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GCC2016 Registration & Lodging Scholarships
by Dave Clements 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

We are pleased to offer scholarships <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IbMoNcA6z31a8hvqjSdfQRIQ92wo-HxXvA5uk0Uiln…> for the 2016 Galaxy Community Conference <http://gcc2016.iu.edu/>, being held in Bloomington, Indiana, United States, June 25-29. Scholarships are available to students and post-docs in historically under-represented groups, and to those from or based in Low and Lower-Middle Income Economies, as defined by the World Bank <http://bit.ly/1nO82wD>. If this describes you or one of your students then we hope to receive an application. *Scholarships cover registration <http://gcc2016.iu.edu/registration> and lodging <http://gcc2016.iu.edu/location> during the GCC Meeting, and for any Training or Hackathon events the applicant chooses to attend.* Scholarships do not cover travel or other expenses. Applicants are required to 1. Either • Submit a poster and/or demo abstract <http://bit.ly/gcc2016abssub>. Or, • Submit a 200-250 word essay on how attending GCC2016 will benefit your research and career. *Poster/demo abstracts are strongly preferred.* The essay option should only be used by those who are starting their research careers. 2. Have a faculty member / PI send a letter of recommendation to community-fund(a)lists.galaxyproject.org no later than May 10 or March 27 (depending on your deadline). 3. Submit an application form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IbMoNcA6z31a8hvqjSdfQRIQ92wo-HxXvA5uk0Uiln…> . 4. Have sufficient funds to cover your own travel and other expenses If you are submitting a poster or demo, please do so *before* submitting an application <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IbMoNcA6z31a8hvqjSdfQRIQ92wo-HxXvA5uk0Uiln…>. You also need to identify and ask a faculty member to write a letter of recommendation prior to applying. *The application deadline is May 1 for members of historically underrepresented groups and March 20 for those from Low and Lower-Middle Income Economies*. Applicants will be notified of their scholarship status no later than two weeks after the deadline. Dave Clements on behalf of the Galaxy Community Fund Board -- http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/

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February 2016 Galaxy News: GCC2016 Registration and Abstract Submission are Open
by Dave Clements 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Hello all, The *February 2016 Galactic News <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02>* is hot off the presses: *GCC2016 <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#GCC2016> early registration and abstract submission are now open.* - Register early <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#GCC2016_Early_Registra…> and save up to 40% off regular registration costs. Early bird prices start at less than $45 / day for post-docs and students. - Abstract submission is open <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#GCC2016_Abstract_Submi…> as well. If you are doing work in data-intensive biology then you are strongly encourage to present your work at the conference. Oral presentations, poster presentations, and the new Visualization Showcase & Software Demos are all opportunities to share your work. - And, we have two new sponsors: Please welcome Lenovo and Globus Genomics <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#Sponsors> to GCC2016. *And lots of new, new, new, new:* - New Tutorials ... and Interactive Tours! <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#New_Tutorials_..._and_…> - 156 new publications, including 8 highlighted pubs <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#New_Papers> - New jobs <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#Who.27s_Hiring> - New releases <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#Releases> - New Galaxy servers <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#New_Public_Galaxy_Serv…> - New ToolShed Contributions <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#ToolShed_Contributions> *And other cool bits too:* - Galaxy Goes Mobile <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#Galaxy_Goes_Mobile.21> - Galaxy on Windows and OS X using Kitematic <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#Galaxy_on_Windows_and_…> - Ten upcoming events <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2016_02#Upcoming_Events> Happy February! Dave Clements and the Galaxy Team <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyTeam> -- http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/

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January 2016 Galactic News
by Dave Clements 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

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GCC2016 Web Site is Up: Including registration rates, and full training schedule
by Dave Clements 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

Hello all, We are pleased to announce that the *2016 Galaxy Community Conference website is now online <http://gcc2016.iu.edu/>* and includes registration information <http://gcc2016.iu.edu/registration/index.php> and the full training schedule <https://gcc16.sched.org/grid-full#2016-06-26>. GCC2016 <http://gcc2016.iu.edu/> will be held June 25-29 at Indiana University <http://indiana.edu/> in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. This will be the 7th annual gathering of the Galaxy community, and we are expecting over 200 participants again this year. Registration information <http://gcc2016.iu.edu/registration/index.php> includes the different registration packages, rates, and deadlines. Our inexpensive early registration rates start at less than $40 per day for students and post-docs. Registration will open within a month. The training schedule <https://gcc16.sched.org/grid-full#2016-06-26> includes session descriptions, prerequisites, and instructors. Many thanks to everyone who nominated and voted on topics, and especially to the many instructors <https://gcc16.sched.org/directory/artists> who are contributing their time and effort to make GCC2016 a success. Thanks also go to the Indiana University Pervasive Technology Institute (PTI) <https://pti.iu.edu/>, who are supporting GCC2016 as a *Platinum Sponsor <https://gcc2016.iu.edu/sponsors/index.php>*. PTI is home to the National Center for Genome Analysis Support <http://ncgas.org/> (for which NSF funding was recently renewed <https://itnews.iu.edu/articles/2015/iu-genome-analysis-center-wins-national…>), and the Galaxy Trinity instance <https://galaxy.ncgas-trinity.indiana.edu/root>, and is a long time supporter of the Galaxy Community. PTI pairs fundamental academic computational research with the widely known strengths of Indiana University through innovations and service delivery in networking and high performance computing. See the PTI website <http://pti.iu.edu/> for more information. We continue to seek other sponsors as well and offer a wide range of sponsorship plans <https://gcc2016.iu.edu/sponsors/index.php>. If your organization is interested in having a presence at GCC2016, please contact the GCC2016 Exec <gcc2016-exec(a)lists.galaxyproject.org> for more information. Hope to see you in Bloomington! The GCC2016 Exec <gcc2016-exec(a)lists.galaxyproject.org> -- http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/

