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<div class="gmail-markdown-heading" dir="auto"><h1 tabindex="-1" class="gmail-heading-element" dir="auto">OBF Newsletter September 2024</h1><a id="gmail-user-content-obf-newsletter-september-2024" class="gmail-anchor" aria-label="Permalink: OBF Newsletter September 2024" href="https://github.com/OBF/newsletter/blob/master/newsletters/2024-09.md#obf-newsletter-september-2024"></a></div><p dir="auto">TL;DR:
 Watch the BOSC 2024 recordings, save the date for BOSC 2025, share or 
apply for the upcoming OBF event fellowship application and join the 
Pydna hackathon!</p>
<p dir="auto">In longer form:</p>
<div class="gmail-markdown-heading" dir="auto"><h2 tabindex="-1" class="gmail-heading-element" dir="auto">OBF News</h2><a id="gmail-user-content-obf-news" class="gmail-anchor" aria-label="Permalink: OBF News" href="https://github.com/OBF/newsletter/blob/master/newsletters/2024-09.md#obf-news"></a></div><div class="gmail-markdown-heading" dir="auto"><h3 tabindex="-1" class="gmail-heading-element" dir="auto">BOSC news</h3><a id="gmail-user-content-bosc-news" class="gmail-anchor" aria-label="Permalink: BOSC news" href="https://github.com/OBF/newsletter/blob/master/newsletters/2024-09.md#bosc-news"></a></div><div class="gmail-markdown-heading" dir="auto"><h4 tabindex="-1" class="gmail-heading-element" dir="auto">BOSC 2024: Watch the videos!</h4><a id="gmail-user-content-bosc-2024-watch-the-videos" class="gmail-anchor" aria-label="Permalink: BOSC 2024: Watch the videos!" href="https://github.com/OBF/newsletter/blob/master/newsletters/2024-09.md#bosc-2024-watch-the-videos"></a></div><p dir="auto">This year we celebrated the 25th annual <em>Bioinformatics Open Source Conference</em> (<a href="https://www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-2024/" rel="nofollow">BOSC 2024</a>),
which took place in July as part of ISMB 2024 alongside the post-conference <em>CollaborationFest</em>,
a collaborative work event (including but not limited to hacking).</p>
<p dir="auto">Our amazing conference organising committee has written up a report about the conference for F1000, which <a href="https://f1000research.com/collections/bosc" rel="nofollow">will soon appear in the BOSC collection</a>.
In the meanwhile, you can <a href="https://www.open-bio.org/2024/08/02/my-amazing-bosc-2024-experience/" rel="nofollow">read Beatrice Mihalache's blog post about her experience at BOSC</a>.
Also, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhTZGLnFmh0&list=PLir-OOQiOhXZUNv8DStG8LC1I9-MoUgMh" rel="nofollow">BOSC talk videos are now available on YouTube</a>.</p>
<div class="gmail-markdown-heading" dir="auto"><h4 tabindex="-1" class="gmail-heading-element" dir="auto">BOSC 2025: Save the date</h4><a id="gmail-user-content-bosc-2025-save-the-date" class="gmail-anchor" aria-label="Permalink: BOSC 2025: Save the date" href="https://github.com/OBF/newsletter/blob/master/newsletters/2024-09.md#bosc-2025-save-the-date"></a></div><p dir="auto">In 2025, BOSC will take place in Liverpool, UK - as part of the <a href="https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2025/home" rel="nofollow">joint ISMB/ECCB conference</a>.
The whole event will take place between July 20-24, 2025.
