About the OBF
The Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) is a non-profit, volunteer-run group that promotes open source software development and Open Science within the biological research community. Membership in the OBF is open to anyone who wants to help promote open source or open science in a biological field. OBF runs the annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC). BOSC 2021 was held online July 29-30, 2021, as part of ISMB/ECCB 2021.
BOSC 2022 will take place July 13-14, 2022, as part of ISMB 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA (with an online participation option).
Latest News
- OBF Community Support Sponsorship scheme funds first pilot project
- Crowdsourced highlights from BOSC 2022
- Call for the second round of OBF Event Fellowship 2022 & overview from the first round
- Festus Nyasimi: Journey to the ISMB/BOSC 2022 conference
- Reflections from my 3 years on the OBF Board – Malvika Sharan
OBF Event Awards
The OBF Event Fellowship program aims to increase diverse participation at events promoting open source bioinformatics software development and open science in the biological research community.
- What are the selection criteria?
- What does the fellowship cover?
- What do you require of applicants?
- Who will review the applicants?
Events
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2021-07-31 to 2021-08-01online -
2021-07-29 to 2021-07-30online
Board of directors
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