2012 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2012) Early Registration is Now Open
by Dave Clements
Hello all,
We are pleased to announce that early
registration<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Register>for the
2012
Galaxy Community Conference
(GCC2012)<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012>is now open.
GCC2012 will be held July 25-27, at the UIC
Forum <http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/>, in Chicago, Illinois. The
conference will feature two full
days<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Program>of
presentations, discussions, lightning talks, and breakouts. We have
also
added a new full day of
training<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/TrainingDay>this
year, featuring 3 parallel tracks with four workshops each, covering
seven different topics.
The Galaxy Community Conference is for:
- Sequencing core facility staff
- Bioinformatics core staff
- Bioinformatics tool and workflow developers
- Bioinformatics focused principal investigators and researchers
- Data producers
- Power bioinformatics users
This event will help you with integrating, analyzing, and sharing the
diverse and very large datasets that are now typical in biomedical
research. GCC2012 is an opportunity to share best practices with, and learn
from, a large community of researchers and support staff who are facing the
challenges of data-intensive biology.
Registration <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Register> is very
affordable, especially for post-docs and students. You can can save an
additional 40% by registering on or before June 11.
Conference lodging<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Logistics#Lodging>can
also be booked. Low-cost rooms have been reserved on
the UIC campus<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Logistics#James_Stuckel_Towers>.
You can also stay at the official conference
hotel<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Logistics#Crowne_Plaza_Chicago_M...>,
at a substantial discount arranged for conference attendees. There are a
limited rooms available in both, and you are encouraged to register
early<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Register>,
if you would like to take advantage of these.
Abstract submission <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Abstracts> is
also open, from now through April 16. Abstract
submissions<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Abstracts>on any
topic of interest to the Galaxy community are strongly encouraged.
See the Abstracts <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Abstracts> page
for details.
Please let me know if you have any questions (or just talk to me at the
April 2012 GMOD Meeting).
Looking forward to seeing you in Chicago this July!
Dave Clements <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/DaveClements>, on behalf of
the GCC2012
Organizing Committee<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Organizing%20Committee>
PS: Please help get the word out! A flyer and graphics are at
http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Promotion.
--
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7 years, 11 months
GCC2012 Early Registration is Now Open
by Dave Clements
Hello all,
We are pleased to announce that early
registration<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Register>for the
2012
Galaxy Community Conference
(GCC2012)<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012>is now open.
GCC2012 will be held July 25-27, at the UIC
Forum <http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/>, in Chicago, Illinois. The
conference will feature two full
days<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Program>of
presentations, discussions, lightning talks, and breakouts. We have
also
added a new full day of
training<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/TrainingDay>this
year, featuring 3 parallel tracks with four workshops each, covering
seven different topics.
The Galaxy Community Conference is for:
- Sequencing core facility staff
- Bioinformatics core staff
- Bioinformatics tool and workflow developers
- Bioinformatics focused principal investigators and researchers
- Data producers
- Power bioinformatics users
This event will help you with integrating, analyzing, and sharing the
diverse and very large datasets that are now typical in biomedical
research. GCC2012 is an opportunity to share best practices with, and learn
from, a large community of researchers and support staff who are facing the
challenges of data-intensive biology.
Registration <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Register> is very
affordable this year, especially for post-docs and students. You can can
save an additional 40% by registering on or before June 11.
Conference lodging<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Logistics#Lodging>can
also be booked. Low-cost rooms have been reserved on
the UIC campus<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Logistics#James_Stuckel_Towers>.
You can also stay at the official conference
hotel<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Logistics#Crowne_Plaza_Chicago_M...>,
at a substantial discount arranged for conference attendees. There are a
limited rooms available in both, and you are encouraged to register
early<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Register>,
if you would like to stay in either.
Finally, abstract
submission<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Abstracts>is also
open, from now through April 16.
Abstracts <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Abstracts> on any topic
of interest to the Galaxy community are strongly encouraged. See the
Abstracts <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Abstracts> page for
details.
Looking forward to seeing you in Chicago!
