[Biopython] Biopython 2018 Project Update talk at BOSC; was Call for Abstracts: GCCBOSC 2018

[Peter Cock]

Dear Biopythoneers,

As usual, the deadline has crept up on me (THIS FRIDAY), but I would
like us to submit a Biopython Project Update talk for BOSC 2018.

This year BOSC is colocating with the Galaxy Community Conference
for a combined Bioinformatics Community Conference, which will
hopefully be of broad appeal.

https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_2018
https://gccbosc2018.sched.com/

Please everyone consider submitting an abstract for your own open source
bioinformatics work (speaking as a conference committee member).

Also, as usual I would like to ask for volunteers from our contributors to
present the annual Biopython Project Update talk?

Who is planning to be in Portland Oregon for GCC BOSC 2018 (and
hopefully the preceding CodeFest)?

Would you like to volunteer? The talk slot is usually under 15 minutes, so
its not too scary.

Christian Brueffer did this for BOSC 2016, the slides and video are online:

https://youtu.be/JxOm1Bjyt9M
http://f1000research.com/slides/5-1712

Sourav Singh was going to present at BOSC 2017 (and was awarded
an OBF Travel Fellowship to attend), but was unable to due to visa
problems. Again, Christian kindly did the presentation:

https://youtu.be/tYD9P0aE8tA
https://f1000research.com/slides/6-1238

Note we have a simple LaTeX template for generating a nicely formatted
PDF abstract on GitHub:

https://github.com/cbrueffer/talks

I hope to be there myself, and if no one else volunteers am willing to do
the talk (again).

Thanks,

Peter

Disclaimer: I am on the BOSC 2018 organising committee, and was
previously co-chair. I will not be involved in reviewing the Biopython
abstract.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Nomi Harris <nlharris at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 9:42 PM
Subject: [Bosc] Call for Abstracts: GCCBOSC 2018
To: bosc-announce at open-bio.org
Cc: bosc at open-bio.org, Nomi Harris <nlharris at gmail.com>


GCCBOSC 2018: A Bioinformatics Community Conference
Call for Abstracts



 Dates: June 25-30, 2018
 Location: Reed College, Portland, OR
 GCCBOSC website: https://gccbosc2018.sched.com/
 BOSC website: https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_2018
 Email BOSC organizers: bosc at open-bio.org
 BOSC announcements mailing list:
http://lists.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/bosc-announce
 Twitter: @OBF_BOSC, #GCCBOSC


Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline: March 16, 2018
Authors notified: April 10, 2018
Travel fellowship application deadline: April 15, 2017
GCCBOSC 2018 Training: June 25-26, 2018
GCCBOSC 2018 Talks: June 27-28
GCCBOSC CollaborationFest: June 29-30

About BOSC
Since 2000, the yearly Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC)
has provided a forum for developers and users to interact and share
research results and ideas in open source bioinformatics. BOSC’s broad
spectrum of topics includes practical techniques for solving
bioinformatics problems; software development practices; standards and
ontologies; approaches that promote open science and sharing of data,
results and software; and ways to grow open source communities while
promoting diversity within them.

Why is BOSC partnering with GCC in 2018?
In past years, BOSC has been part of the ISMB conference. Because of
our continuing focus on broadening and deepening the BOSC community,
we've been exploring ways to reach those in the bioinformatics
community who aren’t already part of the audience attracted by ISMB.
As part of that exploration, we have looked at other organizations and
conferences that have been successful at establishing a strong and
growing community of participants, such as the Galaxy Community
Conference (GCC).

After much discussion and planning, we decided to hold BOSC in
conjunction with GCC in 2018. We hope that this will be an enjoyable
and productive experience for all participants, and we welcome your
feedback before, during and after the event.

As always, BOSC 2018 will include two days of talks and posters, two
keynote speakers, a panel discussion, Birds of a Feather, and more.
BOSC sessions will run in parallel with GCC 2018 sessions, with some
sessions shared. The two days of talks will be preceded by two days of
training on topics nominated by the community, and will be followed by
a two-day CollaborationFest that merges BOSC's Codefest and Galaxy's
Developer and User Hackathon Days.

Abstract submission
We encourage you to submit one-page abstracts (due March 16) on any
topic relevant to open source bioinformatics or open science. After
review, some abstracts will be selected for lightning talks, longer
talks, demos and/or posters. Abstract submission instructions and a
link to the EasyChair submission portal can be found on
https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_Abstract_Submission

BOSC session topics include (but are not limited to):

Open Science and Reproducible Research
Open Biomedical Data
Citizen/Participatory Science
Standards and Interoperability
Data Science
Workflows
Visualization
Medical and Translational Bioinformatics
Developer Tools and Libraries
Bioinformatics Open Source Project Progress Reports

We look forward to receiving your abstract and meeting you at GCCBOSC 2018!

Sincerely,
      BOSC 2018 Organizing Committee: Nomi Harris (chair), Heather
Wiencko (co-chair), Brad Chapman (co-chair), Peter Cock, Christopher
Fields, Bastian Greshake, Karsten Hokamp, Hilmar Lapp, Monica
Munoz-Torres


P.S. Don't forget to submit your BOSC abstract by March 16 at
https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_Abstract_Submission! Please share
this announcement with your colleagues!