<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><a href="https://vizbi.org/2017/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vizbi.org/2017/&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNH_uwFv9M27GyGKvI6zuhMbb_H6Og" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">VIZBI 2017</a>, the 8th international meeting on ‘Visualizing Biological Data’, will take place <strong class="">14-16 June 2017</strong> at the <a href="http://sydney.edu.au/perkins" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://sydney.edu.au/perkins&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNHdglM86b8akEjYbsX_1b9RQvDI5Q" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">Charles Perkins Centre</a> in Sydney, Australia, sponsored by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Destination New South Wales, and EMBL-Australia.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><a href="https://vizbi.org/2017/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vizbi.org/2017/&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNH_uwFv9M27GyGKvI6zuhMbb_H6Og" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">VIZBI 2017</a> features keynotes from <a href="http://www.vis.uni-konstanz.de/en/members/keim" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.vis.uni-konstanz.de/en/members/keim&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNFJPG8lEHVIAxZvN_m-mADwmkTt1Q" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">Daniel Keim</a>, <a href="http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~tmm" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~tmm&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNFoUwNtm7BKzdQOmpC1E14O-fdKrA" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">Tamara Munzner</a>, and <a href="http://www.wehi.edu.au/people/drew-berry" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.wehi.edu.au/people/drew-berry&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNGBR0MsBHBBbT_MesxnhImE0bpjkA" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">Drew Berry</a>, and talks from <a href="https://vizbi.org/2017/People/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vizbi.org/2017/People/&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNHy793w_5mrlVWAYswU6PVjutC7OA" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">18 world-leading researchers</a> showcasing visualizations transforming how life scientists view data, and driving key advances in molecular biology, systems biology, biomedical science, and ecology.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">The conference brings together a diverse community, including bioinformaticians, data scientists, computer scientists, and experimentalists, as well as medical illustrators, graphic designers, and graphic artists. <a href="https://vizbi.org/2017/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vizbi.org/2017/&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNH_uwFv9M27GyGKvI6zuhMbb_H6Og" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">VIZBI 2017</a> will be part of <a href="https://www.vividsydney.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.vividsydney.com/&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNFzQD4jAzAx4DIU23bmtxPNkYuTpQ" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">Vivid Sydney</a> - a spectacular festival of light, music, and ideas - strong syngeries between these events give extra incentive to make the trip to Sydney.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">All participants have the opportunity to present a <a href="https://vizbi.org/2017/Posters/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vizbi.org/2017/Posters/&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNEWeZIBkfwE_PwBdN0_nolS1TdkiA" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">poster and a lightning talk</a> describing their work. If you cannot join us in Sydney, you have the option of virtual registration, which allows participation via streaming video and chat.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><strong class="">Tutorial proposals.</strong> Prior to the meeting (June 13), there will also be half-day tutorials on visualization tools & methods. If you are interested in running a tutorial, you are invited to submit a <a href="https://vizbi.org/2017/Tutorials/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vizbi.org/2017/Tutorials/&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNHI7e3-2Bc1PSnVpO3-_iV-jfdGhQ" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">tutorial proposal</a> (deadline: 20 March 2017).</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><strong class="">Sponsorship.</strong> If you are interested in promoting your organization or professional society, a range of <a href="http://vizbi.org/2017/Sponsors" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://vizbi.org/2017/Sponsors&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNHRXRt3QBfhn5Mpweoy327pJR26Bw" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">sponsorship options</a> are also available.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">As with previous meetings, <a href="https://vizbi.org/2017/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vizbi.org/2017/&source=gmail&ust=1492603434785000&usg=AFQjCNH_uwFv9M27GyGKvI6zuhMbb_H6Og" style="color: rgb(126, 87, 194); z-index: 0; position: relative;" class="">VIZBI 2017</a> promises to be an exciting event that will again help raise the standard of data visualization in the life sciences. We hope very much you can join us!</p><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></body></html>