 The main ISMB conference is usually held over three days and consists of presentations , poster sessions and keynote talks . Most presentations are given in multiple parallel tracks ; however , keynote talks are presented in a single track and are chosen to reflect outstanding research in bioinformatics . Notable ISMB keynote speakers have included eight Nobel laureates . The recipients of the ISCB Overton Prize and ISCB Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist Award are invited to give keynote talks as part of the programme . The proceedings of the conference are currently published by the journal Bioinformatics . 
