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Founded: International Society for Computational Biology
The International Society for Computational Biology is dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of living systems through computation; their emphasis is on the role of computing and informatics in advancing molecular biology.
The society aims to serve its membership by facilitating scientific communication through meetings, tutorials, publications and by electronic means; by collecting and distributing information about training, education and employment in the field; and by increasing the understanding of the significance of their endeavour in the larger scientific community and in the public at large.
The board of directors consists of 26 members of both industry and academia, from which four reside as the executive officers: Larry Hunter (National Library of Medicine, USA) -- president, Chris Rawlings (SmithKline Beecham, UK) -- vice president, David States (Institute for Biomedical Computing, Washington University, USA) -- treasurer, and Terry Gaasterland (Computer Science Department, University of Chicago, USA) -- secretary.
All attendees of the ISMB97 and PSB98 conferences were given a free one-year membership, separate paid membership will be available when ISCB services become established. The ISCB web site is still under construction, but can already be reached athttp://www.iscb.org/
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