DIMACS Workshop on Clustering Problems in Biological Networks

May 9 - 11, 2006
DIMACS Center, CoRE Building, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Organizers:

Sergiy Butenko, Texas A&M, butenko@tamu.edu

W. Art Chaovalitwongse, Rutgers University, wchaoval@rci.rutgers.edu

Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, pardalos@ufl.edu

This special focus is jointly sponsored by the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS), the Biological, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences Interfaces Institute for Quantitative Biology (BioMaPS), and the Rutgers Center for Molecular Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry (MB Center).

• Workshop Announcement

• Call for Participation

• Program

• Classification Society of North America 2006 Meeting on Network Data Analysis and Data Mining: Applications in Biology, Computer Science, Intrusion Detection, and Other areas

• Combined Registration Form (Pre-registration deadline: May 2, 2006)
  Use this form if you plan on attending both the Workshop on Clustering Problems in Biological Networks and the Classification Society of North America 2006 Meeting.

  Special Combined Registration Fees*
  	Pre-register before deadline	After pre-registration deadline
  Academic Rate	$275	$290
  Regular Rate	$415	$455
  DIMACS Members, faculty and researchers of DIMACS' partners and affiliates	$90	$100
  Postdocs	$10/day	$15/day
  DIMACS Postdocs	$0	$0
  Non-Local Graduate & Undergraduate students	$10/day	$15/day
  Local Graduate & Undergraduate students (Rutgers & Princeton)	$0	$0
  Tutorial Fee	$25 each tutorial	$35 each tutorial
  Banquet Fee	$50	$60

  (Note: the workshop and CSNA registration fees do not include the banquet or tutorial fees.)

• Registration Form for the Workshop on Clustering Problems Only (Pre-registration deadline: May 2, 2006)
  

  DIMACS Workshop Registration Fees*
  	Pre-register before deadline	After pre-registration deadline
  Academic/nonprofit rate* (Tues. 5/9 / Wed. 5/10** / Thurs. 5/11)	$90/$45**/$70	$100/$50**/$70
  Regular rate (Tues. 5/9 / Wed. 5/10** / Thurs. 5/11)	$150/$75**/$120	$170/$85**/$130
  Postdocs	$10/day	$15/day
  DIMACS Postdocs	$0	$0
  Non-Local Graduate & Undergraduate students	$10/day	$15/day
  Local Graduate & Undergraduate students (Rutgers & Princeton)	$0	$0
  DIMACS members and DIMACS partner institution employees***	$0	$0
  DIMACS long-term visitors****	$0	$0

  * Registration fee to be collected on site, cash, check (payable to Rutgers University), VISA/Mastercard accepted.
  **Wednesday is a half day session.

  Registration fees include participation in the workshop, all workshop materials, breakfast, lunch, breaks and any scheduled social events (if applicable).

  * College/University faculty and employees of nonprofit and government organizations will automatically receive the reduced rate. Other participants may apply for a reduction of fees. They should email their request for the reduced fee to the Workshop Coordinator at workshop@dimacs.rutgers.edu. Include your name, the Institution you work for, your job title and a brief explanation of your situation. All requests for reduced rates must be received before the pre-registration deadline. You will promptly be notified as to the decision about it.

  *** Fees for DIMACS members and for employees of DIMACS partner institutions are waived. DIMACS partner institutions are: Rutgers University, Princeton University, AT&T Labs - Research, Bell Labs, NEC Laboratories America and Telcordia Technologies. Fees for employees of DIMACS affiliate members Avaya Labs, Georgia Institute of Technology, HP Labs, IBM Research, Microsoft Research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Stevens Institute of Technology are also waived.

  ****DIMACS long-term visitors who are in residence at DIMACS for two or more weeks inclusive of dates of workshop.

• Information on Accommodations

• Information on Travel Arrangements

• Parking Permit

  Parking permits will be available at the registration table on the day of the workshop.

  Please park in lot 64 located between the CoRE Building and the Werblin Recreation Center.

• Important Reimbursement Information

  Attendees who have been offered support should keep two rules in mind. Reimbursement for air travel can only be made for travel on US Flag Carriers, REGARDLESS OF COST. (For example, travel on airlines such as United, Continental, USAir, and others that are United States based are allowable. Travel on airlines such as Lufthansa, SAS, Air Canada and other airlines based outside the US cannot be reimbursed by DIMACS.)

  The second rule to keep in mind is to get original receipts for all reimbursable expenses.

• If you're coming from abroad, check the latest visa requirements (they are changing all the time) and get an early start on obtaining a visa.

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