4th ISCB Latin American Student Council Symposium: a virtual and inclusive experience during COVID-19 times

Castillo-Vilcahuaman, Camila; Valdivia, Catalina; Osorio-Mogollon, Cleidy; Silva-Andrade, Claudia; Puche, Rafael; Ayala-Ruano, Sebastián; Cuesta-Astroz, Yesid; Parra, R. Gonzalo

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“…2020 changed important aspects of scientific development not only related to the methods in which scientists interact and carry on their research protocols but also in the ways in which they can promote and communicate science. This was the case for ESCS2020, which was held entirely virtually for the first time, as well as all activities of the ISCB Student Council this year like the 16th SCS that was initially planned to happen in Montreal, Canada or the 4th LA-SCS in Querataro, Mexico ( Castillo-Vilcahuaman et al 2020 ). Despite the initial shock received by the organising team, the experience and well predisposition from the entire ISCB-SC community allowed us, once more to take a challenging situation and turn it into a learning experience as many times before ( Mishra, Parra, and Abeel 2014 ).…”

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6th European Student Council Symposium (ESCS): overcoming obstacles to enhance virtuality, connectivity, inclusivity and community engagement

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This editorial summarises the organisation, activities, and scientific content of the 6th European Student Council Symposium (ESCS) organised by the International Society for Computational Biology Student Council (ISCB-SC). The event was held on September 6, 2020, as a satellite event preceding the ISCB’s 19th European Conference in Computational Biology. Both events were first planned to be held in-person in Sitges, Spain, but moved virtually as a strategy to face the SARS-CoV2 sanitary crisis. This completely unforeseen situation has posed several challenges that have been successfully addressed thanks to the robust ISCB Student Council community structure and the strong commitment of the organisers. Despite all the obstacles and challenges, we have found that virtuality has several advantages that can continue to be kept to improve in-person meetings in the future and make conferences more inclusive allowing a larger audience to participate.

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“…As the previous editions of symposiums organized by the Student Council ISCB, 4 , 5 Airmeet was selected as the main platform for the SCS2021. The advantages of using this platform were the variety of options that could be used for the smooth running of the event.…”

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ISCB Student Council Symposium 2021, a virtual global venue: challenges and lessons learned

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Since 2004, the ISCB Student Council has been organizing different symposia worldwide, gathering together the community of young computational biologists. Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic situation, the world scientific community was forced to cancel in-person meetings for almost two years, imposing the adoption of virtual formats instead. After the successful editions of our continental symposia in 2020 in the USA, Latin America, and Europe, we organized our flagship global event, the Student Council Symposium (SCS) 2021, trying to apply all previous lessons learned and to exploit the advantages that virtuality has to offer.

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“…Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we organized this conference as a virtual and free of charge edition, following the guidelines adopted by the ISCB-SC since 2020. 3 , 6 – 9 …”

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“…During the recent years, different collective actions have been articulated to potentiate Bioinformatics in the LatAm region through the organization of symposiums. 3 – 6 However, isolated efforts in Ecuador and Venezuela have been insufficient to contribute to this endeavor. Thus, these countries have not had an academic space where students and professionals can share their advances in Bioinformatics.…”

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Highlights of the 1st Ecuadorian-Venezuelan Symposium of Young Researchers in Bioinformatics (1SEVJIB)

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The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly changed how scientific conferences are organized, fostering virtual meetings. These online events have allowed students and researchers to overcome geographical, administrative and economic barriers to attend and organize high-quality international symposiums. Moreover, these virtual conferences have contributed to the creation of inclusive activities that strengthen scientific communities. Here, we summarize the main activities and learnings from the 1st Ecuadorian-Venezuelan Symposium of Young Bioinformatics Researchers (1SEVJIB), organized by the Ecuadorian and Venezuelan ISCB-SC Regional Student Groups (RSGs). This symposium aimed to provide an opportunity for undergraduate and postgraduate students from Ecuador, Venezuela, and other Latin American countries to share their Bioinformatics research. The 1SEVJIB was the first bi-national conference organized by two RSGs from Latin America (LatAm). This symposium was a two-day virtual meeting with five activities: 1) oral student presentations, 2) poster session, 3) keynote lectures, 4) workshop, and 5) round table. This conference promoted the scientific exchange and cooperation networks between young Bioinformatics researchers and students from Ecuador, Venezuela, and LatAm, giving them opportunities to boost their scientific careers.

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4th ISCB Latin American Student Council Symposium: a virtual and inclusive experience during COVID-19 times

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6th European Student Council Symposium (ESCS): overcoming obstacles to enhance virtuality, connectivity, inclusivity and community engagement

6th European Student Council Symposium (ESCS): overcoming obstacles to enhance virtuality, connectivity, inclusivity and community engagement

ISCB Student Council Symposium 2021, a virtual global venue: challenges and lessons learned

Highlights of the 1st Ecuadorian-Venezuelan Symposium of Young Researchers in Bioinformatics (1SEVJIB)

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