3rd Int. Workshop on Data Integration in the Life Sciences DILS 2006

Submission Guidelines

Paper submission deadline: 9. March 2006, noon PST

Paper notification of acceptance: 24. April 2006

Poster abstract submission: 10. May 2006

Paper camera Ready Copy: 16. May 2006

Poster Submission

DILS 2006 will also have a poster session. Posters are published on the DILS web site and will be displayed at the conference. They are not part of the proceedings. In addition, selected posters will have the chance to be presented in a flash presentation session. From each accepted poster, at least one author must register for DILS06

Please submit poster abstracts directly to Ulf Leser: leser(at)informatik.hu-berlin.de

Camera-ready Instructions for accepted papers

Camera-ready submission deadline is May 16th
Page limits are:

Research paper: 16 pages
Systems paper: 10 pages
Short paper (research or systems) : 8 pages

final papers are submitted at our Microsoft Research Conference Management site

Please find detailed instructions for preparing the camera-ready copy of your paper in Springer's
LNCS Author and Volume Editor Instructions (section: Proceedings and Other Multi-author Volumes). Your final manuscript, including the bibliography, appendices, etc. must be in accordance with the formatting instructions. Especially note that the pages should not be numbered.

To produce the workshop proceedings, we need the following items:

The PDF version of your camera-ready manuscript (submitted at our Microsoft Research Conference Management site).
The complete set of source files, such as Latex, Word, and FrameMaker, of your camera-ready manuscript into a single zip-file by email to naumann@informatik.hu-berlin.de. Please give your zip file a name containing your paper ID.
The completed copyright form. Please fax your signed copyright form to +49 (30) 2093 5484 (attn: Felix Naumann).

Note that by sending the camera-ready version of your paper to us, you confirm that you or one of your co-authors will register for the workshop.

Paper submission

DILS 2006 invites two types of papers:

Research papers describe novel methods, algorithms, or models for solving problems relevant to the scope of DILS. The main focus of such papers must be the advancement of research on data integration or data management. Research papers must not be longer than 16 pages.
Systems or experience papers describe innovative realizations of systems solving problems relevant to DILS. These papers need not present a new method, but the systems described must use cutting-edge technology and must be up-and-running. Papers describing commercial solutions are also welcome, as long as sufficient detail of the problem and its technical solution are provided. Systems papers must not be longer than 10 pages.

Submissions must be clearly marked as either research or experience papers. Please use an appropriate subtitle to ensure correct judgement by the DILS reviewers.

As for previous DILS conferences, accepted papers will be published by Springer in the LNBI (Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) series.

All papers must be previously unpublished and may not be under parallel review at any other journal or conference. Submissions should be formatted according to the LNCS guidelines (see http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html). All submissions will be handled electronically. Acceptance of each submission will be based by the expertise of at least three reviewers. Submission is electronic via the Microsoft Conference Management Site: https://msrcmt.research.microsoft.com/DILS2006/

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