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GCC2017: Talk schedule posted; Register by 16 June
by Dave Clements 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Hello all, A few GCC2017 <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/> things: 1) The presentation schedule <https://gcc2017.sched.com/> has been posted. 2) The poster and demo schedule will likely be posted later today 3) Lightning talk <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> and birds-of-a-feather <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRCs97OWt47qmMxWZAtSV3TTLJ24IhW0m…> submission are still open 4) There is still limited space available for late poster and computer demo submissions <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> 5) Register by 16 June <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/registration> >From this point on most/all emails about GCC2017 will go only to those that have registered for it. The final announcement going out to non-Galaxy mailing lists is below. Please forward to anyone who you think might be interested. And, we do hope to see you in Montpellier! Dave C on behalf of the GCC2017 Organizing Committee -- 2017 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2017) 26-30 June 2017 Montpellier, France https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/ https://gcc2017.sched.com/ -- The Galaxy Community Conference (GCC) <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/> brings together researchers working in and supporting data intensive life science research. There is no better place to share your work and learn from others that are addressing diverse questions and facing common challenges in data intensive biology. GCC participants work across the tree of life, around the world, and represent universities, research organizations, industry, medical schools and research hospitals. GCC2017 will be in Montpellier, France, 26-30 June and features two days of presentations, discussions, poster sessions, lightning talks, computer demos, keynotes, and birds-of-a-feather meetups <https://gcc2017.sched.com/overview/type/Conference>, all about data-intensive biology and the tools that support it. GCC2017 also features data and coding hackathons <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/hackathon>, and two days of training <https://gcc2017.sched.com/overview/type/Training> covering 16 different topics. GCC2017 will be held at Le Corum Conference Centre <http://www.montpellier-events.com/en/The-Corum/Presentation> in the heart of Montpellier <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/2>, just 10km from the Mediterranean. Registration closes 16 June <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/registration>. Costs start at 75€ per day for postdocs and students. If you work in data intensive life science research then GCC2017 is an ideal opportunity to present your work. Lightning talk <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> and birds-of-a-feather <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRCs97OWt47qmMxWZAtSV3TTLJ24IhW0m…> submission are still open, and there is limited space available for late poster and computer demo submissions <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit>. About Galaxy Galaxy <https://galaxyproject.org/> is an open, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical analysis used by tens of thousands of researchers around the world. It supports ad hoc exploration and analysis through scalable and repeatable data analysis pipelines for large research studies. Galaxy is available in over 90 free and publicly accessible web servers, on public and national cloud infrastructures, and is locally installed at hundreds, if not thousands, of research organisations around the world. We hope to see you in Montpellier! Au revoir, The GCC2017 Organising Committee -- https://galaxyproject.org/ https://getgalaxy.org/ https://usegalaxy.org/ https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/

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June 2017 News of the Galaxy
by Dave Clements 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

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May 2017 Galaxy News: GCC2017 deadlines, sponsors & BoFs; new papers, openings, tutorials...
by Dave Clements 02 May '17

02 May '17

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GCC2107 Oral presentation abstract deadline extended to 29 April
by Dave Clements 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

