19th Annual International Biocuration Conference
19th Annual International Biocuration Conference
20 to 24 April 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa
Plenary Schedule
Find an abridged conference schedule below. A detailed conference schedule will be uploaded in the near future.
08:00 - 10:30
Opening Ceremony
Plenary 1
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Opening Ceremony
Plenary 1
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 08:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Time: 10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 13:00
Methods and Techniques for Biocuration
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Methods and Techniques for Biocuration
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Venue: Au Bleu
Lunch
Venue: Au Bleu
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30
Methods and Techniques for Biocuration
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Methods and Techniques for Biocuration
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:30
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Time: 15:30 - 16:30
16:30 - 18:30
Global Diversity in Biocuration
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Global Diversity in Biocuration
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 16:30 - 18:30
08:00 - 10:30
Capacity Building & Infrastructure Development
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Capacity Building & Infrastructure Development
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 08:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Time: 10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 13:00
Career Landscape in Biocuration – Challenges & Opportunities
Plenary 2
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Career Landscape in Biocuration – Challenges & Opportunities
Plenary 2
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Venue: Au Bleu
Lunch
Venue: Au Bleu
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30
Databases, Knowledgebases and Knowledge Graphs
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Databases, Knowledgebases and Knowledge Graphs
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:30
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Time: 15:30 - 16:30
16:30 - 18:00
Databases, Knowledgebases and Knowledge Graphs
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Databases, Knowledgebases and Knowledge Graphs
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 16:30 - 18:00
08:00 - 10:30
Data Standards and Ontologies
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Data Standards and Ontologies
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 08:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Time: 10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 13:00
Plenary 3
Ethics, Data & Governance
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Plenary 3
Ethics, Data & Governance
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Venue: Au Bleu
Lunch
Venue: Au Bleu
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30
Environmental, Biodiversity and Climate Resilience
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Environmental, Biodiversity and Climate Resilience
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:30
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Tea break
Venue: Atrium
Time: 15:30 - 16:30
16:30 - 18:00
Future of Biocuration
Closing Ceremony
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Future of Biocuration
Closing Ceremony
Venue: Atlantic I & II
Time: 16:30 - 18:00