Establishing the Asia & Pacific Bioinformatics Joint Congress: a historic milestone in regional bioinformatics collaboration

Asif M. Khan, Susumu Goto, Kenta Nakai, Limsoon Wong, Diane E. Kovats, Yuki Saito, Shinya Ikematsu, Yoshihiro Yamanishi, Nurul Salwanie Che Wahid, Harpreet Singh

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Pradeep Eranti, Yi‐Ping Phoebe Chen, Tae-Min Kim, Shinn‐Ying Ho, Jessica C. Mar, Wataru Iwasaki, Jayaraman Krishnamoorthy Valadi, Prashanth Suravajhala, Christian Schönbach, Tin Wee Tan, Shoba Ranganathan, Kiyoko Flora Aoki-Kinoshita

Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2025

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DOI 10.1093/bib/bbaf678

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Abstract

In response to the need for greater cohesion among regional conferences, the Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNET) set out in 2015 to realize a long-held aspiration-a single, unifying bioinformatics "super conference" for the Asia & Pacific community. Nearly a decade of persistence, coordination, and coalition-building led to the inaugural Asia & Pacific Bioinformatics Joint Congress (APBJC2024) in Okinawa, Japan. Now established as a triennial event, APBJC stands as a testament to the power of collective vision and shared purpose, offering a unifying platform for regional collaboration and scientific exchange. Tagline: Bringing a Region Together: The Making of APBJC.