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BOSC 2019: Bioinformatics Open Source Conference</h2>
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An ISMB/ECCB Community of Special Interest (COSI)</h3>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">BOSC 2019 Dates</strong>: July 24-25, 2019</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Location</strong>: Basel, Switzerland</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Website</strong>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_2019" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_2019</a> (new,
improved website coming soon!)</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Email BOSC organizers</strong>: bosc@open-bio.org</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">BOSC announcements mailing list</strong>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://lists.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/bosc-announce" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">http://lists.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/bosc-announce</a></p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Twitter</strong>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/OBF_BOSC" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">@OBF_BOSC</a>, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23BOSC2019&src=typd" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">#BOSC2019</a></p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Key Dates</strong>:</h2>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">April 11, 2019:</strong> Deadline for <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_Abstract_Submission" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">submitting
talk/poster abstracts</a></p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">April 15:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/OBF/obf-docs/blob/master/Travel_fellowships.md" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">OBF
travel fellowship</a> application deadline</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">May 9:</strong> First-round authors notified about talk/poster acceptance</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">May 15:</strong> Late poster / late-breaking lightning talk abstract deadline</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">May 23:</strong> Late poster / late-breaking lightning talk authors notified</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">July 21-25, 2019:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2019" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">
ISMB/ECCB 2019</a>, Basel, Switzerland</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">July 24-25 (last two days of ISMB):</strong> BOSC 2019, Basel, Switzerland</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">July 26-28:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/CoFest_2019" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">CollaborationFest
(CoFest) 2019</a>, Basel</p>
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About BOSC</h1>
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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.</p>
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<a rel="nofollow" href="https://f1000research.com/collections/BOSC?&selectedDomain=articles" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">In
2018, BOSC was held jointly with GCC</a> as a combined <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gccbosc2018.sched.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">GCCBOSC</a> conference.
In 2019, BOSC will be part of <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2019" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">ISMB/ECCB</a> in
Basel. We hope to partner with GCC again in 2020 or 2021. Read more <a rel="nofollow" href="https://news.open-bio.org/2018/08/02/taking-turns/" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">here
about why we decided to hold BOSC with GCC in 2018 and ISMB in 2019.</a></p>
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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).</p>
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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 <a rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/OBF/obf-docs/blob/master/Travel_fellowships.md" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">https://github.com/OBF/obf-docs/blob/master/Travel_fellowships.md</a> for
more information. The travel fellowship application deadline is <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">April 15.</strong></p>
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Abstract submission</h1>
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We encourage you to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_Abstract_Submission" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">submit
abstracts</a> (<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">due April 11</strong>) 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.)</p>
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Abstract submission instructions and a link to the EasyChair submission portal can be found on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_Abstract_Submission" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_Abstract_Submission</a>.</p>
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BOSC session topics include (but are not limited to):</p>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Open Science and Reproducible Research</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Open Biomedical Data</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Citizen/Participatory Science</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Standards and Interoperability</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Data Science</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Workflows</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Open Approaches to Translational Bioinformatics</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Developer Tools and Libraries</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Inclusion, Outreach and Training</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bioinformatics Open Source Project Reports (about new or existing projects)</li></ul>
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We look forward to receiving your abstract and meeting you at BOSC 2019!</p>
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Sincerely,</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">BOSC 2019 Organizing Committee:</strong> Nomi Harris (chair), Heather Wiencko (co-chair), Peter Cock, Chris Fields, Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, Michael Heuer, Karsten Hokamp, Monica Munoz-Torres, Bastian Rieck, Yo Yehudi.</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">P.S. Don't forget to submit your BOSC abstract by April 11 at</strong>
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https://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_Abstract_Submission</a> !</p>
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