@article{al_sium_adapting_2024,

title = {Adapting beyond borders: Insights from the 19th Student Council Symposium (SCS2023), the first hybrid ISCB Student Council global event},

author = {Syed Muktadir Al Sium and Estefania Torrejón and Sanjana Fatema Chowdhury and Rubaiat Ahmed and Aakriti Jain and Mirko Treccani and Laura Veschetti and Arsalan Riaz and Pradeep Eranti and Gabriel J Olguín-Orellana},

url = {https://academic.oup.com/bioinformaticsadvances/article/doi/10.1093/bioadv/vbae028/7639973},

doi = {10.1093/bioadv/vbae028},

issn = {2635-0041},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-01},

urldate = {2025-01-02},

journal = {Bioinformatics Advances},

volume = {4},

number = {1},

pages = {vbae028},

abstract = {Abstract 

 Summary 

 The 19th ISCB Student Council Symposium (SCS2023) organized by ISCB-SC adopted a hybrid format for the first time, allowing participants to engage in-person in Lyon, France, and virtually via an interactive online platform. The symposium prioritized inclusivity, featuring on-site sessions, poster presentations, and social activities for in-person attendees, while virtual participants accessed live sessions, interactive Q&A, and a virtual exhibit hall. Attendee statistics revealed a global reach, with Europe as the major contributor. SCS2023’s success in bridging in-person and virtual experiences sets a precedent for future events in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. 

 Availability and Implementation 

 The details of the symposium, speaker information, schedules, and accepted abstracts, are available in the program booklet (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8173977). For organizers interested in adopting a similar hybrid model, it would be beneficial to have access to details regarding the online platform used, the types of sessions offered, and the challenges faced. Future iterations of SCS can address these aspects to further enhance accessibility and inclusivity.},

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@article{grover_1st_2023,

title = {1st ASCS: Expanding the ISCB Student Council Symposia to Asia},

author = {Aayush Grover and Arsalan Riaz and Syed Muktadir Al Sium and Fatma B. Dincaslan and Sanjana Fatema Chowdhury and Gabriel J Olguin-Orellana and R. Gonzalo Parra and Pradeep Eranti},

url = {https://f1000research.com/articles/12-703/v1},

doi = {10.12688/f1000research.135767.1},

issn = {2046-1402},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-06-01},

urldate = {2025-01-02},

journal = {F1000Research},

volume = {12},

pages = {703},

abstract = {Since 2004, the ISCB Student Council (ISCB-SC) has successfully organized Student Council Symposia across several continents, including North America, Latin America, Europe, and Africa, as well as local events led by more than 25 Regional Student Groups (RSG) across the world. The ISCB-SC Symposia provide students and early career researchers the chance to showcase their work at an international venue in a format that includes keynote talks, round table discussions, workshops, and more. After several efforts spanning several years to build enough critical mass in the region, we have successfully organized the first Asian Student Council Symposium (1st ASCS). This article discusses the organizational details of this unprecedented event, the challenges faced, and the lessons learned.},

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