Dear #Biocuration community, we hope to welcome many of you this summer at #BOSC2026 in Washington, DC and online!
@biocurator.bsky.social

Dear colleagues at EMBL-EBI, we hope some of you and your network of researchers can join us at #BOSC2026 in Washington, DC and online! @ebi.embl.org

Dear SACNAS community, we hope to welcome many of you this summer at #BOSC2026 in Washington, DC and online!
@sacnas.bsky.social

Dear Australian BioCommons community, we hope to welcome many of you this summer at #BOSC2026 in Washington, DC and online! @ausbiocommons.bsky.social

Dear Bioconductor community, we hope to welcome many of you this summer at #BOSC2026 in Washington, DC and online!
@bioconductor.bsky.social

Join us at the Bioinformatics Open Source Conference, #BOSC2026, July 14–15 in Washington, DC (and online) as part of #ISMB2026. Abstracts due on April 9!
Join us for talks, panels, posters, and the CollaborationFest. See you this summer!
www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-...

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The NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) is a Gold Sponsor of #BOSC2026! ODSS leads NIH’s Strategic Plan for Data Science. Their support helps BOSC provide participant support, keynote honoraria, and meeting costs. Thank you for supporting open-source bioinformatics! datascience.nih.gov

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#genAI is changing everything, including the #OpenSource ecosystem. #BOSC2026 wants to hear your thoughts! Submit your abstract by April 9 to be considered for a talk.

Read more: www.open-bio.org/posts/Open-S...
Abstract submission: www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-...

We're proud to have @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social on the #BOSC2026 Organizing Committee, and we applaud his latest honor - he is now one of the distinguished AAAS Fellows! 🙌🍐

We are thrilled to announce our second keynote speaker for #BOSC2026: Eric Green, the Chief Medical Officer at Illumina. Dr. Green was a key architect of the Human Genome Project and led the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) for 15 years.
More info: www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-...

Dr. Maryam Zaringhalam stands by a concrete balcony, with trees in the background. She looks at the camera with a casual, gentle expression. She wears a navy blue outfit.

We are delighted to announce our first keynote speaker for #BOSC2026: Maryam Zaringhalam, Ph.D. @webmz.bsky.social, the Senior Director of Policy at the Center for Open Science @cos.io.

#OpenScience #ISMB2026 #AIready #data as a #publicgood
More information at www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-...

Time to think about submitting an abstract to #BOSC2026! The deadline for submitting talk/poster abstracts is April 9. (There is an additional late poster round that closes in May, but those late submissions won't be considered for talks.)
www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-...
#OpenSource #OpenScience

Monica Munoz Torres holds the BOSC 2025 poster

BOSC Chair Nomi Harris by the BOSC 2024 poster

#BOSC2026 is looking for sponsors!

Your sponsorship helps BOSC advance open-source bioinformatics and open science and broaden representation (www.open-bio.org/obf-dei/).

Info: open-bio.org/events/bosc/.... Please contact us for details about sponsorship levels and perks!

Call for Comments on BOSC 2026 Keynote Speaker Candidates We thank our community for the excellent keynote speaker suggestions for BOSC 2026. The next phase of our selection process invites you to share any concerns about the suitability of the nominated ind...

Call for Comments on BOSC 2026 Keynote Speaker Candidates

We appreciate the excellent keynote speaker suggestions for #BOSC2026. We invite you to anonymously share any concerns about the suitability of the nominated individuals by Friday Jan 9. www.open-bio.org/2025/12/18/2...

BOSC 2025 keynote speaker Chris Mungall

BOSC 2025 keynote speaker Christine Orengo

Keynote talks are always a highlight of BOSC. We invite you, our community, to nominate potential keynote speakers for #BOSC2026! 🍐

www.open-bio.org/2025/12/02/2...

BOSC 2025 organizing committee

Save the date: #BOSC2026 (www.open-bio.org/events/bosc) will take place July 13-14 in Washington, DC, as part of ISMB 2026 (July 12-16). We hope you will join us in person or online! 🍐
#Bioinformatics #OpenSource