Announcement and Call For Speaker Proposals

We invite you to submit a speaking proposal for consideration by our Advisory Committee for the 7th Annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, April 27-29, 2009 at the World Trade Center in Boston, MA. Please respond by October 15, 2008.

Click here to submit a speaking proposal.
Click here to register for a special early-bird discounted rate.

Since its debut in 2002, the annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo has established itself as a premier event showcasing the myriad applications of IT and informatics to biomedical research and the drug discovery enterprise. The 2009 program will feature best practice case studies and joint partner presentations relevant to the technologies, research, and regulatory issues of life science, pharmaceutical, clinical and IT professionals. Spanning three days, the meeting includes parallel conference tracks dedicated to:

Concurrent Tracks

	TRACK 1:	IT Infrastructure & Operations Prepare, acquire, manage, integrate, and analyze data and IT infrastructure/operation activities including HTS, biomedical research, and platform & storage design.
	TRACK 2:	Informatics for Genomic Medicine Apply informatics tools, science and statistics to extract the most knowledge from medical and clinical data for genome analysis, biomarker detection, and target discovery.
	TRACK 3:	Predictive and in silico Science Use of model-simulated therapeutics, in silico tools, drug discovery and development, and predictive bio-simulations & models to explore and understand chemical and biological systems.
	TRACK 4:	Computational Chemistry Interplay of informatics in the storing, retrieving, analyzing, and utilizing of chemical and biological data for molecular modeling, docking, structure-based design, pharmacophore, and QSAR prediction models.
	TRACK 5:	Clinical and Medical Informatics Role IT solutions, theoretical knowledge and social infrastructure have in allowing for efficient gathering and analysis of clinical data.
	TRACK 6:	eHealth Solutions Integrating life sciences, IT and general healthcare to support the care delivery process and innovative R&D of next generation health IT and personalized medicine solutions.

This meeting is designed to be highly interactive with lectures, panel discussions, and various receptions as a way to facilitate networking opportunities and hearing differing views and perspectives on poignant issues facing the industry today. If you are interested in speaking or moderating, please click here to submit a speaking proposal.

Please note that due to limited speaking slots, preference is given to pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Additionally, as per the program policy, a select number of vendors/consultants who provide products and services to these biopharmaceutical companies are offered opportunities for podium presentation slots based on a variety of Corporate Sponsorships.

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For questions or suggestions about the meeting, please contact:
Cindy Crowninshield
Conference Director
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
781-354-0120
ccrowninshield@healthtech.com

For sponsorship and exhibit sales information, contact:
Katelin Fitzgerald
Manager, Business Development
781-972-5458
kfitzgerald@healthtech.com

or

Ilana Schwartz
Manager, Business Development
781-972-5457
ischwartz@healthtech.com