Dear Participant,

It came to our attention that some of you didn't receive the welcome email, so here is all you need to know about participating in the Galaxy training academy. 

As the event is self-paced you can start with the event whenever it fits your schedule. Before you start with your first training we encourage you to join us on the Slack #social channel to get to know each other. And Meet & Join the Galaxy Community!

Asynchronous does not mean that you are alone! If you ever need help, you can ask your questions on the Slack channel of your training. 

  1. Before the event:

  • Create a Galaxy account on at least one of the Galaxy servers (Galaxy EU, Galaxy Main, Galaxy AU)

  • Join the GTN Slack space

      2.   How to start on Monday

 3. Tuesday - Thursday

  • Join the Slack #social channel and answer the Icebreaker

  • Pick your favorite track and follow the Tracks program

  • Find the Slack channel on the tracks program to get help

4. Friday

  • Join the Slack #social channel and answer the Icebreaker

  • Follow our Fair training or choose the tutorial you like on the GTN

If you have a question, you can also check the FAQ tab on each of the slack channels. We are collecting FAQ during the event there, and it include information about the program and the certificates.

The training material will always be free and available, and we will accept certificate requests for 2 weeks after the event, so take your time in browsing what you are interested in. 

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or doubts about this process in Slack or via Email (academy@galaxyproject.org). Please do not reply-all to the list messages.


Best wishes,

The GTA-orga community


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Delphine Larivière, Ph.D.
Nekrutenko Lab, Galaxy Team
The Pennsylvania State University