Bioinformatics Colloquium
BINF 704 Sec 001
Fall 2005
Prof. Kinser
http://www.binf.gmu.edu/colloq.html


Welcome to BINF 704 Bioinformatics Colloquium.  The Colloquium will
present a series of speakers, both from outside GMU and from the
Bioinformatics Program faculty. The Colloquium meets on Tuesdays at 4:30
pm in the Verizon Auditorium in the Occoquan Building, on the Prince
William Campus. Refreshments are served at 4:00 pm.

1. The web page for the colloquium is http://www.binf.gmu.edu/colloq.html

2. I will communicate with you about changes in the schedule by way of
   your GMU email address.  Check your GMU email by logging into
   http://mail.gmu.edu .

3. There are 12 planned technical talks. Note that we will not meet
   October 11 (Columbus Day Break).

4. Grades will be based on attendance and participation and on your
   reports. All our speakers are eager to interact with students, so you
   should take advantage of the opportunity.

5. You are required to write reports on two of the presentations.
   Your reports should describe the research presented by the speaker in
   the context of prior work.  This means that you should read a number
   of research articles on the given topics. Your report should be in the
   form of a short scientific review, and should be 4-5 pages in length.
   Reports should be submitted by email and are due on XXX and XXX.

6. Honor Code violations including plagiarism will be reported to the
   Honor Council.


Let me know if you have any questions.

Jason Kinser
jkinser@gmu.edu