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December 2015 Galactic News
by Dave Clements 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

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GCC2016 Training Topic Voting CLOSES THIS FRIDAY
by Dave Clements 04 Nov '15

04 Nov '15

Hello all, *Voting <http://bit.ly/gcc2016vote>* on what training topics <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training> are offered at GCC2016 Training <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training> *closes this Friday*. Please vote <http://bit.ly/gcc2016vote> in the next two days! > As always, please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks, The GCC2016 Exec <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Organizers> http://bit.ly/gcc2016vote > There are nominated topics > <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training> spanning from > basic usage to advanced deployment. No matter what you do with Galaxy, > there are topics for you to choose from. Your vote > <http://bit.ly/gcc2016vote> will determine the topics that are offered, > which topics should be offered more than once, and which ones should not be > scheduled at the same time. Your vote matters. *Topic voting closes November 6.* The Training schedule, including > instructors, will be published before early registration opens. *About GCC2016 Training > <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training>:* The 2016 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2016) > <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016> will be held June 25-29 > at Indiana University <http://indiana.edu/> in Bloomington, Indiana, > United States. GCC2016 features two full days of training on June 26-27 > <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training>. Each day will > have multiple tracks, with each track featuring several sessions throughout > the day. Workshops will be hands-on and participants will be strongly encouraged to > bring a laptop and follow along. If you work in data-intensive biomedical research, there is no better place > than GCC2016 to present your work and to learn from others. > -- http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/

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November Galactic News: New papers, events, jobs, servers, and more
by Dave Clements 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

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GCC2016 Training Topic Voting is Open
by Dave Clements 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

Hello all, *Voting is now open <http://bit.ly/gcc2016vote>* on what training topics <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training> are offered at GCC2016 Training <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training>. There are nominated topics <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training> spanning from basic usage to advanced deployment. No matter what you do with Galaxy, there are topics for you to choose from. Your vote <http://bit.ly/gcc2016vote> will determine the topics that are offered, which topics should be offered more than once, and which ones should not be scheduled at the same time. Your vote matters. *Topic voting closes November 6.* The Training schedule, including instructors, will be published before early registration opens. *About GCC2016 Training <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training>:* The 2016 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2016) <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016> will be held June 25-29 at Indiana University <http://indiana.edu/> in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. GCC2016 features two full days of training on June 26-27 <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training>. Each day will have multiple tracks, with each track featuring several sessions throughout the day. Workshops will be hands-on and participants will be strongly encouraged to bring a laptop and follow along. If you work in data-intensive biomedical research, there is no better place than GCC2016 to present your work and to learn from others. As always, please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks, The GCC2016 Exec <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Organizers> -- http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/

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GCC2016 Training Day Topic Nominations are now open
by Dave Clements 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

Hello all, The 2016 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2016) <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016> features two full days of training on June 26-27. Each day will have multiple tracks, with each track featuring several sessions throughout the day. GCC2016 will be held at Indiana University <http://indiana.edu/> in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. *GCC2016 Training topics <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training> are nominated by you <http://bit.ly/gcc2016tdnom>, the Galaxy Community.* Please give some thought to what topics you would like to see offered, or that you would like to offer, and then submit them as topic nominations <http://bit.ly/gcc2016tdnom>. Any topic of interest to the Galaxy Community can be nominated and you are encouraged to nominate more than one topic. If you are looking for ideas, see - Topics nominated for GCC2015 <http://bit.ly/gcc2015vote> - Topics nominated for GCC2014 <http://bit.ly/1s6NtMN> - Topics nominated for GCC2013 <http://bit.ly/1i2j1gN> - The Galaxy Events page <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events>, which lists what training the community is offering outside of GCCs. - Topics that have already been nominated for GCC2016 <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training#Nominated_Topics> *Please nominate a topic now! <http://bit.ly/gcc2016tdnom> * Nominated topics will be published as they come in <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Training#Nominated_Topics>. *Topic nomination closes Friday, October, 16.*. Topics will be compiled into a uniform list by the GCC2016 Organizing Committee, and topics will be voted on by the Galaxy Community from October 26 through November 6. Topics will then be selected and scheduled based on topic interest, and the organisers' ability to confirm instructors for each session. Some very popular sessions may be scheduled more than once. The final schedule will be posted before registration opens. Looking forward to a stellar set of nominations, and hoping to see you in Bloomington, GCC2016 Exec Committee <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2016/Organizers> -- http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/

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October 2015 News of the Galaxy
by Dave Clements 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

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