Dave Clements <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/DaveClements>, on behalf of
the GCC2012
Organizing Committee<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Organizing%20Committee>
PS: Please help get the word out! A flyer and graphics are at
http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Promotion
--
http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2012
http://galaxyproject.org/
http://getgalaxy.org/
http://usegalaxy.org/
http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/
7 years, 11 months
March 12, 2012 Galaxy Development News Brief
by Jennifer Jackson
Dear Galaxy Community,
The *latest Galaxy distribution* has been released: March 12, 2012
Galaxy Development News Brief
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/DevNewsBriefs/2012_03_12>
*Mercurial pull:*
new: % hg clone http://www.bx.psu.edu/hg/galaxy galaxy-dist
upgrade: % hg pull -u -r 40f1816d6857
*Important Upcoming Changes to Tool Organization: *
The _*Emboss tools and Emboss datatypes will be eliminated from the
Galaxy distribution in the NEXT release*_. Other tools currently in the
Galaxy distribution will be eliminated in following releases. Those
hosting local Galaxy instances should read this revised *"Migrating
tools"*
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Migrating_tools_from_the_Galaxy_dis...>
section of the Galaxy tool shed wiki to understand how this process will
work:
*Migrating tools from the Galaxy distribution to the Galaxy Main tool
shed
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Migrating_tools_from_the_Galaxy_dis...>*
/(Summary)/ In 2012, the Galaxy development team will begin the process
of /migrating the tools that are currently available in the Galaxy
distribution to the Galaxy Main tool shed/. This will enable those that
host local Galaxy instances much more flexibility in choosing to provide
only those specific tools in which their users are interested. Read
more...
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Migrating_tools_from_the_Galaxy_dis...>
*Release Highlights: *
* *Galaxy tools:* XML configuration
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#XML_configuration_files_used_to_pop...>,
managing tool panel layout
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Managing_the_layout_of_your_Galaxy_...>,
and Galaxy tool versions
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Galaxy_Tool_Versions>
* *RNA-Seq Tools:* Added *CuffMerge* <http://cufflinks.cbcb.umd.edu>
version 1.0.0, Updated *TopHat* <http://tophat.cbcb.umd.edu> default
parameters
* *External Display Apps:* Added
RViewer<http://rviewer.lbl.gov/rviewer>, Updated *IGV *
<http://www.broadinstitute.org/igv/>
* Visualize ENCODE<http://genome.ucsc.edu/ENCODE> "peak" datatype
tracks in the Galaxy Track Browser (aka Trackster)
* Multiple *Workflow* updates including enhancements to/input
dataset options, display modes, and sharing
* CloudMan<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Admin/Cloud> now offers
/preliminary support for OpenNebula cloud type
<http://bitbucket.org/galaxy/cloudman/src/tip/cm/clouds/opennebula.py>/
and a larger default tools volume(10GB vs old 2GB)
*Need help with a local instance? *
* *Installation* and *Admin* Instructions: http://getgalaxy.org
* *Search* with our custom google tools:
* All Galaxy mailings lists
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Mailing%20Lists#Searching>for prior Q & A
* Information about deploying, developing, customizing, and
administering <http://galaxyproject.org/search/getgalaxy> Galaxy
* Information about using
<http://galaxyproject.org/search/usegalaxy> Galaxy
* *Consider* subscribing to the galaxy-dev
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Mailing%20Lists#Subscribing_and_Unsubscribing>mailing
list
Thanks for using Galaxy,
The Galaxy team
http://usegalaxy.org
http://getgalaxy.org
http://galaxyproject.org
http://galaxyproject.org/wiki
7 years, 11 months
March 12, 2012 Galaxy Development News Brief
by Jennifer Jackson
Dear Galaxy Community,
The latest Galaxy distributionhas been released: March 12, 2012 Galaxy
Development News Brief <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/DevNewsBriefs/2012_03_12>
*Mercurial pull:*
new: % hg clone http://www.bx.psu.edu/hg/galaxy galaxy-dist
upgrade: % hg pull -u -r 40f1816d6857
Important Upcoming Changes to Tool Organization:
The _*Emboss tools and Emboss datatypes will be eliminated from the
Galaxy distribution in the NEXT release*_. Other tools currently in the
Galaxy distribution will be eliminated in following releases. Those
hosting local Galaxy instances should read this revised *"Migrating
tools"*
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Migrating_tools_from_the_Galaxy_dis...>
section of the Galaxy tool shed wiki to understand how this process will
work:
Migrating tools from the Galaxy distribution to the Galaxy Main tool
shed
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Migrating_tools_from_the_Galaxy_dis...>
(Summary) In 2012, the Galaxy development team will begin the process of
migrating the tools that are currently available in the Galaxy
distribution to the Galaxy Main tool shed. This will enable those that
host local Galaxy instances much more flexibility in choosing to provide
only those specific tools in which their users are interested. Read
more...
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Migrating_tools_from_the_Galaxy_dis...>
Release Highlights:
* Galaxy toolsXML configuration
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#XML_configuration_files_used_to_pop...>,
managing tool panel layout
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Managing_the_layout_of_your_Galaxy_...>,
and Galaxy tool versions
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Galaxy_Tool_Versions>.
