Q1. How can my paper be included in PSB's hardbound proceedings? PSB publishes peer-reviewed full papers in an archival proceedings. Each accepted paper will be allocated 12 pages in the proceedings volume. Paper authors are required to register (and pay) for the conference by the time they submit their camera-ready copy, or the paper will not be published. Q2. How does a PSB publication compare to a journal publication? PSB papers are strenuously peer reviewed, and must report significant original material. PSB expects to be included in Indicus Medicus, Medline and other indexing services starting this year. All accepted full papers will be indexed just as if they had appeared in a journal. It is too early to assess the impact of a PSB paper quantitatively, but we will take every action we can to improve the visibility and significance of PSB publication. (The proceedings will be published by World Scientific Press, as they have been for the last two years.) Q3. If I do not want to submit a full paper to PSB, but wish to participate? Authors who do not wish to submit a full paper are welcome to submit one page abstracts, which will be distributed at the meeting separately from the archival proceedings, and are also welcome to display standard or computer-interactive posters. Q4. What are the paper submission deadlines? Papers will be due July 14, although session chairs can to adjust this deadline at their discretion. Results will be announced August 22, and camera ready copy will be due September 22. Poster abstracts will be accepted until October 1, and on a space available basis after that. Poster space is limited, especially for interactive posters that require computer or network access. Q5. Where should I send my submission? All full papers must be submitted to the central PSB address so that we can track the manuscripts. Physical submittors should send five copies of their paper to: PSB-98 c/o Section on Medical Informatics Stanford University Medical School, MSOB X215 Stanford, CA 94305-5479 USA Electronic submission of papers is welcome. Format requirements for electronic submission will be available on the web page (http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/psb) or from Russ Altman (altman@smi.stanford.edu). Electronic papers will be submitted directly to Dr. Altman. We prefer that all one page abstracts be submitted electronically. Please send them to us in plain ascii text or as a Microsoft Word file. If this is impossible, please contact Dr. Altman as soon as possible. Q6. How can I obtain travel support to come to PSB? We have been able to offer partial travel support to many PSB attendees in the past, including most authors of accepted full papers who request support. However, due to our sponsoring agencies' schedules, we are unable to offer travel awards before the registration (and payment) deadlines for authors. We recognize that this is inconvenient, and we are doing our best to rectify the situation. NO ONE IS GUARANTEED TRAVEL SUPPORT. Travel support applications will be available on our web site (see Q7). Q7. How can I get more information about the meeting? Check our web page: http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/psb or send email to the conference chair: hunter@nlm.nih.gov