VIVO 2018 Networking Events and Activities
Welcome Reception Wednesday, June 6 from 5:30 to 6:30 Meet new community members and catch up with colleagues on JB Duke’s Marketplace Terrace. Sponsored by Digital Science. Poster Session and Reception Thursday, June 7 from 5:30 to 7:00 This year’s poster session and reception will be held in the gallery adjacent to the ballroom. This is a... continue reading
VIVO 2018 Unconference
Unconference Format The hallways of past VIVO conferences have been filled with VIVO community members and conference attendees catching up and sharing ideas – often times leading to unscheduled yet timely conversations. For 2018, the VIVO Conference will set aside unconference space for these discussions. Similar to “hallway tracks” at other c... continue reading
Things To Do in Durham
Explore the Bull City Located halfway between the Great Smoky Mountains and the beaches of the Atlantic, Durham is a community that is home to over 300 restaurants, more than 40 annual festivals, Duke and North Carolina Central universities, Durham Bulls Triple-A baseball, art and science museums, and world-class medical facilities just to name... continue reading
VIVO 2018 Late Breaking Call for Posters
Late Breaking Call For Posters If you missed the earlier deadline, you have until May 30 to submit your poster abstract. The poster reception will be held on Thursday evening. There are many benefits to presenting at the VIVO poster session, but here are four good reasons: 1. Present in a stress-free situation. The poster session at VIVO con... continue reading
VIVO 2018 Conference Workshops
We are pleased to announce the free workshops for VIVO Conference 2018. Workshops will be approximately three hours each and cover topics such as VIVO development, data integration, working with stakeholders, and complementary projects and technologies. While some workshops may be more technical in nature, they are open to all conference attend... continue reading
VIVO 2018 Conference Keynote Speakers
Griffin Weber, M.D., Ph.D. Griffin Weber, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School (HMS). He invented an open source expertise discovery and networking tool for scientists called Profiles Research Networking Software. It automatical... continue reading
VIVO 2018 Conference Call for Proposals
The Ninth Annual VIVO Conference will be held June 6th through 8th at the JB Duke Hotel in Durham NC. The VIVO Conference creates a unique opportunity for people from around the world to come together to explore ways to use semantic technologies and linked open data to promote scholarly collaboration and research discovery. The VIVO conference ... continue reading
8 Great Reasons to Stay at the JB Duke Hotel
Experience the gorgeous, modern JB Duke Hotel nestled in a pine forest on the edge of campus. TripAdvisor calls it the “perfect location for a Duke visit.” Save your budget with reasonable rates: only $169 a night! Enjoy gourmet meals included with the room rates. Each room registration includes breakfast and lunch Wednesday, Thursday, an... continue reading
Getting Around Durham
Downtown Durham Map Duke University Map Fare-Free Bus Routes from Duke University Campus Bus Routes Map Directions from Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU) Directions to Chapel Hill continue reading
Sponsorship Opportunities
Become a Sponsor of VIVO 2018! The 9th annual international VIVO conference brings together a community of scholars, technologists, librarians, practitioners, and decision-makers to promote the representation and discovery of scholarship beyond traditional disciplinary bounds. Sponsors and funders have always been a big part of the VIVO projec... continue reading
Save the Date
The 9th International VIVO Conference will take place at the JB Duke Hotel, right in the heart of the beautiful campus of Duke University. So should you also be excited? Well yes… and here’s why! Attendance: we’re expecting over 150 attendees Topic: more than 48 hours of the latest semantic web technologies Date: 6-8 of June Venue: JB... continue reading