Partnering with the Canadian Bioinformatics Hub
Structured in four tiers, our partnerships offer access to increasing event sponsorship funds, advertising support, technical guidance and event management services.
- Contributor: Designed for individuals organizing events in their community and seeking advertising support. For example, a Principal Investigator organizing a special seminar.
- Active Partner: Are organizations engaging with a community that includes individuals interested in BCBDS.
- Associate Partner: Ideal for established organizations that focus on building BCBDS capacity through a variety of technical and/or professional development activities designed for a post-bachelor audience.
- Affiliate Partners: Intended for established organizations that additionally make clear efforts to promote Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) principles.
Interested in becoming a CBH partner?
Take a look at Becoming a CBH Partner to learn more.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a partnership with CBH, regardless of the tier, individual contributors and organizations must:
- Have a physical presence in Canada.
- Offer in-person and/or virtual events open to post-bachelor trainees and early career researchers in Canada. In-person events must be delivered in Canada.
- Offer quality programming relevant for bioinformatics, computational biology and data science (BCBDS).
- Use open access materials and tools, and make content freely available from in-person and/or virtual events.
Organizations aiming for partnership tiers beyond the Contributor level are also required to meet the following tier-specific criteria:
| Eligibility Criteria | Active Partner | Associate Partner | Affiliate Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Have an online presence. | X | X | X |
| Offer programming relevant for BCBDS audiences. | X | X | X |
| Be an established organization recognized by at least one other entity.* | X | X | |
| Offer BCBDS programming designed for a post-bachelor degree audience. | X | X | |
| Make clear efforts to build BCBDS capacity in Canada. | X | X | |
| Offer a minimum number of BCBDS-related events per year. | 2 events | 4 events | |
| Make sustained efforts to promote IDEA principles through people, processes or products. | X | X | |
| Have at least three years of experience building BCBDS capacity or communities in Canada. | X |
*An entity is defined as an academic or research institution, company, not-for-profit organization, or a government body.
Partner Benefits
According to the tier, partners are eligible for the following:
| Benefit | Active Partner | Associate Partner | Affiliate Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listing the organization as a partner on the CBH site with redirect to the Organization’s website. | X | X | X |
| Bioschemas markup of events listed on CBH site (leads to prominence of events in web search). | X | X | X |
| Access to our partner portal to create custom registration pages for events (coming fall 2025). | X | X | X |
| Sponsorship funds for general events.* | Up to $500 | Up to $1000 | Up to $1500 |
| Supplementary funds for Indigenous/IDEA events.* | Up to $500 | Up to $750 | Up to $1000 |
| Advertising CBH-sponsored partner events through CBH social media. | X | X | |
| Guidance and technical support. | X | X | |
| Event programming review and quality checks. | X | X | |
| Access to CBH staff for partner event management and facilitation. | X | ||
| Amplifying other BCBDS partner events with CBH audience. | X |
*Event sponsorship program details coming soon.
Benefit Details
- Access to our partner portal to create custom registration pages for events:
- For free registrations only
- Other facilitation aspects available upon request for a fee
- Sponsorship funds:
- Access to sponsorship funds is only open to Canadian-based organizations.
- Funds are independent for each tier, and cannot be combined.
- Funding ranges are per individual event.
- Advertising events:
- Explicit commercial advertising is prohibited.
- CBH will only advertise partner programming relevant to BCBDS.
- Guidance and technical support:
- To maintain a partner details page on our website.
- To implement Bioschemas markup on your own website.
- To create registration pages for events.
- Programming review and quality checks:
- Event outlines, prerequisites, target audience, and schedules
- Content outline, including quality, completeness, and feasibility
- Logistics review including delivery method, Faculty-TA ratios
- Suggestions for updates to curriculum/agenda
- Access to CBH staff for event management and facilitation, including:
- Support in pre-event logistics:
- Venue booking
- Finding caterers
- Developing application/registration form questions
- Use of bioinformatics.ca for registration
- Applicant management and communication
- Support in running events:
- Presence during event, whether in-person or virtual (pending coordinator availability)
- Active facilitation of event, including setup and teardown
- Support post-event:
- Development of post-event survey
- Communication with participants
- Payment reconciliation where relevant
- Support in pre-event logistics:
Partner Expectations
In return, CBH Partners are expected to:
| Expectation | Contributor | Active Partner | Associate Partner | Affiliate Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create an account on our website (coming soon). | X | X | X | X |
| Renew status yearly. | X | X | X | X |
| Formally acknowledge CBH support. | X | X | X | X |
| Host events at accessible locations. | X | X | X | |
| Annual report of activities and individual reports for sponsored events. | X | X | X | |
| Amplify the CBH brand on social media. | X | X | ||
| Maintain a partner details page. | X | X | ||
| Disseminate CBH programming. | X | |||
| Redirect audience to CBH resources. | X |
Contributors
Registered contributor partners should send a link to the social media posts advertising the event via email to info@bioinformatics.ca.
Contributors are expected to formally acknowledge CBH support by displaying our logo during the event; and to make reasonable efforts to provide accommodations for individuals with disabilities, including hosting events at accessible locations.