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GalaxyAdmins meetup on March 20th at 10 AM Central
by IIHG Galaxy Administrator 04 Mar '13

04 Mar '13

Hello, The next GalaxyAdmins Meetup will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 from 10 AM to 11 AM US Central time at https://globalcampus.uiowa.edu:443/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1262344508128. Hailiang (Leon) Mei and David van Enckevort will present on "NBIC Galaxy at SURFsara's HPC cloud". There will also be a Galaxy Project Update by a Galaxy Team member. We encourage and look forward to your participation in the meetup. Downloading the required Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing system applet in advance, and using a headphone with a microphone to prevent audio feedback during the call is recommended. Thank you. -- Srinivas Maddhi Senior Systems Administrator Iowa Institute for Human Genetics ITS Research Services, The University of Iowa

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March 2013 Galaxy Update
by Dave Clements 28 Feb '13

28 Feb '13

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2013 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2013) Registration and Abstract Submission are Now Open
by Dave Clements 24 Feb '13

24 Feb '13

Dear Galaxy Community, We are pleased to announce that early registration<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/Register> and paper and poster abstract submission<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/Abstracts> are now open for the 2013 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2013)<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013> . GCC2013 will be held 30 June through July 2 in Oslo Norway, at the University of Oslo <http://uio.no/>. GCC2013 <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013> is an opportunity to participate in two full days of presentations, discussions, poster sessions, keynotes, lightning talks and breakouts, all about high-throughput biology and the tools that support it. The conference also includes a Training Day<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/TrainingDay> for the second year in a row, this year with more in-depth topic coverage, more concurrent sessions, and more topics. If you are a biologist or bioinformatician performing or enabling high-throughput biological research, then please consider attending. GCC2013 is aimed at: - Bioinformatics tool developers and data providers - Workflow developers and power bioinformatics users - Sequencing and Bioinformatics core staff - Data archival and analysis reproducibility specialists *Early registration <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/Register>* *saves up to 75% off regular registration costs,* and is very affordable, with combined registration (Training Day<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/TrainingDay> + main meeting) starting at ~ €95 for post-docs and students. Registering early also assures you a spot in the Training Day workshops you want to attend. Once a Training Day session becomes full, it will be closed to new registrations. Early registration closes 24 May. *Abstract submission<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/Abstracts> * for oral presentations closes 12 April, and for posters on 3 May. Please consider presenting your work. If you are working with big biological data, then the people at this meeting want to hear about your work. Thanks, and hope to see you in Oslo! The GCC2013 Organizing Committee<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/Organizers> PS: And please help get the word out<http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/Promotion> ! -- http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2013 <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/GCC2012>http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/

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subscription
by Oya Uyguner 11 Feb '13

11 Feb '13

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Galaxy February 8, 2013 Distribution & News Brief
by Jennifer Jackson 08 Feb '13

08 Feb '13

Galaxy Feb 8, 2013 Distribution & News Brief <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/News/2013_02_08_GalaxyNewsBrief> *Complete News Brief <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/DevNewsBriefs/2013_02_08> * *Highlights:* * /Improvements/ to our release process <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/DevNewsBriefs/2013_02_08#Improvements_to_Rele…>. *Release tag must be used in the hg update command to upgrade*. More at *usegalaxy.org <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Admin/Get%20Galaxy>*. * Tool Shed /Complex repository dependencies/ <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/DefiningRepositoryDependencies#Complex_reposi…> are introduced, streamlining core dependency use across individual tools. * Also updated in the Tool Shed: multiple repository installation, dependency installation (when defined), and many usability enhancements and fixes. * New /Bedgraph-to-bigwig/ <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Learn/Datatypes#BedGraph> tool plus /Filter/ tool updated. * /Workflows/ now include option to export an image and the core /Framework/ now allows more unified reference genome usage and access. * /Ten Community Pull-Requests/ incorporated, plus another contribution to the tool Shed, addressing general usability, API, tools, error handling, workflows, and more. Thanks!! * Review highlights from the latest monthly */Galaxy Update/* <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates> newsletter and Galaxy Project Stats <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Galaxy%20Project/Statistics>! * 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 $ hg update release_2013.02.08 To ensure that you continue to receive updates about *Galaxy Distributions and News Briefs* <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/DevNewsBriefs>, be sure to subscribe to the Galaxy-Announce mailing list <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/MailingLists#The_lists>, a low-volume list dedicated to News Items <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/News> and priority messages from the Galaxy community <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Community> and project core team <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Galaxy%20Project>. /Thanks for using Galaxy,/ The Galaxy Team <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Galaxy%20Team>

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February 2013 Galaxy Update
by Dave Clements 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

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2013 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2013) Training Day: Please vote!
by Dave Clements 28 Jan '13

28 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 14 Jan '13

14 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 11 Jan '13

11 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 07 Jan '13

07 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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