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                                           BIOINFORMATICS COLLOQUIUM
                                         School of Computational Sciences
                                              George Mason University
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                                          BIOINFORMATICS STUDENT ORIENTATION
                                Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
                                                 College of Science 
                                               George Mason University

                                              Tuesday, August 29, 2006
                                                   3:00 - 6:00 pm
                            Verizon Auditorium, Occoquan Building, Prince William Campus



Please join us for a student orientation for incoming and current
Bioinformatics students.  The orientation is scheduled as the first
class of the Bioinformatics seminar series (BINF 704) and will be held
in the Occoquan Building in the Verizon Auditorium. Refreshments
will be served in Room 110E, adjacent to the auditorium. All new
students to the Bioinformatics program should plan on attending.

For directions, please see
http://www.binf.gmu.edu/colloq/directions.html

Schedule:

3:00 pm Overview of Programs

Overview of Academic Programs - Dr. Saleet Jafri
Library Resources - Victoria Shelton
PW Police and Access Control - Blanche Cathcart
Honor Code and University Life - Juliet Blank-Godlove
Responsible Computing Policy - Bob Nakles
BGSO - Kevin Thompson/Aristide Chikando
Intellectual Property Issues - Jennifer Murphy

4:30 pm Social and Refreshments

4:45 pm Faculty Introductions and Presentations