[Biopython] Biopython Project Update 20019, was: [Bosc-announce] BOSC 2019 Call for Abstracts

[Peter Cock]

Dear Biopythoneers,

Speaking as part of the BOSC organising committee, please
come to Basel this summer and submit your open source
bioinformatics abstracts soon.

Speaking as a Biopython developer, we should start planning
our traditional annual Biopython Project Update talk. As usual,
are there any volunteers from our contributors who would like
to present this? If not, I am hoping to be there myself.

We have templates for the abstracts submitted in recent years,
and slide decks too - have a look at some of the past talk slides
and videos if you are interested:

https://gccbosc2018.sched.com/event/EivJ/biopython-project-update-2018
https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_2017_Schedule
https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_2016_Schedule
https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_2015_Schedule
etc

Thank you,

Peter

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Nomi Harris <nlharris at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 4:47 PM
Subject: [Bosc-announce] BOSC 2019 Call for Abstracts
To: <bosc-announce at open-bio.org>
Cc: Nomi Harris <nlharris at gmail.com>


BOSC 2019: Bioinformatics Open Source Conference
an ISMB/ECCB Community of Special Interest (COSI)

Call for Abstracts

BOSC 2019 Dates: July 24-25, 2019
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Website: https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_2019 (new, improved
website coming soon!)
Email BOSC organizers: bosc at open-bio.org
BOSC announcements mailing list:
http://lists.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/bosc-announce
Twitter: @OBF_BOSC, #BOSC2019

Key Dates

April 11, 2019: Deadline for submitting talk/poster abstracts
April 15: OBF travel fellowship application deadline
May 9: First-round authors notified about talk/poster acceptance
May 15: Late poster / late-breaking lightning talk abstract deadline
May 23: Late poster / late-breaking lightning talk authors notified
July 21-25, 2019: ISMB/ECCB 2019, Basel, Switzerland
July 24-25 (last two days of ISMB): BOSC 2019, Basel, Switzerland

July 26-28: CollaborationFest (CoFest) 2019, Basel


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 and open
science. 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.

In 2018, BOSC was held jointly with GCC as a combined GCCBOSC
conference. In 2019, BOSC will be part of ISMB/ECCB in Basel. We hope
to partner with GCC again in 2020 or 2021. Read more here about why we
decided to hold BOSC with GCC in 2018 and ISMB in 2019.

ISMB now consists of multiple parallel tracks called COSIs (formerly
SIGs). The BOSC COSI will take place the last two full days of ISMB
(July 24-25). You can register for the full ISMB/ECCB meeting (July
21-25) or for just two days (there is no single-day registration
option).

A limited number of partial travel fellowships will be granted to some
accepted speakers who would not otherwise be able to attend
BOSC--please see
https://github.com/OBF/obf-docs/blob/master/Travel_fellowships.md for
more information. The travel fellowship application deadline is April
15.

Abstract submission
We encourage you to submit abstracts (due April 11) on any topic
relevant to open source bioinformatics or open science. After review,
some abstracts will be selected for lightning talks, longer talks
and/or posters. (Only first-round abstracts are eligible for longer
talks.)
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
* Open Approaches to Translational Bioinformatics
* Developer Tools and Libraries
* Inclusion, Outreach and Training

Bioinformatics Open Source Project Reports (about new or existing projects)

We look forward to receiving your abstract and meeting you at BOSC 2019!

Sincerely,
     BOSC 2019 Organizing Committee: Nomi Harris (chair), Heather
Wiencko (co-chair), Peter Cock, Chris Fields, Bastian Greshake
Tzovaras, Michael Heuer, Karsten Hokamp, Monica Munoz-Torres, Bastian
Rieck.

P.S. Don't forget to submit your BOSC abstract by April 11 (one month
from today) at https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_Abstract_Submission!
Please share this announcement with your colleagues! Attached is the
first version of the BOSC 2019 flyer, which you can also share.

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