*Call for Presentations* <>INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM *ON** WEB SERVICES FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY **AND BIOINFORMATICS* *May 26 & 27, 2005 **Sponsored by Sun Microsystems** Organized by Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI)* *At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University** Location: Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Conference Facilities** Donaldson Brown Hotel & Conference Center*<>* Blacksburg, Virginia *The deadline for submission of the Call for Presentations is January 31, 2005. Please feel free to forward this message. This Call is soliciting presentations for the* /International Symposium on Web Services for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics/. *An increasing number of groups are providing access to data and computational resources through web services. Through providing this access, challenges can occur for hardware, software, and system management, which need to be resolved for web services to be successful. Also, the number of deployed web applications in the field of Computational Biology is increasing; thereby, leading to scientific results generated through the use of distributed resources.** We are looking for contributions in the following areas: * Architecture (SGE, Portals Architectures, Open Grid) * Technical Issues (Scheduling, Economics/Accounting/Cost Recovery, Security) * Web Service-Based Applications * Scientific Results Using Web Service-Based Applications The expected length of each presentation will be 30 minutes. If you would like to present, please provide the following information: * Title of Presentation// * Abstract (300 words)// * Contact Information // * Short Biography (150 words or less)// * Audio/Visual Requirements// The deadline for submission of the Call for Presentations is January 31, 2005. Please send your information or questions to *webconference@vbi.vt.edu* <mailto:webconference@vbi.vt.edu>. All applicants will be notified of acceptance of their presentation by February 28, 2005.