The exact dates of BOSC within that range haven't been decided yet, but please save those dates in your calendar!</p>
<p dir="auto">To keep up with BOSC news, please follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14344023/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bosc.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a>, <a href="https://genomic.social/@BOSC" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a>, and <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/obf-bosc/shared_invite/zt-n5ur1gsj-z2C~69_4lYTFPg5tbWA8Ew" rel="nofollow">Slack</a>! (We are no longer on Twitter/X; <a href="https://www.open-bio.org/2023/11/20/leaving-x/" rel="nofollow">find out why</a>.)</p>
<div class="gmail-markdown-heading" dir="auto"><h3 tabindex="-1" class="gmail-heading-element" dir="auto">OBF Event Fellowships</h3><a id="gmail-user-content-obf-event-fellowships" class="gmail-anchor" aria-label="Permalink: OBF Event Fellowships" href="https://github.com/OBF/newsletter/blob/master/newsletters/2024-09.md#obf-event-fellowships"></a></div><p dir="auto">Next deadline: December 1, 2024</p>
<p dir="auto">The current application period for the OBF Event Fellowship lasts until December 1, 2024, so there is still time to <a href="https://forms.gle/3yLg94G1C9nkZkvq5" rel="nofollow">get your application submitted</a>.</p>
<p dir="auto">These fellowships are ideal to support your virtual or 
in-person attendance of conferences related to open source 
bioinformatics or open science (in-person or virtual), and potentially 
additional expenses such as travel, lodging, childcare for the duration 
of the event, small hardware (e.g. a headset or webcam), or high-speed 
internet.</p>
<p dir="auto">You can read more about <a href="https://www.open-bio.org/event-awards/#fellowships-applications" rel="nofollow">applying for an OBF Event Fellowship</a>, and <a href="https://www.open-bio.org/category/travel-fellowship/event-fellowship/" rel="nofollow">the experiences of past awardees</a>.</p>
<div class="gmail-markdown-heading" dir="auto"><h2 tabindex="-1" class="gmail-heading-element" dir="auto">Community updates</h2><a id="gmail-user-content-community-updates" class="gmail-anchor" aria-label="Permalink: Community updates" href="https://github.com/OBF/newsletter/blob/master/newsletters/2024-09.md#community-updates"></a></div><div class="gmail-markdown-heading" dir="auto"><h3 tabindex="-1" class="gmail-heading-element" dir="auto">Pydna Hackathon</h3><a id="gmail-user-content-pydna-hackathon" class="gmail-anchor" aria-label="Permalink: Pydna Hackathon" href="https://github.com/OBF/newsletter/blob/master/newsletters/2024-09.md#pydna-hackathon"></a></div><p dir="auto">The
 pydna Python package provides human-readable formal descriptions of 🧬 
cloning and genetic assembly strategies in Python 🐍 that enable 
simulation and verification.
Pydna can be used as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literate_programming" rel="nofollow">executable documentation for cloning</a>.</p>
<p dir="auto">You are invited to join the team to contribute or to learn how to use the library on October 3rd 2024, <a href="https://github.com/BjornFJohansson/pydna/discussions/258">more information is on GitHub</a>.</p>
<div class="gmail-markdown-heading" dir="auto"><h3 tabindex="-1" class="gmail-heading-element" dir="auto">ELIXIR Biohackathon</h3><a id="gmail-user-content-elixir-biohackathon" class="gmail-anchor" aria-label="Permalink: ELIXIR Biohackathon" href="https://github.com/OBF/newsletter/blob/master/newsletters/2024-09.md#elixir-biohackathon"></a></div><p dir="auto">From
 November 4-8, 2024, the ELIXIR Biohackathon is taking place ­— 
in-person in Barcelona and virtually online. While all in-person spots 
are taken, you can still <a href="https://elixir-europe.org/events/biohackathon-europe" rel="nofollow">register to contribute remotely</a>.</p>
<div class="gmail-markdown-heading" dir="auto"><h3 tabindex="-1" class="gmail-heading-element" dir="auto">Find upcoming open bioinformatics events</h3><a id="gmail-user-content-find-upcoming-open-bioinformatics-events" class="gmail-anchor" aria-label="Permalink: Find upcoming open bioinformatics events" href="https://github.com/OBF/newsletter/blob/master/newsletters/2024-09.md#find-upcoming-open-bioinformatics-events"></a></div><p dir="auto">The Biohackathons page, <a href="https://biohackathons.github.io" rel="nofollow">https://biohackathons.github.io</a>, lists more upcoming bioinformatics-related hackathons and similar events. And you can also <a href="https://github.com/biohackathons/biohackathons.github.io/issues">suggest your own additions</a>!</p>
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