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

[Christian Brueffer]

On 2018-03-14 12:07, Peter Cock wrote:
> 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
> 

Hi everyone,

I won't attend BOSC this year (thesis writing time!), but I'm happy to
help prepare the slides.

Representing Biopython on stage was great fun both times and I highly
recommend it!

Cheers,

Chris