[Bioperl-l] BOSC 2004 Announcement and Call for Papers (fwd)

[Darin London]

 {Please pass the word!}
 
 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR SPEAKERS
 
 The 5th annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC'2004) is 
 organized by the not-for-profit Open Bioinformatics Foundation. The 
 meeting will take place July 29-30, 2004 in Glasgow, Scotland, and is 
 one of several Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings occurring in 
 conjunction with the 12th International Conference on Intelligent 
 Systems for Molecular Biology.

 see http://www.iscb.org/ismb2004/ for more information.

 The focus of the meeting will be on current and emerging Open Source** 
 informatics tools and toolkits. BOSC provides a forum for developers, 
 project groups, users and interested parties to meet personally, exchange ideas and 
 collaborate together.

 In addition, keynote speeches from well known Open Source Bioinformatics 
 leaders are being planned.
 
 BOSC PROGRAM & CONTACT INFO
 
 * Web: http://www.open-bio.org/bosc2004/
 * Email: bosc at open-bio.org
 * Online registration: https://www.cteusa.com/iscb3/
 
 
 FEES
 
 * Corporate :GBP £165.00 british pounds sterling
 * Academic : GBP £120.00 british pounds sterling
 * Student : GBP £90.00 british pounds sterling
 
 A 17.5% Valued Added Tax(VAT) will be added to all fees.

 Note: We have tried to set our fees as low as possible without risking 
 the chance that the foundation will lose money on the event. We budget 
 with the goal of breaking even on costs or realizing a small profit.
 
 REGISTER ONLINE FOR BOSC'2004 & ISMB AT:
 https://www.cteusa.com/iscb3/
 
 SPEAKERS & ABSTRACTS WANTED
 
 The program committee is currently seeking abstracts for talks at BOSC 
 2004. BOSC is a great opportunity for you to tell the community about 
 your use, development, or philosophy of open source software development 
 in bioinformatics. The committee will select several submitted abstracts 
 for 25-minute talks and others for shorter "lightning" talks. Accepted 
 abstracts will be published on the BOSC web site.
 
 If you are interested in speaking at BOSC 2004, 
 please send us:

 * an abstract (no more than a few paragraphs)
 * a URL for the project page, if applicable  
 * information about the open source license used for your software or
   your release plans.
 
 LIGHTNING-TALK SPEAKERS WANTED!
 
 The program committee is currently seeking speakers for the lightning 
 talks at BOSC 2004. Lightning talks are quick - only five minutes 
 long - and a great opportunity for you to give people a quick 
 summary of your open source project, code, idea, or vision of the future.

 If you are interested in giving a lightning talk at BOSC 2004, 
 please send us:

 * a brief title and summary (one or two lines)
 * a URL for the project page, if applicable
 * information about the open source license used for your software or 
   your release plans.

 We will accept entries on-line until BOSC starts, but
 space for demos and lightning talks is limited.<br/>
    
 SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS WANTED!

 If you are involved in the development of Open Source Bioinformatics 
 Software, you are invited to provide a short demonstration to attendees 
 of BOSC 2004.

 If you are interested in giving a software demonstration at BOSC 2004,
 please send us:

 * a brief title and summary (one or two lines)
 * a URL for the project page, if applicable
 * Internet connectivity requirements (e.g. website Application served on 
   the world wide web, or web based client application).

   We will accept entries on-line until the BOSC starts, but
   space for demos and lightning talks is limited.  

 ** Because the mission of the OBF is to promote Open Source software, we 
 will favor submissions for projects that apply a recognized Open Source 
 License, or adhere to the general Open Source Philosophy.

 See the following websites for further details:
 href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/
 href="http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php