The 27th annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC 2026)
arrives in Washington, DC, this July 14-15 as a COSI track of ISMB 2026.

This year's program features visionary keynotes from Dr. Maryam
Zaringhalam (Center for Open Science) and Dr. Eric Green (Illumina),
alongside two panels on "Policies and Strategies for Resilient Open
Science" and "Open Source in the Age of AI." From cutting-edge talks to
the post-conference CollaborationFest (July 17-18), BOSC remains the
essential gathering for those driving the future of open science and
reproducible research.

Help shape the global conversation by submitting your abstracts for talks
and posters across topics such as data science, workflows, open AI/ML,
translational bioinformatics, and outreach & training. The deadline for
talk consideration is April 9, and no extensions will be granted. We
are committed to an accessible community; if registration costs are a
barrier, fee assistance is available (to those who qualify) to ensure
all voices can participate. Don't miss your chance to contribute to the
Open Source ecosystem.

Scientists at all career levels are welcome! Submit your work and join
us in DC this summer!

Sincerely,

The BOSC 2026 Organizing Committee - Nomi Harris, Karsten Hokamp,
Jessica Maia, Hervé Ménager, Mónica Muñoz Torres, Van Truong, Deepak
Unni, and Jason Williams.

Learn more about BOSC 2026 at: https://www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-2026

Submit your abstract at https://www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-2026/submit

With immense gratitude to our Gold Sponsors: The NIH Office of Data
Science Strategy (ODSS) (https://datascience.nih.gov) and Seqera
(https://seqera.io ).

Join the Open Science conversation on social media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14344023/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bosc.bsky.social

Slack:
https://join.slack.com/t/obf-bosc/shared_invite/zt-n5ur1gsj-z2C~69_4lYTFPg5tbWA8Ew

Monica Munoz Torres <monimunozto@gmail.com>

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