Athens, 8-10 October, 2008

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

BIBE 2008 is now history and we hope that it was a joyful and fruitful experience for all of its participants. We would like to cordially thank you for your participation in the 8th IEEE International Conference on BioInformatics and BioEngineering! Your attendance and the quality of your papers were the main factors towards its success.

During BIBE 2008, we had the privilege to attend invited lectures by world-renowned scientists on highly timely topics, which motivated innovative discussions. One key aspect of this year’s program was the balance between papers in the fields of Bioinformatics and Bioengineering. High quality papers presented within BIBE 2008 sessions, covered a broad range of topics in both fields and revealed in a unique manner the inherent interdisciplinary and interrelated nature of Bioinformatics and Bioengineering.

The conference organization was the combined effort of many people working as reviewers, authors, committee members and support staff and we also want to thank all of them for their contribution.

We hope you all enjoyed both scientific and social events, established new friendships and partnerships and experienced BIBE 2008 as a memorable event that stimulated our thinking and refreshed our motivation and energy. We will be glad to welcome you again in Athens in the near future!

Konstantina S. Nikita, M.D., Ph.D.     General Chair