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add 2016 event award launch; modify GSoC statement
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OBF becomes an associate project of Software in the Public Interest, Inc., a fiscal sponsorship organization.
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## 2016
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The OBF Event Award program (initially called the Travel Fellowship) is launched.
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# Who we are
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# Who we are
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![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/attendees_stairs-1024x683.jpg)
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- Running the yearly [BOSC](/events/bosc/about/) conference.
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- Organizing the [CollaborationFest](/events/bosc/collaborationfest/) collaborative work events (which usually follow or precede BOSC).
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- Running the [OBF Event Award program](/event-awards/) (launched March 2016), aimed at increasing diverse participation at events promoting open-source bioinformatics or open science.
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- Participating in the Google Summer of Code program as an umbrella mentoring organization for member projects and related open source bioinformatics efforts, when there is sufficient interest.
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- Occasionally participating in the Google Summer of Code program as an umbrella mentoring organization for member projects and related open source bioinformatics efforts, when there is sufficient interest.
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- If member projects wish, managing servers, bank account (via our fiscal sponsor), domain names, and other assets for their benefit.
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- Occasionally issuing public opinion and policy statements about matters related to Open Source and Open Science in bioinformatics.

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