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'''B'''ioinformatics '''O'''pen '''S'''ource '''C'''onference held annually to promote and facilitate [[wp:open source|open source]] development of [[wp:bioinformatics|bioinformatics]] tools.  The aims of the conferences are to: 1. provide developers with a forum for displaying the results of their development efforts to the wider research community; 2. provide a focused environment for developers and users to interact and share ideas about software development, and practical techniques in bioinformatics; 3. Inform the Research Community of important developments occuring within the Open Source Bioinformatics Developer community.
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The '''B'''ioinformatics '''O'''pen '''S'''ource '''C'''onference is held annually as a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the [http://www.iscb.org/ ISCB's annual ISMB conference]. BOSC promotes and facilitates the [[wp:open source|open source]] development of [[wp:bioinformatics|bioinformatics]] tools and open science.  The aims of the conferences are to:  
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# Provide developers with a forum for displaying the results of their development efforts to the wider research community;  
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# Provide a focused environment for developers and users to interact and share ideas about software development, open science, and practical techniques in bioinformatics;  
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# Promote Open Science, with its focus on sharing data and tools, transparency, reproducibility, and data provenance;
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# Inform the research community of important developments occurring within the Open Source Bioinformatics Developer community.
  
Find out about the [[Upcoming BOSC conference]]<br>
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== BOSC meetings to date ==
Research [[Past BOSC conferences]].
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* [[BOSC 2017]] Prague, Czech Republic
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* [[BOSC 2016]] Orlando, FL, USA
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* [[BOSC 2015]] Dublin, Ireland
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* [[BOSC 2014]] Boston, MA USA
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* [[BOSC 2013]] Berlin, Germany
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* [[BOSC 2012]] Long Beach, CA, USA
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* [[BOSC 2011]] Vienna, Austria
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* [[BOSC 2010]] Boston, MA USA
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* [[BOSC 2009]] Stockholm, Sweden
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* [[BOSC 2008]] Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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* [[BOSC 2007]] Vienna, Austria
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* [[BOSC 2006]] Fortaleza, Brasil
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* [[BOSC 2005]] Detroit, MI USA
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* [[BOSC 2004]] Glasgow, UK
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* [[BOSC 2003]] Brisbane, Australia
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* [[BOSC 2002]] Edmonton, Canada
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* [[BOSC 2001]] Copenhagen, Denmark
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* [[BOSC 2000]] San Diego, CA USA
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In recent years the BOSC meetings have been preceded by a two day [[Codefest]], an informal developer meeting.
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Other conferences
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* A [[bp:BioPerl|BioPerl]] [[BioPerl Heidelberg 1999|workshop]] was held in conjunction with ISMB'99 in Heidelberg, Germany.
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== BOSC-related channels and links ==
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* [http://f1000research.com/channels/BOSC BOSC F1000 Research Channel] (BOSC reports, posters, slides)
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* [http://twitter.com/OBF_BOSC/ @OBF_BOSC on Twitter]
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* [http://youtube.com/c/OBFBOSC OBF BOSC on YouTube]
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* [http://google.com/+OBFBOSC OBF BOSC on Google+]
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== Sponsors ==
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The Open Bioinformatics Foundation welcomes donations to help support our work and the BOSC meeting, including offering [https://github.com/OBF/obf-docs/blob/master/Travel_fellowships.md Travel Fellowships] and registration fee waivers.
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We currently request '''USD $1000 for sponsoring BOSC''', and will include your name and logo on the conference webpage, selected publicity material including blog posts and tweets, and during the conference itself during the opening and/or closing slides. Sponsors are welcome to submit work to be presented at BOSC as a talk or poster, but this will be reviewed impartially like any other submission.
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We currently request '''USD $1500 for sponsoring BOSC and the Codefest''', or '''USD $500 for sponsoring the pre-BOSC Codefest only''', with similar publicity arrangements. Here some of the donation will directly fund lunch and refreshment for the Codefest participants. Sponsor's developer/technical staff are welcome to attend the Codefest.
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We are open to discussing specific requests, such as distributing stickers or leaflets, or earmarking the sponsorship to a specific activity.
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If you would like to be a sponsor of BOSC, please contact the organising committee at bosc@open-bio.org.
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[[Category:BOSC Conferences]]

Revision as of 11:54, 4 May 2017

The Bosc Pear

The Bioinformatics Open Source Conference is held annually as a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the ISCB's annual ISMB conference. BOSC promotes and facilitates the open source development of bioinformatics tools and open science. The aims of the conferences are to:

  1. Provide developers with a forum for displaying the results of their development efforts to the wider research community;
  2. Provide a focused environment for developers and users to interact and share ideas about software development, open science, and practical techniques in bioinformatics;
  3. Promote Open Science, with its focus on sharing data and tools, transparency, reproducibility, and data provenance;
  4. Inform the research community of important developments occurring within the Open Source Bioinformatics Developer community.

BOSC meetings to date

In recent years the BOSC meetings have been preceded by a two day Codefest, an informal developer meeting.

Other conferences

  • A BioPerl workshop was held in conjunction with ISMB'99 in Heidelberg, Germany.

BOSC-related channels and links

Sponsors

The Open Bioinformatics Foundation welcomes donations to help support our work and the BOSC meeting, including offering Travel Fellowships and registration fee waivers.

We currently request USD $1000 for sponsoring BOSC, and will include your name and logo on the conference webpage, selected publicity material including blog posts and tweets, and during the conference itself during the opening and/or closing slides. Sponsors are welcome to submit work to be presented at BOSC as a talk or poster, but this will be reviewed impartially like any other submission.

We currently request USD $1500 for sponsoring BOSC and the Codefest, or USD $500 for sponsoring the pre-BOSC Codefest only, with similar publicity arrangements. Here some of the donation will directly fund lunch and refreshment for the Codefest participants. Sponsor's developer/technical staff are welcome to attend the Codefest.

We are open to discussing specific requests, such as distributing stickers or leaflets, or earmarking the sponsorship to a specific activity.

If you would like to be a sponsor of BOSC, please contact the organising committee at bosc@open-bio.org.