[Biopython-dev] Biopython 2017 Project Update talk @ BOSC 2017, Prague?

[Peter Cock]

Hello all,

Speaking as a member of Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF)
board, I'm delighted to say Sourav Singh was offered an OBF
Travel Fellowship to support him attending BOSC 2017 to give
the Biopython Project Update talk and attend the Codefest:

https://news.open-bio.org/2017/06/05/travel-award-recipients-for-april-2017/

Note due to my conflict of interest as a Biopython developer, I
abstained from reviewing his funding application.

Regards,

Peter

On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 6:31 PM, Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 5:25 PM, Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Just to keep everyone informed, Sourav submitted the abstract earlier
>> today as of this commit:
>>
>>
>> https://github.com/cbrueffer/talks/blob/7bd131d8edbfa7f8771077c92bdd12f1a508cc98/2017_BOSC/abstract/abstract.tex
>>
>> If anyone wants to contribute directly to the slides, please get in
>> touch here (or email me, Sourav and Christian directly). In particular
>> slides about the headline entries in Biopython 1.69 or 1.70?
>>
>> Assuming we are accepted, we would be able to revise the abstract
>> in response to reviewer comments. At that point we could update the
>> authors, or change the tense on the bit about Biopython 1.70 release
>> text as it would be nice to get that out before BOSC 2017.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Peter
>
>
>
> Good news!
>
> We've been accepted for a lightning talk, details below (with URL replaced
> with XXXXX) including the reviewer's comments.
>
> We have until 15 June to revise the abstract, which at this rate might talk
> about a new logo too.
>
> Also early June might be a nice goal for Biopython 1.70?
>
> Peter
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: BOSC 2017 <bosc2017 at easychair.org>
> Date: Wed, May 10, 2017 at 6:22 PM
> Subject: Congratulations! Your abstract is accepted for a lightning talk at
> BOSC!
> To: Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com>
>
>
> Dear Peter Cock,
>
> On behalf of the Bioinformatics Open Source Conference, we are pleased to
> inform you that an abstract on which you are an author (40, Biopython
> Project Update 2017) has been chosen for a lightning talk at BOSC 2017.
> Lightning talks are 5 minutes, with a bit of additional time allocated at
> the end of the whole session for questions.
>
> All BOSC speakers are also welcome to present posters, so please indicate on
> the reply form whether you want to present a poster. This year, ISMB is
> charging us for posters, so please be sure you are committed to presenting a
> poster if you say yes.
>
> Please let us know by May 16 whether you accept our invitation to speak (and
> perhaps also present a poster) at BOSC 2017 by filling out this response
> form:
>
> XXXXX
>
> If we don’t hear from you by May 16, we will assume you are declining the
> invitation to present your work at BOSC.
>
> To attend BOSC 2017, you will need to register for ISMB/ECCB 2017
> (https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2017-registration). You can register for the
> full ISMB/ECCB (July 21-25) or just the first two full days (July 22-23),
> which is when BOSC will take place. The deadline for discounted early
> registration is June 15.
>
> If you want to make any changes to the abstract that you submitted, you will
> have until June
> 15 to upload a revised abstract at
> https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bosc2017
>
> We have included the reviewers' feedback on your abstract at the end of this
> message. Please contact us if you have any questions.
>
> Congratulations! We hope to see you in Prague!
>
> Sincerely,
>    Program Committee, BOSC 2017
>
>
> ----------------------- REVIEW 1 ---------------------
> PAPER: 40
> TITLE: Biopython Project Update 2017
> AUTHORS: Sourav Singh, Christian Brueffer and Peter Cock
>
>
> ----------- Review -----------
> The abstract describes recent improvements to the Biopython project,
> including a transition in license.  It would be nice to hear a little detail
> about the licensing change, including why and any challenges faced during
> the transition.  Developers in the audience are also likely to be interested
> in the approach to continuous integration.
>
>
> ----------------------- REVIEW 2 ---------------------
> PAPER: 40
> TITLE: Biopython Project Update 2017
> AUTHORS: Sourav Singh, Christian Brueffer and Peter Cock
>
>
> ----------- Review -----------
> Singh et al. are presenting the 1.69 release of Biopython.
>
> Biopython is a library for biological computation in Python and an OBF
> member
> project. I believe that the project updates delivered at the BOSC
> conferences
> are always worth their time, as they showcase a really well running
> scientific
> OSS project.
>
>
> ----------------------- REVIEW 3 ---------------------
> PAPER: 40
> TITLE: Biopython Project Update 2017
> AUTHORS: Sourav Singh, Christian Brueffer and Peter Cock
>
>
> ----------- Review -----------
> Sourav Singh and the entire BioPython community did a tremendously good job
> over the last year and BOSC is the ideal place to present this.
>
> I think the mixture of presenting features, but also infrastructure work is
> great for a talk and will benefit the BOSC community.
>
> Thanks for submitting!
> Bjoern
>