Hello all, The deadline for submitting oral presentation abstracts for the 2017 Galaxy Community Conference <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/> has been extended to 29 April. And a reminder of some other GCC2017 <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/> deadlines: 15 May: Early registration <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/registration> ends 27 May: Poster presentation abstracts <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> are due. 27 May: Visualization and Computer Demo presentation abstracts <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> are due. 31 May: Regular registration <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/registration> ends 23 June: Lightning Talk presentation abstracts <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> are due. *About GCC2017:* GCC2017 will be in Montpellier, France, 26-30 June and will feature two days of presentations, discussions, poster sessions, lightning talks, computer demos, keynotes, and birds-of-a-feather meetups, all about data-intensive biology and the tools that support it. GCC2017 also includes data and coding hackathons <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/hackathon>, and two days of training <https://gcc2017.sched.com/overview/type/Training> covering 16 different topics. GCC2017 will be held at Le Corum Conference Centre <http://www.montpellier-events.com/en/The-Corum/Presentation> in the heart of Montpellier <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/location>, just 10km from the Mediterranean. This event will gather several hundred researchers addressing diverse questions and facing common challenges in data intensive life science research. GCC participants work across the tree of life, come from around the world, and work at universities, research organizations, industry, medical schools and research hospitals. If you work in or support data intensive life science research then GCC2017 is an ideal opportunity to present your work. Early registration <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/registration> is starts at less than 55€ / day for post-docs and students. You can also book low cost conference housing <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/lodging> when you register. GCC2017 has sold out *all* premiere *sponsorship* <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/sponsors> slots (a first). If you are interested in sponsoring (or know someone who is) there are still Silver and Bronze and Hackathon sponsorships available. Contact the organisers if you are interested. About Galaxy Galaxy <https://galaxyproject.org/> is an open, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical analysis used by tens of thousands of researchers around the world. It supports ad hoc exploration and analysis through scalable and repeatable data analysis pipelines for large research studies. Galaxy is available in over 90 free and publicly accessible web servers, on commercial and national cloud infrastructures, and is locally installed at hundreds, if not thousands, of research organisations around the world. We hope to see you this summer in Montpellier! Au revoir, The GCC2017 Organising Committee -- https://galaxyproject.org/ https://getgalaxy.org/ https://usegalaxy.org/ https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/

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GCC2107 Update: Oral presentation abstracts due 15 April
by Dave Clements 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

Hello all, This is just a reminder of some *GCC2017 <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/>* deadlines: 15 April: Oral presentation abstracts <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> are due* this Saturday *at 23:59 Paris local time*.* 15 May: Early registration <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/registration> ends 27 May: Poster presentation abstracts <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> are due. 27 May: Visualization and Computer Demo presentation abstracts <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> are due. 31 May: Regular registration <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/registration> ends 23 June: Lightning Talk presentation abstracts <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> are due. *About GCC2017:* GCC2017 will be in Montpellier, France, 26-30 June and will feature two days of presentations, discussions, poster sessions, lightning talks, computer demos, keynotes, and birds-of-a-feather meetups, all about data-intensive biology and the tools that support it. GCC2017 also includes data and coding hackathons <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/hackathon>, and two days of training <https://gcc2017.sched.com/overview/type/Training> covering 16 different topics. GCC2017 will be held at Le Corum Conference Centre <http://www.montpellier-events.com/en/The-Corum/Presentation> in the heart of Montpellier <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/location>, just 10km from the Mediterranean. This event will gather several hundred researchers addressing diverse questions and facing common challenges in data intensive life science research. GCC participants work across the tree of life, come from around the world, and work at universities, research organizations, industry, medical schools and research hospitals. If you work in or support data intensive life science research then GCC2017 is an ideal opportunity to present your work. Early registration <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/registration> is starts at less than 55€ / day for post-docs and students. You can also book low cost conference housing <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/lodging> when you register. GCC2017 has sold out *all* premiere *sponsorship* <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/sponsors> slots (a first). If you are interested in sponsoring (or know someone who is) there are still Silver and Bronze and Hackathon sponsorships available. Contact the organisers if you are interested. About Galaxy Galaxy <https://galaxyproject.org/> is an open, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical analysis used by tens of thousands of researchers around the world. It supports ad hoc exploration and analysis through scalable and repeatable data analysis pipelines for large research studies. Galaxy is available in over 90 free and publicly accessible web servers, on commercial and national cloud infrastructures, and is locally installed at hundreds, if not thousands, of research organisations around the world. We hope to see you this summer in Montpellier! Au revoir, The GCC2017 Organising Committee -- https://galaxyproject.org/ https://getgalaxy.org/ https://usegalaxy.org/ https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/

