Merge pull request #16 from nlharris/layout-improvements-02-11

Many changes to layout, some to text

Author: gedankenstuecke

content/page/bosc-2025.md

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 ![Part of the audience of BOSC 2024](/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BOSC-audience-with-Jessica-1.jpeg)
 
-**BOSC 2025, the 26th annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference, will take place July 21-22, 2025 in Liverpool, UK (as part of [ISMB/ECCB 2025](https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2025/home))**. BOSC covers all aspects of open source bioinformatics and open science.
+**BOSC 2025, the 26th annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference,
+  will take place July 21-22, 2025 in Liverpool, UK (as part of
+  [ISMB/ECCB 2025](https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2025/home))**. BOSC
+  covers all aspects of open source bioinformatics and open science.
+[Abstract submission is open!](/events/bosc-2025/submit/)
 
-The second day of BOSC will be a joint session with the newly-renamed
+The second day of BOSC 2025 will feature a joint session with the newly-renamed
 [Bio-Ontologies and Knowledge Representation](https://www.bio-ontologies.org.uk/2025-meeting), and will feature a joint keynote and talks on some of our favorite topics, including open data and reusable and reproducible science.
 
 Last year's conference, [BOSC 2024](events/bosc-2024), took place July 15-16, 2024 as part of [ISMB 2024](https://www.iscb.org/ismb2024/), in Montréal, Canada and online.
-Videos of the talks from BOSC 2024 are available on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@OBFBOSC/). Our report about BOSC 2024 is [published in F1000Research](https://f1000research.com/articles/13-1100).
+Videos of the talks from BOSC 2024 are available on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@OBFBOSC/). Our report about BOSC 2024 was [published in F1000Research](https://f1000research.com/articles/13-1100).
 
+<br/>
 
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 ## BOSC 2025 Key Dates
 
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 - January 20, 2025: Call for abstracts opens
-- April 17: [Abstract submission deadline](/events/bosc-2025/submit/) (talks and posters) - no extensions
+- **April 17: [Abstract submission deadline](/events/bosc-2025/submit/)** (talks and posters) - no extensions
 - May 15: Late poster submission deadline
 - July 20-24, 2025: [ISMB/ECCB 2025](https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2025/home) (Liverpool, UK, and online)
 - **July 21-22, 2025:** **BOSC 2025** (part of ISMB/ECCB 2025)
-- July 22 (second day of BOSC): Joint session with Bio-Ontologies and Knowledge Representation (BOKR)
+- July 22 (second day of BOSC): Joint session with [Bio-Ontologies and Knowledge Representation (BOKR)](https://www.bio-ontologies.org.uk/)
 - July 23-24: ISMB CollaborationFest (collaborative work event open to all who attend ISMB)
 
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+![Thomas Mboa during BOSC 2024](/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Thomas-Mboa-on-panel.jpeg)
 
-![Larry Hunter and Melanie Courtot at BOSC 2024](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Larry-and-Melanie-in-BOSC-audience-1.jpeg)
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-
 ### Topics
 
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 ### Registration and Financial Assistance
 
 To participate in BOSC 2025 or the ISMB CollaborationFest, you will
-need to register for ISMB/ECCB 2025. Those who
+need to [register for ISMB/ECCB 2025](https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2025/register). Those who
 [submit abstracts to BOSC](/events/bosc-2025/submit/) can request a
 fee waiver on the submission form. You can also apply for an
-[Open Bioinformatics Foundation Event Award](/event-awards/); the
-deadline is April 1.
+[OBF Event Award](/event-awards/); the deadline is April 1.
 
 ![](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Panel-only-1.jpeg)
 
@@ -105,8 +107,8 @@ deadline is April 1.
 ## Sponsorships
 
 {{< columns >}}
-![Jason Williams at the podium during BOSC 2024](/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jason-at-podium-cropped-1.jpeg)
 
+![Larry Hunter and Melanie Courtot at BOSC 2024](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Larry-and-Melanie-in-BOSC-audience-1.jpeg)
 {{< column >}}
 [Sponsorships](/events/bosc/sponsors/) from companies and non-profit organizations help to defray some of our costs and support our outreach efforts. Thanks to our sponsors, we were able to grant free registration to 15 participants at BOSC 2024, offer honoraria to keynote speakers, and cover other expenses.
 
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 The Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC) has been [held annually since 2000](/events/bosc/about/). BOSC is organized by the [Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF)](/wiki/Main_Page), a non-profit group dedicated to promoting the practice and philosophy of open source software development and open science within the biological research community.
 
-Since its inception, BOSC has provided a forum for developers and users to interact and share research results and ideas in open source bioinformatics. BOSC’s broad spectrum of topics includes practical techniques for solving bioinformatics problems; software development practices; standards and ontologies; approaches that promote open science and sharing of data, results and software; and ways to grow and sustain broad open source communities.
+Since its inception, BOSC has provided a forum for developers and users to interact and share research results and ideas in open source bioinformatics. BOSC’s broad spectrum of topics includes practical techniques for solving bioinformatics problems; software development practices; standards and ontologies; approaches that promote open science and sharing of data, results and software; and ways to grow and sustain open source communities.
 
-BOSC is usually preceded or followed by what we now call
+BOSC is usually preceded or followed by 
 [CollaborationFest](/events/bosc-2024/obf-bosc-collaborationfest-2024/)
-(ConFest for short), a two-day community development session. This is an
+(CoFest for short), a two-day collaborative work session. This is an
 opportunity for anyone interested in open science, biology and
 programming to meet, talk and work collaboratively. In 2025,
 CollaborationFest will be part of ISMB/ECCB!
@@ -162,15 +164,7 @@ CollaborationFest will be part of ISMB/ECCB!
 
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 #### Code of Conduct
 
 As part of ISMB/ECCB 2025, BOSC 2025 is covered by the [ISCB Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct](https://www.iscb.org/iscb-policy-statements/iscb-code-of-ethics-and-professional-conduct).
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-## Connect with BOSC!
-
-This is where the BOSC social media icons will go.
-</div>