ASU will host the seventh annual conference of the MidSouth Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society (MCBIOS), Friday-Saturday, Feb. 19-20, 2010. The theme is "Bioinformatics: Systems, Biology, Informatics and Computation." Conference functions will be held in Centennial Hall at the ASU Student Center, 101 North Caraway, Jonesboro. Dr. Richard Segall, Computer and Information Technology, and a board member for MCBIOS IX, is serving as the conference local arrangements chairman. Early registration is available online until Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, with non-students paying $225 and students $125. After Feb. 5, the regular registration fees are $275 for non-students and $150 for students. Online abstract submission is now available. The deadline for abstracts for oral presentation is Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, and the deadline for abstracts for poster presentation is Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. Student awards for best posters and oral presentations will be presented Saturday, Feb. 21. For students to receive an award for their presentations, the abstract must have a first author and at least one representative must be present for the awards ceremony. Full papers are tentatively due Wednesday, March 31, 2010. For details, contact Dr. Segall at ext. 3989.