Since 2001 the Department of Science and Technology (DST) sends every year a group of around 20 Indian students / young researchers to the Meeting of Nobel Laureates & students at Lindau situated on the shore of Lake Constance in the south of Germany.
 
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The Human Genome Meeting 2008 (HGM2008) is scheduled to be held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad, India from 27th to 30th of September this year. The meeting, which marks the 20th Anniversary of the formation of the Human Genome Organisation (HUGO), is shaping up as a grand event to commemorate the occasion. More than 80 speakers and Chairs from different parts of the world have confirmed their participation. A large number of student’s participation from all over the world is expected. Each of the planned 15 Workshop Sessions will have up to six presenters who are selected from the submitted abstracts. These sessions, together with the poster sessions will provide excellent opportunities for young researchers to establish contacts and collaborations.
HGM2008 is the 13th meeting in the series, the most recent ones were organised in Montreal, Helsinki, Kyoto, Berlin, Cancun, Shanghai and Edinburgh. The theme of HGM2008, “Genomics and the future of Medicine”, needless to say, would cover all that relates to human in genomics and health. This meeting will have plenary, symposia, workshops poster sessions as well as satellite meetings which would benefit not only the practicing scientists but also the clinicians and school children. HGM2008 is also planning to hold a ‘Meet the Editors, Mentoring Session’, with the objective to help the young researchers learn how to present their work for publication. The details of the meeting and the background note on HUGO are enclosed for your kind perusal. The aspects that highlight various strength areas of research in the country have also been included in consultation with the International Organizing Committee (details at http://hgm2008.hugo-international.org/).
HUGO is an international organisation of scientists involved in research in genomics. Its prime philosophy is to foster international collaborations in the field of genomics for human health. HUGO has been responsible for making the human genome sequence data available in the public domain thereby creating a flat world for new biology for all developing countries, which could not participate in the expensive sequencing efforts. Initiatives for genomics and bioinformatics research and development for predictive medicine in India have been possible thanks to HUGO’s open-source efforts. To further its aim, HUGO has been holding its annual meetings in diverse locations around the globe with an aim to facilitate continued dialogue among senior researchers, academics and industry specialists from all over the world, thereby exposing the young scientists to the latest developments in the area of human genome.
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