OBF is now an SPI-associated project

 Posted on October 12, 2012  |  hilmar

I am very pleased to announce that the Open Bioinformatics Foundation (O|B|F) is now a Software in the Public Interest (SPI) associated project, rather than its own not-for-profit incorporation. An electronic vote of O|B|F members on whether or not to provisionally approve the invitation from SPI closed yesterday at 19:00 UTC. We had a participation of 39 out of 105 eligible, or 37%, which is far above the quorum of 10%. [Read More]

OBF Conference Call Board Meeting

 Posted on November 18, 2008  |  stajich

The OBF Conference call is scheduled for 12:30PM to 2PM PST on Wednesday Nov 19, 2008. Members of the Open Bioinformatics Foundation and those interested in the decisions are invited to listen in and participate. A brief agenda is available here. Please email Hilmar Lapp at hlapp _AT_ gmx.net for call in number and codes if you wish to participate or listen to the discussion. Those official members should have gotten an email via the OBF members email list. [Read More]

OBF Board Meeting

 Posted on November 8, 2008  |  stajich

The OBF board meeting will be held via conference call on Nov 19, from 12:30PM to 2PM PST.  Agenda items and information about participating is available on the agenda webpage. We anticipate this call primarily to manage administrative tasks for the foundation. We welcome input on including more members in the OBF leadership and helping set the direction for the foundation.