The Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) Event Fellowship program aims to promote diverse participation at events promoting open-source bioinformatics software development […]
Winfred Gatua: Hybrid Carpentries workshop supported by OBF Event Fellowship
March 29th, 2023 by WInfred GatuaOBF mailing lists migrating to paid hosting, likely Mailchimp
March 22nd, 2023 by PeterWe’re sharing some important news with you regarding our mailing lists. From early on, we’ve maintained a self-hosted Mailman server […]
Ruth Nanjala: My experience attending and participating at the ICHG 2023 conference hosted in the Mother City
March 21st, 2023 by Ruth NanjalaAn OBF Event Fellowship enabled Ruth Nanjala to attend the International Congress of Human Genetics (ICHG) 2023 conference in Africa.
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 […]
Call for applications for the first round of OBF Event Fellowship 2023 & overview of the second 2022 round
February 20th, 2023 by Hilyatuz ZahrohThe call for applications for the OBF Event Fellowship 2023, round 1, is now open. The deadline for this round […]
OBF Public Board Meeting, 2022-10-21
September 29th, 2022 by PeterDate, Time, and How to Join Agenda Board Officer Elections Elections to the Board Bylaw Changes Minutes After the meeting, […]
Call for the second round of OBF Event Fellowship 2022 & overview from the first round
August 12th, 2022 by Malvika SharanThe call for applications for the OBF Event Fellowship 2022, round 2 is now open. The deadline for this round […]
Reflections from my 3 years on the OBF Board – Malvika Sharan
July 25th, 2022 by Malvika SharanI have reached the end of my term after working with the OBF board members since 2019 and have stepped down from the board. It is bittersweet!
My trip to the EMBO neural stem cells workshop
June 23rd, 2022 by Jemima BeckerThe Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) Event Fellowship program aims to promote diverse participation at events promoting open source bioinformatics software […]
Furkan M. Torun: Highlights of my participation at PyCon IT 2022
June 17th, 2022 by Furkan TorunThe 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 […]
Call for applications for OBF Event Fellowship, Round 1 of 2022
February 7th, 2022 by Malvika SharanThe call for applications for the OBF Event Fellowship 2022, round 1 is now open. The deadline for this round is 1 April 2022. Applications should be submitted via this Google Form. We have provided a Word template to help you draft the application locally before filling the form – make a copy of this template.
Round-Ups from 2021 OBF Fellowship Awardees
February 7th, 2022 by Malvika SharanCongratulations to each OBF Event fellowship Awardees from 2021! We are delighted to support their participation as the OBF Event Fellowship and BOSC-OBF Event support fund awardees and wish them all the best for their future work.
Updates from the OBF Event Fellowship Chairs
February 7th, 2022 by Malvika SharanWe are delighted to announce that Caleb Kibet and Hilyatuz Zahroh, two members who recently joined the OBF board, will be joining Malvika Sharan as the co-chairs of the OBF Event Fellowship program. Inviting contributions from the OBF board members, as well as bringing insights from their lived experiences, Caleb, Hilya and Malvika will re-evaluate how we can manage the OBF Event fellowship more effectively going forward.
New Code of Conduct, Community Support Sponsorship approved by OBF membership vote
January 27th, 2022 by Nomi HarrisAs previously described, during the November 2021 public Board meeting, the OBF announced two new initiatives to be voted on […]