The list of accepted mini-symposium proposals for CMBE2026 can be found here.
Mini-symposium proposal submission is now open: Those interested in organizing a mini-symposium should submit their proposal to the conference committee by 15 October 2026.
Please ensure that your proposal is prepared in line with the guidance below. Click here to register an account on the website to access the submission page.
For any question and request, please contact us via e-mail at info@compbiomed.net and cc to a.s.ademiloye@swansea.ac.uk.
The acceptance of the proposal will be communicated to the organisers via email on a rolling basis but no later than 5 days after the deadline.
What is a Mini-Symposium? What are the Responsibilities of the Organizers?
A mini-symposium is a session of at least five coordinated presentations on a single topic of substantial current interest, in accordance with the scope of the conference. All papers submitted for a mini-symposium must follow the guidelines for abstract submission (see here).
It is the responsibility of the organizers to contact the speakers they wish to invite to participate in their session and thereby to determine the feasibility of organizing a mini-symposium. Organizers should contact their invited speakers to remind them of the deadline for receipt of abstracts. The conference committee and co-chairs are responsible for the abstract submission process.
Organizers are responsible for the topics to be addressed, and for the quality of the papers accepted for presentation in their session. The organizers must provide suitable reviewers for the reviews of the papers. The conference committee and co chairs will assist the organizers in managing the review process. The editors’ final decision to accept or reject an abstract for publishing will be based on the reviewer’s comments.
Organizers need to attend the conference and chair their session. In conducting the mini-symposium, organizers should provide an opportunity for discussion.
Organizers should make no financial commitments, or any other commitments with respect to the schedule on behalf of CMBE to any speakers when organizing their mini-symposium.
The conference committee and co-chairs are responsible for determining the format of the sessions and the conference programme.
The conference allows organisers a ‘session keynote’ for each 9 regular talks. The exact format/length of each presentation is to be determined by the conference committee and co-chairs. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Guidelines
If you do not follow these guidelines, your proposal will not be considered by the conference committee.
The proposal should outline the main features of the mini-symposium, and be written in a way that is accessible to specialists as well as non-specialists. The scope of the mini-symposium should be clear, you should explain the problem area that you wish to address, and identify current research directions, methods and applications. The proposal:
- must be written in the English language,
- must be concise (including references), and
- must not include figures or tables.
Your proposal should include the following headings: Background, Scope and Purpose, Topics Covered, References (optional). To ensure that the participant fully understand the scope of the mini-symposium, we are setting the minimum word count to 250 words.
Prospective organizers should consider the following recommendations when selecting speakers in a mini-symposium:
- speakers should be selected for their current research contributions to the chosen topic area;
- speakers who can provide an overview of the topic area, and bring new ideas for continued research and application are also welcome;
- a mini-symposium organizer may speak in the mini-symposium he or she is organizing;
- CMBE discourages mini-symposia in which all or most of the speakers come from the same school/department/institution.