BIBE 2010

Dear Colleagues and Friends,
Welcome to the 10th international conference on "Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE-2010)." The conference is sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the leading professional association for the advancement of technology with more than 375,000 members in over 160 countries, and co-sponsored by IEEE's Computer Society.

As a conference series, 'Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE)' represents a venue where scientists of diverse backgrounds can see, discuss and explore advances, research opportunities and challenges in the disciplines of Bioinformatics and Bioengineering. This will mark the 10th annual installment of the conference and will take place between May 31 and June 03 2010 in the city of Philadelphia, in the United States.

The boundaries separating various disciplines continue to melt away. At the same time, such inter-disciplinary activities have, we believe, far-reaching implications for the society at large. Acknowledging this point and in order to help seed fruitful collaborations, we will be hosting the conference at a Medical School, a first for this conference series. 'Bioinformatics & Bioengineering 2010' will be held at Jefferson University, the second oldest medical school/hospital in the United States, who has generously offered access to their campus facilities.

We will complement the celebration of the conference's 10th anniversary by covering a wide spectrum of important topics in Bioinformatics and Bioengineering. We will be assisted in this effort by a cadre of outstanding Area Chairs who will lead the review and selection process of oral and poster presentations. We have identified an exciting set of topics on which to focus that will be complemented by Keynote presentations and tutorial lectures by leading authorities, and tutorial lectures on selected exciting topics will complete the conference activities.