The 1st Workshop on Computational Issues in Genetic Epidemiology will be held on August 21-22, 2008 at the DIMACS Center of Rutgers University. The workshop brings together computer scientists, geneticists, and statisticians aiming to address current computational challenges in gene mapping, for details see the workshop program is available at http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/ComputationalIssues/program.html. Pre-registration deadline is August 14, 2008.