Kevin and Andrew discuss major bioinformatics conferences coming up in 2024, including:

ABPHM (Applied Bioinformatics and Public Health Microbiology) - Held every 2 years in the UK, next one likely in 2025. Smaller size (~150 people), very applied and focused on implementation.

ASM NGS (ASM Next Generation Sequencing Conference) - US equivalent of ABPHM, also applied and implementation focused. Next one is in October 2024.

PHA4GE (Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology) - Large conference focused on genomic epidemiology. Held every 2 years, next location TBD.

They also briefly touch on some mega conferences like ASM Microbe and ISMB, but note they tend to prefer the smaller, more focused meetings.

Key takeaways:

Conferences are great for networking and collaborating within your field

Smaller, topic-focused conferences allow you to connect with all attendees

Consider European/International conferences to expand your network

Check out the list of compiled conferences (linked in the podcast) for 2023 planning

Resources:

- List of bioinformatics conferences (Lee Katz): https://lskatz.github.io/posts/2023/10/18/conferences.html