Tag Archives: BOSC/ISMB

Open Source, Open Door: increasing diversity in the bioinformatics open source community

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Nomi Harris

The Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC) has always been about community. Our goal this year is to welcome even greater participation, opening the door even wider to participants who have historically been underrepresented in the world of open source bioinformatics and, therefore, at BOSC. Continue reading →

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BOSC 2015 Keynote Speakers

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Peter

Announcing the keynote speakers for the Bioinformatics Open Source Conference, BOSC 2015: Holly Bik and Ewan Birney. Continue reading →

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BOSC 2015 call for Abstracts

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Peter

Call for Abstracts for the 16th Annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC 2015), a Special Interest Group (SIG) of ISMB/ECCB 2015. Continue reading →

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BOSC 2015 will be in Dublin with ISMB/ECCB 2015

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Peter

We have asked you, and you have spoken! 59 past and/or future BOSC attendees participated in our survey, answering questions about what they liked at BOSC 2014, what changes they’d like to see, and — most importantly — what they thought about the proposal … Continue reading →

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BOSC 2014 video recording

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Peter

We aim to video record all the talks at BOSC 2014, and the panel discussion, to be made freely available online after the conference. Continue reading →

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Catering at BOSC CodeFest 2014

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Peter

Bioinformatics Open Source Codefest, July 9 and 10th in Boston, now with sponsored food and drinks! Continue reading →

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Free registration to student presenters at BOSC 2014

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Peter

To encourage more student presentations at the Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC), this year we’re waiving the registration fee for accepted student presenters [see main text for details] Continue reading →

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BOSC 2014 call for abstracts

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Peter

Abstracts are now being accepted for the 15th Annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC 2014), a Special Interest Group (SIG) of ISMB 2014 to be held in Boston. Continue reading →

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BOSC 2014 Keynote Speakers

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Peter

Thanks to those who participated in the BOSC 2014 Keynote Competition! Our winner is Manuel Corpas, who correctly surmised Philip Bourne: @OBF_BOSC #BOSC2014 it would make sense to have @pebourne as keynote, now that he is Director of Data Science … Continue reading →

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BOSC 2014 Keynote Competition

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Peter

We’re pleased to officially confirm that one of the two keynote speakers for the 15th annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC 2014, in Boston) will be C. Titus Brown, as he announced on Twitter recently – but can you guess the second keynote speaker? Continue reading →

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