Tutorials and Classes
Tutorials and classes to be co-located with the International Conference on Biomedical Ontology, July 24-26, 2009
- 1. Half-day tutorials
- 2. Two-day classes
- 3. Registration fees and accommodation details
Half-Day Tutorials
July 20: Morning
- Fabian Neuhaus (NIST): Formal Methods for Biologists; also offered as part of 2-day class on Spatial Ontology and Qualitative Reasoning
July 20: Afternoon
- Mathias Brochhausen (IFOMIS): The Ontology of Paleobiology
July 21: Morning
- Colin Batchelor (Royal Society of Chemistry): An Introduction to Chemistry Ontology
July 21: Afternoon
- Possible excursion to Niagara Falls
July 22: Morning
- Barry Smith (Buffalo): Introduction to Basic Formal Ontology; also offered as part of 2-day class From Basic Formal Ontology to the Information Artifact Ontology
July 22: Afternoon
- Olivier Bodenreider (National Library of Medicine): An Introduction to Biomedical Ontology
- Werner Ceusters (Buffalo): Introduction to Referent Tracking: also offered as part of 2-day class From Basic Formal Ontology to the Information Artifact Ontology
July 23: Morning
- Natasha Noy (Stanford University) Using Protégé to develop biomedical ontologies collaboratively
July 23: Afternoon
- David Osumi-Sutherland (Flybase / Gene Ontology Consortium): The OBO-Edit Ontology Developer's Environment: A Practical Introduction
Two-Day Classes
July 20-21
Randall Dipert and Neil Williams (Buffalo): The Ontology of Events, Powers and Dispositions
Thomas Bittner, Maureen Donnelly and Fabian Neuhaus (Buffalo): Spatial Ontology and Qualitative Reasoning
July 22-23
Werner Ceusters (Buffalo), Alan Ruttenberg (Science Commons) and Barry Smith (Buffalo): From Basic Formal Ontology to the Information Artifact Ontology
David Hershenov (Buffalo): Metaphysical Foundations of Biomedical Ethics
Registration Fees
Regisrtation fees for participation in the above are as follows:
For payment on or before June 15
- $40 per tutorial
- $100 for any 3 tutorials
- $200 for all 7 tutorials
- $100 per 2-day class
For payment after June 15
- $75 per tutorial
- $150 for any 3 tutorials
- $300 for all 7 tutorials
- $250 per 2-day class
Please note that space is limited for all events, and early registration is advised.
For information regarding available scholarships for students and early-career scientists (= less than five years from completion of PhD) please write to ontology@buffalo.edu.
For information regarding accommodation see here: http://icbo.buffalo.edu/AreaHotels.pdf
Registration information for University at Buffalo students can be found here: UB Student Registration.