📅 Registration and schedule information for BioC2026 is now available.
The conference schedule is now live on the BioC2026 website, and registration is officially open for:
• the conference
• the Bioconductor-Carpentries Workshop
• the Hackathon
If you’re planning to attend, now is a great time to explore the program and register. Early bird pricing ends on 15 June 2026.
🎟️ More details and registration: https://bioc2026.bioconductor.org
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We are thrilled to invite you to "Where do R packages live?" a discussion with folks from the #R foundation, #CRAN #Bioconductor #R-universe and @Posit
Let's learn from our panel about the ins-and-outs of where you might want to create a home for your R software 📦
Register today!
📆 Wed 20 May 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM AEST | 7:00 AM UTC
🔗 statsoc.org.au/event-6653060
Looking forward to nerdy chats with @visnut Stevie P. @jeroenooms and Valerie B.
📣 Meet Nicholas Cooley, Bioconductor’s new Developer Engagement Lead.
In his latest blog post, Nick reflects on stepping into this role and what he hopes to achieve for the Bioconductor community.
His focus is on strengthening developer support, improving onboarding, especially for early-career researchers, and creating better recognition for the many contributors who sustain the project.
Find out more here: https://blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2026-04-09-developer-engagement/
📣 Call for Late-Breaking Poster Abstracts – EuroBioC2026
If you missed the earlier poster submission deadline, you can now submit your work as a late-breaking poster for EuroBioC2026.
📝 Submit by: Thursday, April 30, 2026
🔗Submit here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBkwTH84uIzaMk5Zy5kxdQnSkoDbaUGdmcbFD007hpL8i-cg/viewform
Decisions will be shared within a week of the deadline. If you need an earlier notification (e.g., for funding or visa applications), feel free to reach out at [email protected].
Bioconductor Africa is excited to kick off its Advanced Training Series with an introductory session on Bioconductor!
In this session, we will explore:
- The foundations of the Bioconductor project
- How it supports biological data analysis
- Opportunities to get involved in the global community
📅 April 15, 2026
⏰ 4 PM EAT | 3 PM CAT | 2 PM WAT
👤 Speaker: Kevin Rue-Albrecht
🔗 Register to attend: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4iy904brRviPrFSBxIukdg#/registration
Coming up next: Microbiome data analysis (May 2026)
April 2026 will bring a new #Ubuntu 26.04, a new #Rstats release 4.6.0 and a new #BioConductor 3.23. And ... as the "future is unevenly distributed" we already have #r2u running 26.04.
See 'zero to tidyverse' now under 26.04: 10 sec, 107 binary files, 1 command.
#r2u. Fast. East. Reliable. Pick All Three.
🎉 Announcing the BioC2026 Sticker Design Winner: Kavya Vaddadi 🎉
Kavya's design celebrates Seattle as the host city of BioC 2026, featuring well-known
landmarks such as the Space Needle, the Seattle Great Wheel, Mount Rainier, and the surrounding evergreen forests. Puget Sound and a Washington State ferry reflect Seattle’s maritime landscape and the culture of connection across the region.
👉 Register for BioC2026 here: https://ti.to/nf-projects/bioc2026
🎉 Announcing the EuroBioC2026 Sticker Design Winner!
🏆 Winner: Rafael Romero Becerra, PhD
🎨 Rafael’s design captures Turku with the cathedral silhouette over the Aura River, Turku Castle in the background, and a playful nod to the iconic Posankka at the river’s edge. A Finnish–Scandinavian folk-art border ties it together, offering a warm regional welcome to the Bioconductor community.
👉 Register for EuroBioC2026 here: https://bit.ly/eurobioc2026-register
📣 Final call! BioC2026 abstract submissions are closing soon.
Don't miss your chance to share your work and be part of the Bioconductor community at BioC2026. Submissions are welcome for workshops, posters, package demos, and short talks highlighting tools, research, and workflows in open-source bioinformatics.
⏰ Deadline: 20 March 2026
📍 BioC2026: 10–12 August 2026 | Seattle, WA, USA
👉 Submit your abstract now:https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/BioC/2026/Conference#tab-recent-activity
📣 Call to Host EuroBioC2027
Interested in bringing the European Bioconductor Conference to your region? Applications are now open to host EuroBioC2027 or to join the planning committee to gain experience for future editions.
🗓 Application deadline: 20 April 2026
📍 Event timing: September / early October 2027 (flexible)
👉 Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpwfbLq9inCJgmLbmdstqL96--0biCZGrnOi5QVmveSH1mHw/viewform
📩 Questions? Email [email protected]
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