* RNA-Seq Tools: Added CuffMerge
<http://cufflinks.cbcb.umd.edu/>version 1.0.0, Updated TopHat
<http://tophat.cbcb.umd.edu/>default parameters
* External Display Apps: Added *RViewer*
<http://rviewer.lbl.gov/rviewer>, Updated *IGV *
<http://www.broadinstitute.org/igv/>
* Visualize *ENCODE* <http://genome.ucsc.edu/ENCODE> "peak" datatype
tracks in the Galaxy Track Browser(aka Trackster)
* Multiple Workflowupdates including enhancements to/input dataset
options, display modes, and sharing
* *CloudMan* <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Admin/Cloud> now offers
/preliminary support for OpenNebula cloud type
<http://bitbucket.org/galaxy/cloudman/src/tip/cm/clouds/opennebula.py>/
and a larger /default tools volume/ 10GB vs old 2GB).
*Need help with a local instance? *
Installation and Admin Instructions: http://getgalaxy.org
Searchwith our custom google tools:
* All Galaxy mailings lists
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Mailing%20Lists#Searching>for prior Q & A
* Information about deploying, developing, customizing, and
administering <http://galaxyproject.org/search/getgalaxy> Galaxy
* Information about using
<http://galaxyproject.org/search/usegalaxy> Galaxy
Consider *subscribing to the galaxy-dev*
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Mailing%20Lists#Subscribing_and_Unsubscribing> mailing
list
Thanks for using Galaxy,
The Galaxy team
-------
http://usegalaxy.org
http://getgalaxy.org
http://galaxyproject.org
http://galaxyproject.org/wiki
7 years, 11 months
March 12, 2012 Galaxy Development News Brief
by Jennifer Jackson
Dear Galaxy Community,
The latest *Galaxy distribution* has been released: March 12, 2012
Galaxy Development News Brief
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/DevNewsBriefs/2012_03_12>.
*Mercurial pull:*
new: % hg clone http://www.bx.psu.edu/hg/galaxygalaxy-dist
upgrade: % hg pull -u -r 40f1816d6857
*Important Upcoming Changes to Tool Organization*:
The _*Emboss tools and Emboss datatypes**will be eliminated from the
Galaxy distribution in the NEXT release*_. Other tools currently in the
Galaxy distribution will be eliminated in following releases. Those
hosting local Galaxy instances should read this revised*"Migrating
tools"
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#XML_configuration_files_used_to_pop...>*<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#XML_configuration_files_used_to_pop...>section
of the Galaxy tool shed wiki to understand how this process will work:
Migrating tools from the Galaxy distribution to the Galaxy Main tool
shed
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#XML_configuration_files_used_to_pop...>
(Summary) In 2012, the Galaxy development team will begin the process of
migrating the tools that are currently available in the Galaxy
distribution to the Galaxy Main tool shed. This will enable those that
host local Galaxy instances much more flexibility in choosing to provide
only those specific tools in which their users are interested. Read
more...
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#XML_configuration_files_used_to_pop...>
*Release Highlights*:
* *Galaxy tools* XML configuration
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#XML_configuration_files_used_to_pop...>,
managing tool panel layout
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Managing_the_layout_of_your_Galaxy_...>,
and Galaxy tool versions
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Galaxy_Tool_Versions>.
* *RNA-Seq Tools*: Added *CuffMerge* <http://cufflinks.cbcb.umd.edu/>
version 1.0.0, Updated *TopHat* <http://tophat.cbcb.umd.edu/>
default parameters
* *External Display Apps*: Added *RViewer
<http://rviewer.lbl.gov/rviewer>*, Updated *IGV
<http://www.broadinstitute.org/igv/>*
* *Visualize *ENCODE <http://genome.ucsc.edu/ENCODE/> "peak" datatype
tracks in the *Galaxy Track Browser* (aka Trackster)
* Multiple *Workflow* updates including enhancements to/input dataset
options, display modes, and sharing/.
* *CloudMan <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Admin/Cloud>* now offers
/preliminary support for OpenNebula cloud type
<https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/cloudman/src/tip/cm/clouds/opennebula.py>/
and a /larger default tools volume /(10GB vs old 2GB).
*Need help with a local instance? *
*Installation and Admin Instructions*: http://getgalaxy.org
*Search* with our custom google tools:
* All Galaxy mailings lists
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Mailing%20Lists#Searching> for prior Q & A
* Information about deploying, developing, customizing, and
administering Galax <http://galaxyproject.org/search/getgalaxy>y
* Information about using Galaxy
<http://galaxyproject.org/search/usegalaxy>
*Consider****subscribing to the galaxy-dev *mailing list
<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Mailing%20Lists#Subscribing_and_Unsubscribing>
Thanks for using Galaxy,
The Galaxy team
-------
http://usegalaxy.org
http://getgalaxy.org
http://galaxyproject.org
http://galaxyproject.org/wiki
7 years, 11 months