Re: [Biopython] BOSC/GCC at BCC2020: Bioinformatics Community Conference: Abstract submission and registration are open

If no one else volunteers, I can do this. I have started preparing an
abstract, currently rather dry:

https://github.com/biopython/talks/tree/master/2020_BOSC/abstract

There is a one page PDF limit, current version attached.

Peter

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 2:03 PM Peter Cock <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Usually around this time of year I ask who hopes to attend BOSC, and if
> any of our regular contributors might volunteer to present the traditional
> annual Biopython Project Update talk. This year BOSC is online, once again
> combined with the Galaxy Community Conference - as the Bioinformatics
> Community Conference (BCC2020). See below.
>
> So, there is no travel to Canada involved, but would anyone like to give
> the talk? We would all try to help with the abstract and slides, but you'll
> need to have video conferencing setup in order to attend the meeting
> virtually. See this repository for past abstracts and many of the talks:
>
> https://github.com/biopython/talks
>
> Of course, I would also urge all of you to consider submitting an abstract
> on your own work too.
>
> The talks at the conference will again be followed by a multi-day
> collaborative event, where we might work on Biopython bug triage,
> documentation, etc. This could be very productive if some of our core team
> can set those days aside from their normal work as part of a virtual
> conference trip. I appreciate it is still a long way off, so for many of us
> it is too early to make any such commitment.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Peter
>
> (Full disclosure: I am on the BOSC / BCC2020 organising committee, and the
> current OBF president. I would of course not be reviewing any abstract
> where I have a conflict of interest)
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Dave Clements <[email protected]>
> Date: Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 8:16 PM
> Subject: [bcc2020-org] Bioinformatics Community Conference: Abstract
> submission and registration are open
>
>
> 2020 Bioinformatics Community Conference (BCC2020)
>
> Online, July 17-26
>
> https://bcc2020.github.io/
>
> The 2020 Bioinformatics Community Conference (BCC2020)
> <https://bcc2020.github.io/> will be online, global, affordable, and
> accessible.
>
> Key Dates:
>
> May 8:        Deadline for submitting talk/poster/demo abstracts
> <https://bcc2020.github.io/submit/> (this will not be extended)
>
> June 6:       Authors notified about talk/poster/demo acceptance
>
> July 10:      Early registration <https://bcc2020.github.io/Registration/>
> ends
>
> July 17-19: BCC2020 Training sessions
> <https://bcc2020.github.io/training/>
>
> July 19-22: BCC2020 Main meeting <https://bcc2020.github.io/schedule/>
>
> July 22-24, 24-26: CollaborationFest Core and Encore
> <https://bcc2020.github.io/cofest/>
>
> BCC2020
>
> BCC2020 <https://bcc2020.github.io/> is a joint event bringing together
> the Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC)
> <https://www.open-bio.org/events/bosc/> and Galaxy
> <https://galaxyproject.org/> Communities.  If you are working in data
> intensive life science research then there is no better event for sharing
> your work, and learning from other researchers addressing the challenges of
> modern data driven biology.  BCC2020 will be held July 17-26
> <https://bcc2020.sched.com/>, and offer 2 days of training
> <https://bcc2020.sched.com/overview/type/Training>, a 3 day meeting
> <https://bcc2020.sched.com/overview/type/Meeting>, and a 4 day
> CollaborationFest <https://bcc2020.sched.com/overview/type/CoFest>.
>
> BOSC is organized by the Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF)
> <https://www.open-bio.org/>, a non-profit group dedicated to promoting
> the practice and philosophy of open source software development and open
> science within the biological research community. Galaxy
> <https://galaxyproject.org/> is an open source data integration and
> analysis platform for the life sciences that is used, deployed, maintained
> and extended by a worldwide community of researchers, students, software
> engineers, and infrastructure providers.
>
> BCC2020 is Online
>
> All BCC2020 events will be held online
> <https://bcc2020.github.io/blog/going-virtual>.  Training will be live
> and interactive.  The meeting will feature keynotes, accepted talks,
> lightning talks, posters, demos, and birds-of-a-feather and other
> networking opportunities.  Talks (with the possible exception of keynotes)
> will be pre-recorded.  Posters, demos, and BoFs will be live and
> interactive.  The CoFest will also be live and interactive.
>
> BCC2020 is Global
>
> BCC2020 events will be held twice
> <https://bcc2020.github.io/blog/going-global>: once in the originally
> scheduled Toronto time zone (BCC West)
> <https://bcc2020.sched.com/venue/West>, and then again 12 hours later in
> the Eastern hemisphere (BCC East) <https://bcc2020.sched.com/venue/East>.
> Training will differ between East and West, with enrollment open to all,
> regardless of where you are. The main conference content will be presented
> in both East and West.  We are striving to have the CoFest run
> continuously <https://bcc2020.sched.com/overview/type/CoFest>, with
> participants from every part of the world.
>
> BCC2020 is Affordable
>
> We have slashed registration rates for BCC2020
> <https://bcc2020.github.io/Registration/>, and are offering even larger
> discounts to participants based in low and lower-middle income countries.
> Pricing starts at US$3 per training session, and $12 for the 3 day
> meeting.  The CoFest <https://bcc2020.github.io/cofest/> is free.
>
> BCC2020 is Accessible
>
> Going online and global, combined with the low registration rates this
> enables, makes this the most accessible Galaxy or BOSC conference ever.  If
> you work in open source bioinformatics then this is 2020’s best opportunity
> to share your work and learn from others.
>
> Abstracts Due May 8
>
> BCC2020 is seeking oral presentations, lightning talks, posters, and
> demos, from researchers working in bioinformatics, and all over the world.
> Abstracts are due May 8 (and that deadline will not be extended).  Please submit
> your work <https://bcc2020.github.io/submit/> today.
>
>
> Register Now
>
> BCC2020 registration is now open <https://bcc2020.github.io/Registration/>.
> Registering early saves 50% off of the full rates.
>
>
> We hope to see you in July at BCC2020,
>
> BCC2020 Organizers
>
>
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