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content/posts/2026-08-16-BOSC2026-recap.md

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 BOSC 2026 had a packed program that included two keynote talks, two panels, 33 talks chosen from submitted abstracts, 44 posters, and two dinners. The complete program can be found on our [schedule page](https://www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-2026/bosc-2026-schedule/). 
 
-**Joint BOSC/BOKR session:** Like last year, BOSC 2026 included a joint session with the Bio-Ontologies and Knowledge Representation (BOKR) COSI (Community of Special Interest). The BOSC/BOKR session covered topics including metadata and annotation representation, knowledge graphs, and sustainable ontology infrastructure. The FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) were a common thread running through many of these talks, reflecting the intersection of BOSC (open and reproducible science) and BOKR (knowledge representation). 
+**Joint BOSC/BOKR session:** Like last year, BOSC 2026 included a joint session with the Bio-Ontologies and Knowledge Representation (BOKR) COSI (Community of Special Interest). The BOSC/BOKR session covered topics including metadata and annotation representation, knowledge graphs, and sustainable ontology infrastructure. The FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) were a common thread running through many of these talks, reflecting the intersection of BOSC (open and reproducible science) and BOKR (knowledge representation).
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 ![Daniel Puthawala](/img/2026/photos-bosc2026/Daniel-Puthawala-at-podium-BOSC2026.jpeg)
-![Ginnie Hench](/img/2026/photos-bosc2026/Ginnie-at-podium-BOSC2026.jpeg)
 
 The **Tools and Platforms** session covered a range of topics in open-source bioinformatics, including new computational methods for sequence and omics analysis, platforms and AI-enabled ecosystems for biological data, and strategies for integrating and harmonizing data across modalities, tissues, and institutions. A session on **FAIR Data & Governance** discussed open platforms for FAIR, AI-ready research data; and the governance, consent, and licensing frameworks that enable the responsible sharing of sensitive human data.
 The **AI session** included talks that explored what AI can and can't yet do for bioinformatics: for example, how LLMs can accelerate work like drafting data management plans, updating training materials, and cleaning up metadata; and where AI still falls short and needs human oversight. A final theme was how AI is reshaping open-science culture. Another session covered **Workflows & Pipelines**, always popular topics at BOSC. Nearly every bioinformatics project needs to employ some sort of workflow; the emphasis at BOSC is on reusable, reconfigurable component-based approaches.
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 ### Posters
 
+![Maria Kim talking to people by poster](/img/2026/photos-bosc2026/Maria-Kim-and-others-by-poster-BOSC2026.jpeg)
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 The poster sessions, held during the coffee breaks, drew large crowds to the poster / exhibit hall. Posters offer a great opportunity for presenters to have extended discussions with people who are interested in their research.
 
-![Maria Kim talking to people by poster](/img/2026/photos-bosc2026/Maria-Kim-and-others-by-poster-BOSC2026.jpeg)
 ![Ann Nowakowski by poster](/img/2026/photos-bosc2026/Ann-Nowakowski-and-poster-attendees-BOSC2026.jpeg)
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 ![People at poster](/img/2026/photos-bosc2026/Beryl-Rabindran-Van-and-others-by-posters-BOSC2026.jpeg)
 
 ## Keynote: Maryam Zaringhalam
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 Sustainable funding is also difficult when the full costs of maintaining infrastructure – including data preservation, user support, security, compliance, and continued development – are not clearly understood. The panel concluded that resilience depends on more than technology. It requires better and more durable funding models, transparent costs, appropriate security, international coordination, interoperability, and meaningful participation from the communities that create and use scientific data.
 Regarding the potential tension between openness and security, panelists pointed out that these principles do not have to be in conflict. Effective systems should distinguish between data that can be openly shared and data requiring controlled access or additional safeguards, rather than treating security as a blanket reason to restrict scientific exchange.
 
-## Session: Workflows and pipelines
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-Day 1 of BOSC ended with a session on Workflows & Pipelines, always popular topics at BOSC. Nearly every bioinformatics project needs to employ some sort of workflow; the emphasis at BOSC is on reusable, reconfigurable component-based approaches. (Yes, this is still relevant even in an era when you can ask a generative AI assistant to design a pipeline from scratch for you.)
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 ## Keynote: Eric Green
 
 ![Dr. Green with some BOSC organizers](/img/2026/photos-bosc2026/Van-Moni-EricGreen-Jason-Nomi-Jessica-BOSC2026.jpeg)