientific Presentations
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3 Plenary Keynotes & 1 Keynote Panel
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3 Days of Exhibit Hall Access
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Bio-IT World Networking Reception
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Connect with Attendees Using CHI’s Intro-Net
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Vendor Theater Presentations
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Play the Exhibit Hall “Match Game” for a chance to win an IPOD Video
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See the Winners of the following 2008 Awards: Benjamin Franklin, Best
of Show, Best Practices
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View Who’s Who & What’s New in the Exhibit Hall
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MONDAY, APRIL 28
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4:00
– 5:00pm Plenary Keynote: Informatics: Integration
& Convergence
John Reynders, Ph.D., Vice President & Chief
Information Officer, Johnson & Johnson, Pharma
R&D |
5:00- 7:00 Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall -
Drop off a business card at the CHI Sales booth for a chance to win 1 of 2 iPod Videos |
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TUESDAY, APRIL 29
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8:15-9:00am Plenary Keynote: Drug Development: Evolving Challenges and Opportunities
Joshua Boger, Ph.D., President & Chief Executive Officer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
9:00-9:30 Keynote Presentation: 2008 Benjamin Franklin Award
Robert Gentleman, Ph.D., Head of Program in Computational Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
9:30-10:50 Coffee Break, Exhibits, Poster Viewing & Vendor Theater Presentations
5:15-6:15pm 2008 Best of Show Awards/Reception in the Exhibit Hall
7:00 Bio-IT World’s Best Practices Awards/Dinner
(Additional fee required to attend. Please see
below.)
6:15 Exhibit Hall Closes
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
8:00-8:45am Keynote Introduction:
Ron Ranauro, President and CEO, GenomeQuest, Inc.
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Personalized Genetics: Advancements & Driving Change
Linda Avey, co-Founder, 23andMe, Inc. |
8:45-9:45 Keynote Panel: The Future of Personal Genomics: A plenary panel discussion featuring:
George Church, Ph.D., Professor of Genetics and Director of the Center for Computational Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Dietrich Stephan, Ph.D., Co-founder and Chief Science Offi cer, Navigenics, Inc.
Jeffrey M. Drazen, M.D., Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine; Distinguished
Parker B. Francis Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Fred D. Ledley, M.D., Professor and Chair, Bentley College; Founder and Chairman, My Genome
John Halamka, M.D., M.S., CIO, Harvard Medical School
Linda
Avey, co-Founder, 23andMe, Inc.
9:45am-2:00pm Exhibit Hall Opens
9:45-10:45 Coffee Break, Exhibit Viewing, Vendor Theater Presentations, and Poster Competition in the Exhibit Hall
12:30-2:00pm Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall
2:00 Exhibit Hall Closes
Best
Practices Dinner Awards
The quality and breadth of the
2008 Bio-IT World Best Practices competition surpassed all
expectations, with a record 55 entries. Please join us for the VIP
Gala Awards Dinner and share in the excitement as prestigious awards are presented to recognize teams
for their outstanding innovations and excellence. This is a premium networking opportunity to meet senior
executives and researchers who represent the best of bio-IT. Join editors and keynotes and meet the
Best Practices winners at the Awards dinner, April 29.
For details please click
here or send an email to Marketing_CHMG@chimediagroup.com.
* The dinner is $85 to Attend
Click
here to register for the Bio-IT World Conference &
Expo Exhibit & Keynote Pass
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