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2013 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2013) Training Day: Please vote!
by Dave Clements 29 Jan '13

29 Jan '13

Hello all, A list of possible topics <http://bit.ly/gcc2013td> for the GCC2013 Training Day <http://bit.ly/gcc2013td> is now available at http://bit.ly/gcc2013td. Please take a few minutes to review these possibilities <http://bit.ly/gcc2013td> and *then vote for your three favorite topics* at http://bit.ly/gcc2013tdpoll* Your votes will determine not only the topics that are offered, but also which topics should be offered more than once, assigned to the larger rooms, and which ones should not be scheduled at the same time. Your vote matters. Once voting closes on 11 February, we will contact possible instructors and publish a Training Day schedule before registration opens on 22 February. *About the GCC2013 Training Day* The 2013 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2013)<http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2013> will start on 30 June with a Training Day <http://bit.ly/gcc2013td> featuring 4 parallel tracks, each with three workshops, each of which are two hours long, for a total of twelve sessions. There will be at least one complete track (3 consecutive workshops) about using Galaxy for biological research, and at least one full track on deploying and managing Galaxy instances. As always, please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks, and hope to see you in Oslo! Dave Clements, on behalf of the GCC2013 Organizing Committee * Note: You don't have to vote for exactly three topics. You can vote for fewer topics and have each vote count for more, or you can vote for more topics and have each vote count for less. Links: http://bit.ly/gcc2013td - Training Day possible topics list http://bit.ly/gcc2013tdpoll - Vote! http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2013 - Conference home page http://bit.ly/gcc2013prom - help get the word out -- <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/GCC2012>http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/

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GalaxyAdmins Meetup -- January 16 at 10 AM Central
by IIHG Galaxy Administrator 15 Jan '13

15 Jan '13

Hello, The next GalaxyAdmins Meetup will be Wednesday, January 16, 2013 from 10 AM to 11 AM US Central time. John Chilton of the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute will cover "Deploying Production Galaxy Environments on OpenStack with CloudBioLinux and CloudMan". You can join the meetup at https://globalcampus.uiowa.edu/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1262341808106. We use the Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing system for the meetup. Downloading the required applets in advance and using a headphone with microphone to prevent audio feedback during the call is recommended. Thank you. -- Srinivas Maddhi Senior Systems Administrator Iowa Institute for Human Genetics The University of Iowa

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Galaxy January 11, 2013 Distribution & News Brief
by Jennifer Jackson 12 Jan '13

12 Jan '13

*Galaxy January 11, 2013 Distribution & News Brief* <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/News/2013_01_11_DistributionNewsBrief> * Complete News Brief <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/DevNewsBriefs/2013_01_11>* * Highlights:* * /*GCC2013 Training Day Topic Nomination closes TODAY!*/ Read more... <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/News/GCC2013TrainingDayNominations> or see http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/TrainingDay * XML defined Tool shed repository dependencies <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/DefiningRepositoryDependencies> introduced * Various enhancements <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/DevNewsBriefs/2013_01_11#Other_Tool_Shed> to Tool Shed <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Tool%20Shed> containers, display of README files and SVG images, and the tool shed's functional test framework <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/HostingALocalToolShed#Functional_test_framewo…>. * New genomes <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/DevNewsBriefs/2013_01_11#Data> added to *Main <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Main>* Galaxy instance and rsync download. * Plus bug fixes and related enhancements for visualizations, histories, workflows, and tools. * http://getgalaxy.org* *http://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-dist* *http://galaxy-dist.readthedocs.org* new: $ hg clone http://www.bx.psu.edu/hg/galaxy galaxy-dist upgrade: $ hg pull -u -r a4113cc1cb5e / *Thanks for using Galaxy,* / The Galaxy Team <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Galaxy%20Team> -- Jennifer Hillman-Jackson Galaxy Support and Training http://galaxyproject.org

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Nominate topics for the 2013 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2013) Training Day
by Dave Clements 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

Hello all, Nominations are now open <http://bit.ly/gcc2013nom> for Training Day topics<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/TrainingDay>at the 2013 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2013)<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013>. GCC2013 <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013> will start on 30 June with a Training Day featuring 4 parallel tracks, each with three, two hour workshops, for a total of twelve sessions. Any topic of interest to the Galaxy Community can be nominated<http://bit.ly/gcc2013nom>(see what was offered at GCC2012<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2012/TrainingDay>). Topics can be repeats from last year or brand new, and you are encouraged to nominate as many topics as you like. The 2013 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2013) <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013> will start on 30 June with a Training Day featuring 4 parallel tracks, each with three, two hour workshops, for a total of twelve sessions. Nominations will be compiled into a uniform list, and then topics will be voted on by the Galaxy Community starting in late January. Topic nomination closes 11 January. Thanks, Dave Clements, on behalf of the GCC2013 Organizing Committee<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/Organizers#Organizing_Committee> Links: http://bit.ly/gcc2013nom - nominate a topic http://bit.ly/gcc2013td - Training Day page http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2013 - Conference home page http://bit.ly/gcc2013prom - help get the word out -- <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/GCC2012>http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/

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January 2013 Galaxy Update
by Dave Clements 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

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