Breakout Session
This will be allocated a conference session (one track in a parallel track format) of usually 1, 1.5, or 2 hours. Topics should be novel with little overlap with main InCoB 2025 session topics. We invite proposals ranging from standards, education, funding, and publishing to bioinformatics approaches covering complex diseases of interest and merit to conference participants. Talks should not exceed 20 min and should be followed by 10 min discussion time, unless the format of the session is panel discussion. To add value to participants and speakers, proposals (excluding panel discussion) that commit to peer-reviewed post-conference publications will be preferred. Session organizers and speakers/panel members, who agree to participate, acknowledge that InCoB 2025 does not provide any financial or in-kind support for breakout sessions, including APBioNET travel grants. Limited organizational support for example, access to Openreview and virtual room(s) will be provided.
- Title and one A4 page summary including justification why the proposed topic is of relevance for InCoB 2025 audience
- Short description of prior experience in organizing a breakout session, symposium or conference.
For talk-based breakout sessions:
- Names of speakers, incl. affiliation and email address
- Tentative title of talks and 3-5 lines of content description
- Proof that proposed speakers agree to participate and s/he will cover registration fee, and any author processing fees if the proposal is accepted for publication.
For panel discussion-based breakout sessions:
- Names, affiliation and email addresses of panellists
- Name, affiliation and email address of moderator
- Proof that proposed panel member/moderator agree to participate and s/he will cover registration fee if the proposal is successful.
Workshop/Tutorial
We invite proposals for workshops or tutorials. which will be for a maximum of 4-hour duration each (inclusive of breaks). The workshop/tutorials will be open to all registered conference attendees. We welcome proposals across a broad range of topics and levels (basic to advanced). The proposal must be prepared following the template available here:
Submitting your proposal:
The submitting author will need to sign up to Openreview first:
Submit your proposal as a single PDF file here:
Submissions will be evaluated by program committee members to eliminate overlap with regular session topics, merit and interest for InCoB 2025 audience, quality and completeness of the submitted proposal, prior experience of the proposers in organizing a breakout session or a conference, and potential to stimulate active discussion and interest in the APBioNET communities.