Sixth International Conference on Bioinformatics InCoB2007 HKUST, Hong Kong Hanoi, Vietnam and Nansha, PR China InCoB An APBioNet Meeting
InCoB Satellite Venue in VNU, Hanoi, Vietnam

InCoB History Programme Speakers Committees Registration Competitions Sponsorships Venues HKUST Event 1 Getting around HK HKUST Meals HKSTP GalaDinner Hanoi Event 2 Nansha Event 3 Call for Participation Submission Reviewers Planning your trip:FAQs Endorsed by Supported by HongKong Event Sponsored by Hanoi Event Sponsored by Nansha Event Sponsored by Publication Partners Internet2 Partners

UNESCO-IUBMB-FAOBMB-APBioNet Bioinformatics Training Workshop of InCoB 2007 20-31 August 2007 Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Viet Nam. A satellite event of the 6th InCoB 2007 Sponsored by UNESCO, IUBMB, FAOBMB and APBioNet. Hosted by IBT and VNU, Hanoi. The First UNESCO-IUBMB-FAOBMB-APBioNet Bioinformatics Training Workshop of InCoB 2007 was held in Hanoi, from 20th to 31st August 2007 at the Cau Giay Campus, Vietnam National University. This Workshop had two phases: Phase 1 consists of training, tutorial and hands-on conducted by international faculty, and Phase 2 from 27th - 30th August, a videocasting of lectures, keynote sessions and plenary sessions from the InCoB 2007 main conference in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Registration for the Hanoi Training Course made directly with the Institute of Biotechnology. Registration Form (English) (CLOSED) For Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar applicants, please fill in and return it to the secretariat: incob6hanoi@ibt.ac.vn. (Limited places for full UNESCO travel fellowship - for return air tickets of economy class, accommodation and meals per diems during the stay in Hanoi) Announcement Brochure and Registration Form (Vietnamese): For Participants from Vietnam to the Hanoi Bioinformatics Workshop 20-31st August 2007 List of Participants (preliminary list) Programme Schedule(subject to modification) UNESCO Travel Sponsorship. Please send enquiries or application forms to Professor Le Tran Binh, Director IBT. (binh --at-- ibt.ac.vn) Course Material: Please download and print. Demonstration of a teaching platform The ASEAN COST SubCommittee on Biotechnology (SCB) has endorsed this training course as an ASEAN activity during the 36th SCB Meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam. The Conference Component was launched by the Rector, Coltech, VNU, Professor Nyugen Huu Cuc. Joint Opening Ceremony and Welcome Speech (28th August 2007 simultaneously in Hong Kong and Hanoi) Local Organising Chairman: Le Tran Binh, PhD. Director Institute of Biotechnology (IBT) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Rd, Cau Giay, Hanoi, VietNam Tel./Fax.: +844 7564691 International Course Faculty USA Dr Chuong Huynh Senior Bioinformatics Consultant National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), USA Email address is huynh --at-- ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Sweden Dr Martti Tammi Assistant Professor Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm and National University of Singapore A member of the S* Alliance Email address is martti.tammi --at-- cgb.ki.se Singapore Dr Tan Tin Wee Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry, YLL School of Medicine National University of Singapore A founding member of the S* Alliance Chair, Education Committee, ASEAN Virtual Institute of Science and Technology Email address is tinwee --at-- bic.nus.edu.sg Teaching Assistants Vietnam Vo Cam Quy Collaborative Bioinformatics Laboratory Faculty of Biology University of Natural Sciences Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Email address is vcquy --at-- hcmuns.edu.vn Vietnam Cam Thi Ngoc Phuong Collaborative Bioinformatics Laboratory, Faculty of Biology University of Natural Sciences Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Email address is ctnphuong --at-- hcmuns.edu.vn Course Coordination Details Course Advisory Committee Dr Tan Tin Wee, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore; APBioNet Secretariat; InCoB organiser Dr Khoo Hoon Eng, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore; Immediate Past FAOBMB Secretary General and Chairperson, Education Committee, FAOBMB Dr Le Tran Binh, Director, Institute of Biotechnology, Hanoi, Vietnam. Dr Susan Hamilton, Professor, University of Queensland; Chairperson, Education Committee, IUBMB. InCoB2007 Satellite Venue in Hanoi The InCoB2007 conference sessions will be transmitted live from HKUST to Hanoi via the high speed Internet TEIN2 link made possible by AIT Internet video conferencing team led by Asia's Internet pioneer, Professor Kanchana Kanchanasut and AIT visiting researcher, Dr Yasuo Tsuchimoto and Andrey Kuprianov. This Videocasting forms part of the first phase of events leading to the formation of the ASEAN CanalAVIST, the video channel for science and technology education in ASEAN, a project of the ASEAN Virtual Institute of Science and Technology. TEIN2 is phase 2 of the TransEurasian Information Network interconnecting Hong Kong with Hanoi and the Asian Institute of Technology. Contact: Professor Kanchana Kanchanasut. Technical Coordination Details Hong Kong Link Mr Charles Choy, Senior Network Engineer ITSC, HKUST Email address is ccchoy --at-- ust.hk Tel: +852-23586208 Hanoi Link Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Binh Assoc Professor, Dept of Software Engineering, Faculty of IT Vice Rector of College of Technology (ColTech) Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi 144 Xuan Thuy Road, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: +844 7549427 Email: