October 18th, 2004
Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Dear Robert Karl Stonjek:
The Bioinformatics Laboratory of the Bioplant Centre (Centre for the
investigation of plant biotechnology) is organizing a Bioinformatics
Workshop to be held at the 5th International Congress of Biotechnology and
Agriculture (BIOVEG 2005), which will be at The University of Ciego de
Avila, Ciego de Avila, Cuba, from 7 to 12 of February 2004.  Please visit
our page BIOVEG 2005, at the web site http://www.bioplantas.cu/bioveg for
details of the programmed, personalities and activities. This event is the
largest in the scientific and technological order of plant biotechnology in
Cuba. We are expecting the participation of biotechnological Laboratories,
universities and Scientist from more than 30 countries from the five
continents.

Unlike experimental Biotechnology in this actual moment, an increase in the
importance and impact in Latin America, the Caribbean and Cuba,
Bioinformatics is one of the disciplines that is recent, of which our
country and fundamentally our Centre dedicates important resources. That's
why our country and mainly our centre devote important efforts to that
topic, which makes BIOVEG 2005 a unique occasion for the search of
scientific and technological opportunities.

The Bioinformatics Workshop, as part of BIOVEG 2005, is an ideal forum for
obtaining collaborative efforts, under the purpose of maximizing the access
and distribution of the benefits which bioinformatics have.

The principal topics of the workshop in BIOVEG 2005 includes: Sequence
Database, Manipulation and Alignment of Sequences, Comparative and
Functional Genomic, projects Bioinformatics among others. In the
correspondence BIOVEG 2005  contains other topics such as: Biotechnology,
Regulation and acceptance by the Society, Biotechnology in the countries
which are in development, Production and expression of antibodies in
transgenic Plants, Photochemistry, Embryogenesis / Regeneration,
Biotechnology of the fruit plants, Forest Biotechnology, Improving of
nutritional quality, Biotic an Abiotic resistance, production in
bioreactors, and more.

Also, an  element of great scientific-technologic value of BIOVEG 2005 will
be the "Course/Workshop on Bioinformatics Bioveg2005: Analysis of sequences
and Plant genome", organized by Dr. Octavio Martínez de la Vega (CINVESTAV,
Mexico) in which the essential knowledge of Bioinformatics, developing in
parallel abilities for handling the necessary Computer tools, to process the
information of biological sequences to those who begin the discipline of
Bioinformatics.

After which there would be a round table discussion which would be presented
as an opportunity for business opportunities and as a moment for interaction
with regional and extra regional counterparts with the purpose of scientific
collaboration or any other interests there may be.

We take great pleasure of inviting you and other colleagues of your
institution to participate in this event.

Thanking you in advance for your support and cooperation.
Yours Respectfully,

Cosme E. Santiesteban Toca, MSc.
Bioinformatics Workshop Coordinator, BIOVEG 2005.
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