Ten simple rules for starting a regional student group

While successful in uniting students across the globe, the international symposiums did not provide opportunities that directly addressed the needs of computational biologists at a local level. [...]a RSG program was established. Since 2005, the RSG program of the ISCB Student Council has provided the opportunity for local student groups to become affiliated with the SC to share experiences and resources (http://www.iscbsc.org/content/regional-student-groups). Besides the leadership committee, which would typically consist of three to four people, there should be a larger core committee.\n You should think how to motivate and incentivize people.