nnbinh --at-- vnu.edu.vn . Professor Le Tran Binh Director Institute of Biotechnology Hoang Quoc Viet 18, Cau Giay, Hanoi, VIET NAM Phone: 84-47564691 Fax: 84-48363144 Email: binh __at__ ibt.ac.vn Thailand AIT Engineering Team Professor Kanchana Kanchanasut Director, InterLab, Asian Institute of Technology PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand Telephone: +66 2 524 5703 Fax: +66 2 524 6618 Email:Kanchana --at__ ait.ac.th, kk --at== cs.ait.ac.th Website: http://www.interlab.ait.ac.th   Andrey Kuprianov Internet Education and Research Laboratory (IntERLab) Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Email: andrey --at-- ait.ac.th Website: http://www.interlab.ait.ac.th Technical Details Common Requirements Hardware: 1. During the actual demo : microphone attached to either sender or receiver PC/laptop will have an echo canceller. An audio device similar to or same as Polycom Communicator for Skype is a great solution (To be discussed thoroughly later on) 2. During tests : use headphones to avoid extensive echo. 3. One powerful PC should handle both DVTS and Mobile VClass media processing. However, if unavailable use 2 PCs/laptops separately for DVTS and Mobile VClass. (To be discussed thoroughly later on) Software: 1. Windows XP 2. Mobile VClass (http://vclass.uni.net.th) 2.1 Mobile VClass requires installation of JRE 5.0 (http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp) and JMF 2.1.1e (http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/2.1.1/download.html) 2.2 Installation must be done in the following order: JRE and then JMF 2.3 [important] During installation of JMF tick "Permit writing local files from an applet" option 3. DVTS (http://www.sfc.wide.ad.jp/DVTS/software/win2000/) 3.1. During installation just click 'Next' all the way through. 4. By default, Mobile VClass uses GSM audio codec to save on bandwidth. 4.1. Try switching to the uLaw codec next time for better sound quality. 4.2. Before loging into Mobile VC, go to Classroom->Configure menu and under Audio Codecs area select uLaw Codec. Then click OK to apply. 4.3. Do not switch to JPEG video codec as it is really CPU consuming. 4.4. Echo cancellation can be achieved by using a Polycom Communicator or avoiding any feedback loop during the transmission. Wherever possible, if you are not sending audio, switch off the microphone. Try switching on the microphone only when you are sending audio. Sender-Side Requirements Software: 1. When DVTS is running in "DV Send" section 1.1 Enter IPv4 address in "Destination" 1.2 Select your camera from DV combo box and 1.3 Click "Start Send" 1.4 [optional] Select "Preview Monitor" to view your local video while sending 1.5 [optional] If multicast address is used, make sure "TTL" value is set accordingly Hardware : 1. DV camera + PC/laptop with FireWire(IEEE1394) interface Receiver-Side Requirements Software: 1. When DVTS is running in "DV Receive" section 1.1 Click on "Start Receive" button and wait for video stream to arrive Section 1.2 [optional] If multicast is used to receive DVTS video, enter multicast IPv4 address in the "Multicast" section and press "Join", instead of "Start Receive" Hardware: 1. Common USB web camera 2.0 (preferred) or 1.3 megapixels VClass Login Details Before you start, please make sure you have the following set up with the various collaborating parties. Sender-Side: 1. Username: hkust**** Password: ********* Login Type: Staff**** 2. Browse to http://vclass.uni.net.th/ and login to VClass. After login : 2.1 Click on "Classes" in toolbar 2.2 Click "Manage" button 2.3 Click on "Mobile VClass" link on your left 2.4 Find Open Mobile VClass link to run Mobile VClass 3. Mobile VClass will run, provided JRE 5.0 and JMF 2.1.1e were correctly installed. 4. Network requirements are simple: your network's firewall (or even your personal firewall) should not block any TCP/UDP traffic above port 1024 for both incoming and outgoing packets. 5. When using Mobile VClass, you have to install webcam first, followed by Java Runtime Environment 5.0 (JRE), and then Java Media Framework 2.1.1e (JMF). Then obtain an account from the server side operator, which you will use to login to VClass and Mobile VClass. 6. For echo cancellation, which is important for sound quality, you can use a polycom communicator speakerphone for echo cancellation. See http://www.polycom.com/usa/en/products/voice/mobile/communicator_c100.html . Receiver-Side: 1. Username: vnu**** Password: ********** Login Type: Student**** 2. Browse to http://vclass.uni.net.th/ and login to VClass. After login : 2.1 Click on "Courses" in toolbar 2.2 Click the course name ("InCoB2007") 2.3 Click on "Mobile VClass" link on your left 2.4 Find "Open Mobile VClass" link to run Mobile VClass 3. Mobile VClass will run, provided JRE 5.0 and JMF 2.1.1e were correctly installed. 4. VNU's router IP is 203.191.49.73 at Coltech How to set up transmission site Sending side needs a CV camera. Attach Firewire cable from camera to PC/Laptop using Firewire Interface (IEEE1394) A small firewire interface is typically found on most DV cameras (looks very much like a small USB interface) Once connected, get the DVTS software from http://www.sfc.wide.ad.jp/DVTS/software/win2000/, and install. Start DVTS which will be used to start sending video/audio stream. How to set up a transmission server Use a separate PC and run the following software: DVSEND How to set up a receiver Requirements: Any PC running WindowsX. Software: Download ___ Software from http://________/ and install. Device: a simple web camera. 2 megapx would be great. Configurations: ______ Installing Mobile VClass PPT guide on installing mobile vclass