BOSC CoFest 2023 was organized in Lyon, as a satellite event of BOSC. CoFest is a free hackathon-style event, where participants gather in small groups to exchange ideas and work together on bioinformatics projects including but not limited to hacking.
BOSC CollaborationFest 2023 Report
September 29th, 2023 by Jérémy JustISCBacademy webinar Oct 3
September 18th, 2023 by Nomi HarrisSierra Moxon to speak about “LinkML: an open data modeling framework, grounded with ontologies” [If you missed the webinar, the […]
BOSC 2023 Report
August 14th, 2023 by Nomi HarrisThe 24th annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference, BOSC 2023, took place as part of ISMB/ECCB 2023 in Lyon, France, and […]
Spotlight on diversity: Jenea Adams
July 10th, 2023 by Nomi HarrisDiversity, inclusion and accessibility (also known as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, DEI) are a major part of BOSC’s mission and […]
Hannah Wei webinar video now available
March 17th, 2023 by Nomi HarrisOn March 14, 2023, we held a webinar (hosted by ISCBacademy) about “Re-Thinking the Patient’s Role in a Learning Health […]
BOSC Early Poster Acceptance
March 9th, 2023 by Nomi HarrisIf you submit your abstract to BOSC by March 31, we will let you know by April 6 whether it has been accepted or not for (at least) a poster. (The regular abstract submission deadline is April 20, and authors who submit in that round will be informed of poster/talk acceptance on May 11.)
ISCBacademy webinar on Patient-Led Research
March 7th, 2023 by Nomi HarrisHannah Wei, co-founder and technologist at the Patient-Led Research Collaborative, will speak at a webinar on March 14 at 15:00 UTC on “Re-Thinking the Patient’s Role in a Learning Health System.”
Comment period on potential BOSC 2023 keynote speakers is now open
February 10th, 2023 by Nomi HarrisWe asked the community to nominate potential BOSC keynote speakers, and we were pleased with all the great suggestions! Now […]
Nominate a keynote speaker for BOSC 2023!
February 2nd, 2023 by Nomi HarrisBOSC usually includes two or three keynotes. We want these invited speakers to be prominent individuals or emerging leaders who […]
Crowdsourced highlights from BOSC 2022
August 16th, 2022 by Geraldine Van der AuweraGoing home after attending BOSC was a little bittersweet. It’s my favorite conference because it brings together such a welcoming […]
Festus Nyasimi: Journey to the ISMB/BOSC 2022 conference
August 1st, 2022 by Festus NyasimiThe Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) Event Fellowship program aims to promote diverse participation at events promoting open source bioinformatics software […]
Post-BOSC CoFest will be online
June 9th, 2022 by admin‘ello Co-Fest Friends! After failing to find a good spot for an in-person CoFest, we decided to have the CoFest […]
CollaborationFest 2022
May 17th, 2022 by adminGuest post by Thomas Schlapp, CoFest organizer This year we’re looking to have another post-BOSC CoFest! Last year (my first […]
BOSC and Bio-Ontologies: Even better together!
March 2nd, 2022 by Nomi HarrisWe are excited to announce that BOSC and Bio-Ontologies will join forces for part of a day at ISMB 2022. […]
Watch the recording of the ISCBacademy webinar on growing open source communities
February 23rd, 2022 by Bastian Greshake TzovarasYesterday we hosted the OBF/BOSC contribution to the ISCBacademy webinar. Our former OBF-board member and Open Life Science co-lead Yo […]
ISCBacademy webinar Feb 22: Yo Yehudi
January 20th, 2022 by Nomi HarrisDate & Time: Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 15:00 UTC / 11am EDT Location: online webinar hosted by ISCB Speaker: Yo […]
ISCBacademy webinar: Open Sourcing Ourselves – Together (Mad Price Ball)
September 10th, 2021 by Nomi HarrisThe first BOSC/OBF ISCBacademy webinar will take place on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 15:00 UTC / 11am EDT, and will feature Mad Price Ball of the Open Humans Foundation speaking about “Open Sourcing Ourselves – Together.”
Ariel Mundo Ortiz: My participation at BOSC 2021 sponsored by the BOSC-OBF Event Support
September 8th, 2021 by aimundoThe BOSC-OBF 2021 Event Support Fund was awarded to Ariel Mundo Ortiz, a researcher from the University of Arkansas, to […]