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April 2017 Galaxy News: GCC2017 + new events, papers, jobs, servers, releases, and a milestone
by Dave Clements 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Hello all, The April 2017 Galaxy News <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/> is out! - Usegalaxy.org passes a milestone <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#usegalaxy-org-passes-100-…> - 2017 Galaxy Community Conference <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#2017-galaxy-community-con…> early registration and abstract submission are open. - Travel fellowships for GCC2017 <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#gcc2017-travel-fellowships> are available from the Galaxy Community Fund *(apply by April 5!)*. - New GCC2017 Sponsors: ELIXIR and GigaScience <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#new-gcc2017-sponsors> - G-OnRamp Beta Testers Workshop: Invitation <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#g-onramp-beta-testers-wor…> - A whole lot more <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#all-upcoming-events> events are coming up. - 275 new publications <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#new-publications>, including 12 highlighted pubs. - Four open positions <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#who-s-hiring> in Europe and North America. - Two new public servers, LAPPS Grid looking for collaborators, new PhenoMeNal training material <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#public-galaxy-server-news> - New releases <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#releases> of CloudBridge, Planemo, and galaxy-lib. - Over 200 new repos <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#toolshed-contributions> in the Galaxy Tool Shed. - And other news <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2017-04/#other-news> too. Happy April from the Galaxy Team and Community -- http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/

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March 2017 News of the Galaxy
by Dave Clements 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

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2017 Galaxy Community Conference: Registration & Abstract Submission are open
by Dave Clements 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

We are pleased to announce that early registration <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/registration> and abstract submission <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> for the 2017 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2017) <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/> are now open. GCC2017 will be in Montpellier, France, 26-30 June and will feature two days of presentations, discussions, poster sessions, lightning talks, computer demos, keynotes, and birds-of-a-feather meetups, all about data-intensive biology and the tools that support it. GCC2017 also includes data and coding hackathons <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/hackathon>, and two days of training <https://gcc2017.sched.com/overview/type/Training> covering 16 different topics. GCC2017 will be held at Le Corum Conference Centre <http://www.montpellier-events.com/en/The-Corum/Presentation> in the heart of Montpellier <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/location>, just 10km from the Mediterranean. This event will gather several hundred researchers addressing diverse questions and facing common challenges in data intensive life science research. GCC participants work across the tree of life, come from around the world, and work at universities, research organizations, industry, medical schools and research hospitals. If you work in or support data intensive life science research then GCC2017 is an ideal opportunity to present your work. Abstract submission <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submit> is now open. The deadline for oral presentations is Apr 15 (23:59 Paris local time), and posters and computer demonstration submission closes on May 27 (23:59 Paris local time). The Lightning talk submission deadline is June 23 (23:59 Paris time). Early registration <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/registration> is also open and starts at less than 55€ / day for post-docs and students. You can also book low cost conference housing <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/page/lodging> when you register. (Travel fellowships will be offered by the Galaxy Community Fund and will be announced shortly.) About Galaxy Galaxy <https://galaxyproject.org/> is an open, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical analysis used by tens of thousands of researchers around the world. It supports ad hoc exploration and analysis through scalable and repeatable data analysis pipelines for large research studies. Galaxy is available in over 90 free and publicly accessible web servers, on commercial and national cloud infrastructures, and is locally installed at hundreds, if not thousands, of research organisations around the world. We hope to see you this summer in Montpellier! Au revoir, The GCC2017 Organising Committee PS: Please redistribute this email to any interested communities. -- http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/

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The January 2017 (17.01) Galaxy release is out. Now with Conda 🐍 for everybody!
by Jennifer Hillman-Jackson 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

Dear Community, *The Galaxy Committers team <https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/blob/dev/doc/source/project/organiz…> is pleased to announce the January 2017 (17.01) <https://docs.galaxyproject.org/en/master/releases/17.01_announce.html> release of Galaxy.* *Thanks for using Galaxy!* *[image: Inline image 1]*

