 ISMB 1997 was held in <unk> , Greece and marked the foundation of the International Society for Computational Biology ( ISCB ) . ISCB was formed with a focus on managing all scientific , organizational and financial aspects of the ISMB conference and to provide a forum for scientists to address the emerging role of computers in the biological sciences . ISCB has assisted in organising the ISMB conference series since 1998 . The period following the formation of ISCB also marked an expansion in the number of ISMB attendees : ISMB 2000 ( held at the University of California , San Diego ) was attended by over 1 @,@ 000 delegates , submitting 141 scientific papers . This meeting was also the last time ISMB would be held at a university , due to size limitations . 
