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Program overview

First interdisciplinary meeting of the bioinformatics community in West Africa preliminar program :

Decembre 15, 2025

Time Activities Responsibility
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Organizing Committee
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Opening Ceremony
Executive Director of WAVE
Organizing Committee
President of UFHB
Prof Justin Pita
Julie Orjuela
Prof Ballo ZIE
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Photo Break Organizing Committee
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Scientific Seminar: Bioinformatics Analysis in West African Research “One Health” (2 presentations of 20 min) To be confirmed
To be confirmed
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Experience Sharing: Capacity Building Seminar History of CIBIG  
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Organizing Committee
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Presentation by IFB, SFBI, UM, Student Association IFB, SFBI Representative, Master’s in Bioinformatics UM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Coffee Break Organizing Committee
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Poster Session: Resource Sharing: Infrastructure (sequencing, bioinformatics), Training
Scientific Poster Session
 

Decembre 16, 2025

Time Activities Responsibility
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Scientific Seminar: Bioinformatics Analysis in West African Research “One Health” (2 presentations of 20 min) To be confirmed
To be confirmed
9:30 AM Coffee Break Organizing Committee
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Workshops
* The life of an admin (wave, Burkina)
* The life of a biologist
* The life of an info/math geek
* The life of a bioinformatician
* Job status, challenges, actions to take, critical analysis.
Identifying overlaps between professions
Moderators and Reporters
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Organizing Committee
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Student Scientific Project Session To be confirmed
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Coffee Break Organizing Committee
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Workshop Results Presentation (20 min/workshop) Moderators and Reporters
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Cocktail Organizing Committee

December 17, 2025

Time Activities Responsibility
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Scientific Seminar: Bioinformatics Analysis in West African Research “One Health” (1 presentation of 20 min) To be confirmed
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Roadmap 1:
* Definition of future actions, call for contributions (website, logo, forum)
Moderators and Reporters
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee Break Organizing Committee
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Roadmap 2:
* Definition of future actions, call for contributions (website, logo, forum)
Moderators and Reporters
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Closing and Thanks, Best Poster Award, Speech by PCO, Speech by Executive Director of WAVE President of Poster Evaluation Committee
Julie Orjuela
Prof Justin Pita