We had a blast at BioC2023! Here’s what happened.
Taking Bioconductor.org to the Next Level: Community, Collaboration and Progress
Discover the recent advancements in the Bioconductor.org website redesign project, including the survey’s user insights, UX audit, collaborative workshops, UX testing, and the build phase, all leading to an exciting sneak peek at BioC2023.
Bioconductor becomes a Carpentries member organization
Starting from August 1, 2022, Bioconductor will be a member of The Carpentries. Among other things, the membership enables us to allow 15 individuals to follow the Carpentries’ Instructor Training program and become certified Carpentries Instructors.
metaRbolomics hackathon to improve interoperability of metabolomics-related R packages
The 3rd metaRbolomics hackathon took place as a in-person workshop in Wittenberg (Germany) in November 2021. The aim was to improve interoperability of metabolomics/mass spectrometry-related R packages, combine development efforts and identify gaps and needs in current available functionality. It was a fun event with a lot of discussions and coding as well as socializing and networking.
BioC Asia 2021 challenged to overcoming language barriers and respected diversity
BioC Asia 2021 organizing committee used Zoom and YouTube to “add real-time English captions”, “add Japanese translation captions for English keynote”, and “run 3 parallel workshops: English, Japanese, and Mandarin”.