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Vote for the Training you would like to see at GCC2017
by Dave Clements 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Hello potential GCC2017 Attendees! The 2017 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2017) <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/> will be held 26-30 June, in Montpellier, France. GCC2017 training <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/> will be held 27-28 June. *We need your vote to determine what to offer at GCC2017 training.* If there is even a remote chance that you will attend GCC2017 (it's in the South of France; it will be summer; don't let that influence your decision), then *please vote on which of the **34 nominated topics you would like to see offered at GCC2017.* *Vote Now! <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpkLoRuCGZOO3_T6dgRwFeDxVjb_zW-tl…>* 27 June will be single track and focus on how to use Galaxy for research. 28 June will have multiple tracks, and offer the full spectrum of Galaxy training. Vote for as many topics as you like, but please note that the more topics you vote for, the less your vote for each single topic will count. *Voting closes on 8 February.* Once that happens the organisers will scramble to confirm instructors and set a schedule. The training schedule will be posted before registration opens in February. The nominated topics this year are: - *Using Galaxy Topic Nominations <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#using>* 1. Galaxy 101 - A gentle introduction to Galaxy <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#galaxy_101> 2. Galaxy at scale <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#galaxy_at_scale> 3. Visualisation of BIG DATA in Galaxy <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#visualisation_of_big_da…> 4. GSuite HyperBrowser: integrative analysis of dataset collections across the genome and epigenome <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#gsuite_hyperbrowser> 5. ChIPseq analysis using DeepTools and MACS <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#chipseq> 6. RADseq Data Analysis Through STACKS on Galaxy <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#radseq> 7. RNAseq analysis in Galaxy <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#rnaseq> 8. Flow Cytometry Analysis with ImmPort Galaxy <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#flow_cytometry> 9. Metabolomics Analysis with Galaxy on W4M infrastructure <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#metabolomics> 10. How to analyze metagenomic and amplicon data in Galaxy? <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#metagenomics> 11. Galaxy for Proteomics <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#proteomics> 12. Processing and Analysis of Hi-C data using HiCExplorer <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#hic> 13. SNP analysis and GWAS using SNiPlay <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#snp> 14. Small genome de novo assembly using Galaxy <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#assembly> 15. Scripting Galaxy using the API and BioBlend <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#scripting> - *Deploying, Administering, and Extending Galaxy Topics <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#admin>* 1. Introduction to Galaxy admin: Setting up a Galaxy instance as a service <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#intro_admin> 2. Advanced customisation of a Galaxy instance <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#custom> 3. Advanced accelerated Galaxy admin <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#aaga> 4. How to use Galaxy Ansible Playbooks <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#ansible> 5. Testing Galaxy <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#testing> 6. Using and deploying your application to the cloud <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#cloud> 7. Galaxy Architecture <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#arch> 8. Writing & Publishing Galaxy Tools <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#tools_basic> 9. Advanced Topics in Galaxy Tool Development <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#tools_advanced> 10. Visualisation Development in Galaxy <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#viz_dep> 11. Adding support for new external sources <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#data_sources> 12. Conda and Containers for Tool Dependencies - A Developers Perspective <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#conda_dev> 13. Conda and Containers for Tool Dependencies - A Deployers Perspective <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#conda_dep> 14. Introduction to Galaxy Interactive Environments <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#ie_intro> 15. Advanced topics in Galaxy Interactive Environments <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#ie_adv> 16. Galaxy and Tripal - coupling Galaxy to a community database <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#tripal> 17. The Galaxy Genome Annotation project: Dockerized genome annotation environment based on Galaxy and GMOD tools <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#gap> 18. Using Hadoop with Galaxy <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#hadoop> - *Trainer Training Topics <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#trainer_training>* 1. Galaxy for Training and Education <https://gcc2017.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8#galaxy_for_training> Please vote <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpkLoRuCGZOO3_T6dgRwFeDxVjb_zW-tl…>! Your participation helps make Galaxy Community Conferences the successful and community focused events that they are. And, thanks to everyone who nominated topics and/or contributed topic descriptions. Hope to see you in Montpellier! Dave Clements, on behalf of the GCC2017 Organising Committee -- http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/

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